2. Background information on cosmetic surgery
2.1 Reasons people get cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic procedures industry is booming. At any period that would be astounding growth - in the teeth of a recession it is all the more astonishing. Moreover, it has undergone an estimated five-fold increase in turnover in a decade as there are plenty of people who opt for cosmetic surgery for various reasons (Walsh 2013). There are a few reasons why people are so willing to forego the risks that are associated with cosmetic surgery. Firstly, people wish to improve their health. As obese people often suffer from many other medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a gastric bypass surgery is a good option for them to get rid of plenty …show more content…
Not only will they improve their looks and health, but also can enhance their appearance. It could be claimed that cosmetic surgery does both good physically and mentally as cosmetic surgery has a way of bringing about positive changes.
3. Reasons cosmetic surgery should be restricted
3.1 People take what can be good to the extreme
In some cases, cosmetic surgery does help individuals. Things like skin grafts on burn victims, or the correcting of an abnormal feature on the human body. These things help people feel more normal. This is how cosmetic surgery was first used. Then people started to use cosmetic surgery, not to look merely normal, but to look perfect.
'Once you start working on yourself, you become a perfectionist. The rest of your body looks unbalanced,' says the human resource executive. where perfectionism is classified as a maladaptive personality trait associated with crippling social and personal problems that can even lead to suicide
'There are a lot of people who go to extremes. They try to reconstruct …show more content…
Reasons cosmetic surgery should not be restricted
4.1 Alleviates physical and mental illness
Some people are so consumed with their appearance that they let it affect their mental well being. There are even some mental illnesses which are based solely on the body’s appearance, things like anorexia and body dismorphia. These are illnesses whereby people harm themselves through worry about their appearance. If we have people who have the ability to change what these people do not like about their bodies then why should we not use it to help these people with their mental well being?
One of the big benefits of plastic surgery comes to those who have health issues related to the appearance issues that bother them. Some women with very large breasts experience excruciating back pain that a breast reduction can eliminate or reduce significantly. A nose job can potentially reduce sinus infections, and the removal of breast tissue in men can lower the risk of cancer in that tissue. These are just a few of the health problems that can be alleviated through cosmetic surgery.
"bat ears" can be surgically corrected early in life to make the child conform to societal norms and expectations, and reduce teasing. There is no doubt that how we look influences our lives and people’s responses to
2.1 Reasons people get cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic procedures industry is booming. At any period that would be astounding growth - in the teeth of a recession it is all the more astonishing. Moreover, it has undergone an estimated five-fold increase in turnover in a decade as there are plenty of people who opt for cosmetic surgery for various reasons (Walsh 2013). There are a few reasons why people are so willing to forego the risks that are associated with cosmetic surgery. Firstly, people wish to improve their health. As obese people often suffer from many other medical conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a gastric bypass surgery is a good option for them to get rid of plenty …show more content…
Not only will they improve their looks and health, but also can enhance their appearance. It could be claimed that cosmetic surgery does both good physically and mentally as cosmetic surgery has a way of bringing about positive changes.
3. Reasons cosmetic surgery should be restricted
3.1 People take what can be good to the extreme
In some cases, cosmetic surgery does help individuals. Things like skin grafts on burn victims, or the correcting of an abnormal feature on the human body. These things help people feel more normal. This is how cosmetic surgery was first used. Then people started to use cosmetic surgery, not to look merely normal, but to look perfect.
'Once you start working on yourself, you become a perfectionist. The rest of your body looks unbalanced,' says the human resource executive. where perfectionism is classified as a maladaptive personality trait associated with crippling social and personal problems that can even lead to suicide
'There are a lot of people who go to extremes. They try to reconstruct …show more content…
Reasons cosmetic surgery should not be restricted
4.1 Alleviates physical and mental illness
Some people are so consumed with their appearance that they let it affect their mental well being. There are even some mental illnesses which are based solely on the body’s appearance, things like anorexia and body dismorphia. These are illnesses whereby people harm themselves through worry about their appearance. If we have people who have the ability to change what these people do not like about their bodies then why should we not use it to help these people with their mental well being?
One of the big benefits of plastic surgery comes to those who have health issues related to the appearance issues that bother them. Some women with very large breasts experience excruciating back pain that a breast reduction can eliminate or reduce significantly. A nose job can potentially reduce sinus infections, and the removal of breast tissue in men can lower the risk of cancer in that tissue. These are just a few of the health problems that can be alleviated through cosmetic surgery.
"bat ears" can be surgically corrected early in life to make the child conform to societal norms and expectations, and reduce teasing. There is no doubt that how we look influences our lives and people’s responses to