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Plastic Surgery in our Society: Paula Acosta (Edison)
How our society has made these procedures so popular? In these tough economic times, cosmetic surgery rates have increased dramatically. According with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in 2008, around 12,903.620 people performed cosmetic procedures in USA. 8,983 were breast augmentation procedures in young women between the ages of 18 and 19; and 3,979 were liposuctions performed in patients between 13 to 19 years old, which is one of the top grad’s wish list. “Adolescents undoubtedly are more conscious of plastic surgery options now”, the desire for teen cosmetic surgery has been encouraged by television shows representing extreme makeovers, in addition to society’s growing acceptance of plastic surgery in general but some adolescents doesn’t outweigh the risks in this practice.
Societal factors playing a role in this include the growing emphasis on personal gratification and youth and the tendency to insist on the perfection of the body.
“Sociology analyzes cosmetic surgery as the alteration of the body in order to cohere to societal constructs of beauty”; Consequently, when we determine that our own bodies do not measure up to the ultimate feminine body shape, we start to view our bodies, or certain parts of our bodies, as problematic. Furthermore, we are told, through various media forms, that cosmetic surgery is the instrument we should use to “fix” our problematic bodies.
Feminism and the concept of gender also play key roles in this sociological transformation. “Indirect Messages from partners, employers, and the media, as well as real discrimination against certain groups of people, can all have an impact on a woman’s aesthetic sense of her own body that may coerce her – subtly or explicitly – to think that she needs surgery”(Rome, p.4)
Cosmetic surgery turned into a cultural motivation, we are so used to believe in the media images that it becomes so real to us, and those images are completely altering our society. We are living in a consumer culture that is transforming our everyday lives and behavior.
15. June 2009 at 06:02
Good blog and most of my friends even though they complain that the economy is koo-koo for them somehow have found money to get breast agumentation. Must not be that bad with money. However they said with it being such a popular surgery, most doctors are giving great rates to get your service. One friend wanted them so bad, she wrote a survey to the company about not having enough money for boobs but, really wanting them and the doctor preformed the surgery for $3400 (that’s cheap).
26. June 2009 at 13:54
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2. July 2009 at 11:39
Each year, thousands of men and women decide to change the way they look by electing to have cosmetic surgery. Though not a necessary component to physical health, cosmetic surgery can improve the appearance of facial and body features and, in doing so, enhance self-image, awareness and esteem. Popularity of the cosmetic procedures has increased. As a plastic surgeon, most popular procedures I have been doing are:
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15. July 2009 at 16:44
cosmetic surgery has become cheaper göğüs estetiği ameliyatları.
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10. March 2011 at 10:51
Must not be that bad with money. However they said with it being such a popular surgery, most doctors are giving great rates to get your service.
10. March 2011 at 10:51
Thanks good blog.