Plastic Surgery as a Form of Body Modification

In today's society, people feel the need to be perfect and will go to great lengths to achieve that goal. They have to look as thin as models and have perfect skin when they're old just like celebrities. People believe that they have to look a certain way to fit in. Also, people don't feel comfortable about the way they look, so the only way to easily change that is by having plastic surgery. Yes, plastic surgery is becoming more popular nowadays, especially in our society. It is being accepted by most of the people. People usually go with plastic surgery to regain their appearance. Plastic surgery is a special type of surgery that can change a person's appearance and ability to function and cosmetic procedures are a part of the body that the person is not satisfied with. Plastic surgery can improve a patient's self-image but it can have many disadvantages.

A reason why people decide to get plastic surgery is because of their low self-esteem. Multiple of people have been bullied and made fun of because of the way the look and that's a reason why they get plastic surgery. There are people that don't want to look perfect but there's something about their appearance that's always bothered them. Some have never been happy with the bump on their nose, wrinkles on their faces and others feel their breasts are too small. I, myself am one of those people. I haven't had surgery yet but I'm considering it for when I'm older. Ever since I was 12 years old, my aunt made a bad comment about my nose and that I should get surgery on it when I am older. Before that I never thought of my nose looking bad so since then, the fact that my aunt told me that, I've been considering it. I don't want one to look perfect, it's just now I feel that people talk about how big my nose and it bothers me. Since I've been thinking about getting a nose job, I got to talk to my mom's friend, she got a nose job about 5 years ago and she doesn't reject it. Kimberly Ruelas said that she got a nose job because she didn't like that bump she had so they basically just shaved it. It took her a couple of weeks to recover and she also said that her face looked like she got pushed but that would go away after a couple of weeks.

One of the biggest disadvantages of plastic surgery is the cost. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, microdermabrasion was the least expensive procedure. A lower body lift was is the most expensive plastic surgery procedure listed. These costs are the only base cost of the procedure. There are still surgeon fees, hospital fees, and anesthesia fees, along with loss of wages. Cosmetic surgery can also be expensive and is usually not covered by medical insurance. There can also be a financial loss because to the time taken off work for recovery. If there is a medical condition related to the surgery, there may be some form of insurance compensation available. Also if you are worried about anything, ask your surgeon as many questions to be ready for anything. Some other disadvantages are the possibility of death, addiction, and complications. There are many chances that lead to death because of using harmful chemicals and types of equipment which are not right for the human body. Bleeding, heart attacks, low blood pressure at the time of surgery may lead to death. Addiction can also be a big disadvantage because when they get one surgery and they really like it, they keep on getting more and more. Plastic surgery becomes an obsession for them gathering than just gathering a body part. Complications can happen in any surgeries. People that get plastic surgery are facing complications. Mainly people with a sensitive body are mostly complications. Mainly people with a sensitive body are mostly affected by infections. Complications may lead to partial paralysis, blood clotting, hyperthermia, etc. Nerve damaging is the most common complication in most of the surgeries numbness and tingling are common after plastic surgery. It is important to have plenty of information and know what you getting yourself into and what surgeries you're getting.

The statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgery Surgeons show that 15.1 million cosmetic surgery procedures including both minimally invasive and surgical, were performed in the United States in 2013 and went up 3 percent since 2012. The top five most popular plastic surgery procedures are breast augmentation, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, liposuction, and facelift. In our society, most of the celebrities want to look perfect and the first thing they do is have a breast augmentation. 350,000 procedures are done every year in America. Surgery is done for many reasons, to enlarge both breasts, to replace a breast that is absent or to make asymmetrical breasts equal in size. Liposuction is also one of the surgeries hat celebrities get done. There are two types of liposuction, a surgical procedure that suctions fat from specific areas of the body to provide a slimmer and shapelier silhouette.

l tumescent liposuction, the most popular type, a solution of saline, a drug to constrict blood vessels and a numbing agent are infused into the area to be treated. The liquid has fat, it is suctioned out of the body using small hollow metal instruments called cannulas. The infusion of liquid can cause short term fluid retention that decreases over the next few days.

Plastic surgery is a high-risk procedure due to several reasons. Plastic surgery causes of injuries and fatalities since compilation occurs after surgeries all the time. Even though there is a lot of risk, there still people like me that will be willing to get the surgery. Plastic surgery can improve a patient's self-image but it can have many disadvantages. Plastic surgeries are going to increase throat out our society because of how people want to become perfect and have a better appearance.