Plastic Surgery: Beauty or Flaw?
As modern life brings about so much pressure, many people have thought of undergoing plastic surgery with aims to enhance their physical attributes and beauty. Plastic surgery is no longer an expensive luxury expense, and thus most of the teenagers have taken this advantage to imitate their favorite idols by altering their natural appearances in order to achieve their desired self-esteem. In contrary, alien, stretched, and expressionless faces worn by some celebrities can cost them a lifetime as they lead to permanent disfiguring and scaring. Are people with plastic surgery really that much happier than they were in the good old days?
As modern life brings about so much pressure, many females and males have thought of undergoing plastic surgery with aims to enhance their physical attributes and beauty to make them a youthful look. This is particularly obvious among PR personnel, physicians, publishers, advertisers, reporters, and even TV performers who are always striving with every attempt to enhance their younger appearance. Plastic surgery as its name suggests is nothing new in Hollywood, because almost all Hollywood stars are now being “packaged” their external appearance with “plastics” to achieve a “forever young” expression.
Nowadays, plastic surgery is in the surge, and it has no longer an expensive luxury expense to be affordable by most people. Due to this reason, most teenagers have taken this advantage to imitate their favorite idols by altering their natural appearances in order to achieve their desired self-esteem. Since 2000, plastic surgery procedures from Botox to boob jobs, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ statistics, have increased up to 50%. Looking at this growing trend, should you put your dreams of youthful look by means of plastic surgery procedures?
Plastic (a word which is derived from a Greek “plastikos” which means to shape or to mold) surgery, basically, refers to a medical procedure performed by a plastic surgeon who alters the appearance of the body via a surgery procedure to give the client a better or youthful look. The surgery here takes a variety field of microsurgery, pediatric surgery, hand surgery, aesthetic (cosmetic) surgery, burn surgery, craniofacial surgery and etc.
Like other surgery procedures, plastic surgery may involve the occurrence of serious medical problems or undesired side effects (complications). Sometimes, even an experienced or a qualified plastic surgeon may make mistakes particularly due to inappropriately performed surgical operations and unavoidable surgical mistakes. Alien, stretched, and expressionless faces worn by some celebrities are cases of disfigurements and even deaths can be resulted from a wrongly performed plastic surgery procedure. Are people with plastic surgery really that much happier than they were in the good old days?
Scars are common risk in plastic procedures. Some of those scars are permanent and thus they can’t be removed. However, some scars go away over the time but some can only be removed by performing another surgery. Indeed, the unexpected errors made by plastic surgeons can cost a patient a lifetime as they lead to permanent disfiguring and scaring. In the breast augmentation for instance, the marks or scars are always concealed below the line of the breast. The other effect is that a bad surgery may even cause darkening of the skin.
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Melody SJAL | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
A very well-researched and well-presented article on a very controversial topic. Plastic surgery is not to be taken lightly. Great post, Chan, liked it a lot.
Hugo La Rosa | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Excellent! Plastic surgery: It should be always advisable to give it a second thought and not take the plunge in this surgical procedure thoughtlessly, without having done an extensive search for a good surgeon, or an exhaustive study. The latter you have done it in behalf of the millions who should read your very scientific article. I wish you success! Your friend, Hugo.
cutedrishti8 | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Nice one to share with us…Nice research
Joe Dorish | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Very thorough article on plastic surgery Chan, well done! Too many people rush into the surgeries without researching it just to try and stay young looking.
nobert soloria bermosa | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
very well presented…natural is the best
Judy Sheldon | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Natural beauty comes from within. Chan your article gives a lot of much needed information to aid in that important decision. This surgery is a godsend in some cases, but others it is just vanity.
Christine Ramsay | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
An excellent and well researched article. I have never been able to understand why people undergo plastic surgery other than for medical reasons. I always feel that if you can tell someone has ahd plastic surgery then it has been a failure. Good work, Chan
Christine
Dee Huff | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Well researched article, Chan. Lots of useful information.
Papa Sparks | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
It is BIG business here in Korea.
Well-researched article and an interesting read.
PR Mace | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Such a well written well researched article. I think we should age as nature wants us to, but I think plastic surgery is good for severe car accidents, burns and so forth. I had acne as a teen and still sometimes as an adult. I have two scars on my face from bad breakouts and have pondered some surgery but I never do. My husband thinks I am beautiful and that is all that matters to me.
Goodselfme | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Your help here in this post is vital for those thinking of optional surgery. People needing the knife need these words too. So well composed!
BC Doan | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
I don’t have the courage to go through pain like this! This is just too extreme for me..
CA Johnson | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Very interesting article, Chan. I have read so many horror stories about people who become disfigured because of plastic surgery. Kayne West’s mother just died because she was had plastic surgery done. Usher’s ex-wife had a heart attack because she had plastic surgery done too. It’s not worth going through all of the risks.
chitragopi | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
You have analysed all aspects of plastic surgery. Very informative. To stay as nature has made us is better.
Ruby Hawk | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
I can see why movie stars do have plastic surgery to try to look young to keep working but they look like they are wearing a mask after awhile. I saw Joan Rivers the other day on TV and she has gone too far. As for the woman who wants to look like a cat, I can’t imagine why any doctor would do surgery on her. These people become deranged it seems to me.
Eunice Tan | Sep 3, 2009 | Reply
Very excellent article about plastic surgery. It is such controversy, however everybody has their own choice
Idazalee | Sep 4, 2009 | Reply
Great article!..That was really useful
and well researched articles about plastic surgery..Thank you so much for the tips..Keep it up.
Mr Ghaz | Sep 4, 2009 | Reply
Excellent!!..a very well written, informative and interesting article. As usual I have learned a lot from you..I loved it. Thanks for sharing this wonderful tips.
papaleng | Sep 4, 2009 | Reply
you have again came out with a well-researched article that is too educational. I may say that in any field , carelessness has no part. though in the case of plastic surgery, i may say, we must appreciate what God has given us and never to alter it.
monica55 | Sep 5, 2009 | Reply
Nice research and excellently presented.Great job.
Monica.
aaron | Sep 6, 2009 | Reply
it is very interesting
Chris Stonecipher | Sep 7, 2009 | Reply
Chan,
Excellent and informative article my friend:) I personally don’t think that plastic surgery can help heal insecurities.
Blessings,
Chris
raman13 | Sep 8, 2009 | Reply
Good stuff
Keep the good work on
Best Regards
speckledlily | Sep 12, 2009 | Reply
Nice content! Looking good boosts our self-confidence. But, there are many disadvantages, as well as advantages in undergoing through a surgeon’s knife. Before having a plastic surgery one must see to it that the surgeon is a well-trained professional and has no negative comments from his patients before.
deep blue | Sep 13, 2009 | Reply
Really patient research done here my friend. But if someone could make me look like Tom Cruise even with the broken nose I would dare to. You unlucked Jacko’s private life just as previous press releases didn’t worked out.
Best regards,
Will
Kate Smedley | Sep 16, 2009 | Reply
Well researched and presented article Chan, I can understand why people do it but not sure I dare .. when it goes wrong it can be awful. Excellent thank you!
CutestPrincess | Sep 19, 2009 | Reply
this is an eye opener for those people who’s planning to take surgery. i’m open minded and open to new ideas but i dont like it when people do that… they must accept what God gave them… beauty comes from within!
thuanynguyen | Dec 17, 2009 | Reply
i like this article! Very informative.
Nose Right | Jan 8, 2011 | Reply
Great article, Very informative!!!