Transforming Beauty: The Unstoppable Surge of Plastic Surgery in Modern Society
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- Oct 4, 2024
- 2 min read
by Cedniya Gooley
The rise of plastic surgery started in 2013 after many celebrities like Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, and the Kardashians inspired many to get plastic surgery seeking the unrealistic fantasy of the “perfect body”. Studies show a 20% increase in cosmetic surgical procedures performed, and a staggering 51% increase in breast augmentation surgeries.
The feeling of needing cosmetic surgery to some people is mostly because of social media and celebrities. Some just get plastic surgery to make their self esteem go up. Realistic body types seem to be quickly forgotten about when someone sees a body after plastic surgery. And influenced to pay to get their bodies done.
BUT, not all surgeries have gone successful, many surgeries have gone wrong, causing some people to leave more insecure than they were before. Many “Brazilian Butt Lift gone wrong” videos have circled around the media, showing people who went into surgery and it failed.
No matter how much money someone has, cosmetic surgery still has risks.
“Jocelyn Wildenstein is a poster child for plastic surgery gone wrong” says
Dr. Young.
Many people who have had surgeries go wrong attempt to correct the mistakes with more cosmetic surgery. This rarely makes an improvement.
Recently, the rate of elective surgery has gone up. From social media influence, and the industry of women with “Barbie Bodies”, cosmetic surgery is a hot trend. Many women are looking to enhance their physical traits to improve their self esteem. Their self esteem is directly linked to their physical appearance.
Would you ever get any cosmetic surgery?
Plastic surgery has pros and cons. Some believe that getting cosmetic surgery will help with body dysmorphia (mental illness involving obsessive focus on a perceived flaw in appearance), however cosmetic surgery can have a negative impact on mental health. Surgeons can't make one look exactly like another person. Surgery may not be effective for body dysmorphia treatment, because physical changes may not affect the way someone sees themselves.
Social media is filled with unrealistic faces and bodies. Although we know most of it isn't real, it's easy to forget what real faces and bodies are supposed to look like. Plastic surgeons always come across patients who pull up images of celebrities that they want to look similar to, or just to look better in their selfies.
Cindy Jackson is an example of an addiction to plastic surgery, She set the world record with a count of 52 cosmetic procedures!
Figures like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, have popularized lip filler and body contouring. Celebrities share their process and results in the media for promotions or to show that cosmetic surgery is accessible. “Botched” (a surgery that has been poorly executed, or the results are unexpected) bodies are the highlight of the “perfect body” today. Celebrity culture drives a want for specific beauty standards, impacting decisions individuals make with their choices of cosmetic surgery.
Men and women can be subjected to many different standards of beauty and what is considered desirable in popular media, but they can cause harmful emotional impact in everyday lives.
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