Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery Effective Essay Writing/COM/150
Cosmetic Surgery
“She got her good looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.” Groucho Marx. “I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don’t want to be an old hag. There’s no fun in that.” Scarlett Johansson. “I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I’d look like without plastic surgery.” Joan Rivers. These are quotes from famous people about cosmetic surgery. Some have had cosmetic surgery and some have not. This essay will look into the aspects of having cosmetic surgery and why people chose to have cosmetic surgery.
What makes people want to have cosmetic surgery? I have found a few different reasons as to why men and women may feel the need for cosmetic surgery. The main reason people have cosmetic surgery done is to boost their confidence. They do not feel happy about themselves and they feel that having a surgery done will help them feel better about their appearance and how others perceive them. Other reasons may include having things fixed that exercise and diet cannot help with, different medical reasons or because they may be addicted to having cosmetic surgery done. This paper will address these thoughts and issues. In 2008, over 12 million cosmetic surgeries were preformed. Over the years, cosmetic surgery has become very popular in today’s society. The increase in numbers of cosmetic surgeries could be attributed and/or directly in proportion to the increase in extreme makeover shows, such as, “Extreme Makeover”, “Swan”, and “Nip/Tuck”. In the culture we live in it is very much acceptable for a man or woman to have cosmetic surgery. It can be anything from getting a bump in a person’s nose fixed to completely changing from a man to a woman or a woman to a man. According to Charles Cooley “a person’s sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others.” Many people have cosmetic surgery done for personal vanity reasons. This is the number one reason for
Cosmetic Surgery
“She got her good looks from her father. He’s a plastic surgeon.” Groucho Marx. “I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don’t want to be an old hag. There’s no fun in that.” Scarlett Johansson. “I wish I had a twin, so I could know what I’d look like without plastic surgery.” Joan Rivers. These are quotes from famous people about cosmetic surgery. Some have had cosmetic surgery and some have not. This essay will look into the aspects of having cosmetic surgery and why people chose to have cosmetic surgery.
What makes people want to have cosmetic surgery? I have found a few different reasons as to why men and women may feel the need for cosmetic surgery. The main reason people have cosmetic surgery done is to boost their confidence. They do not feel happy about themselves and they feel that having a surgery done will help them feel better about their appearance and how others perceive them. Other reasons may include having things fixed that exercise and diet cannot help with, different medical reasons or because they may be addicted to having cosmetic surgery done. This paper will address these thoughts and issues. In 2008, over 12 million cosmetic surgeries were preformed. Over the years, cosmetic surgery has become very popular in today’s society. The increase in numbers of cosmetic surgeries could be attributed and/or directly in proportion to the increase in extreme makeover shows, such as, “Extreme Makeover”, “Swan”, and “Nip/Tuck”. In the culture we live in it is very much acceptable for a man or woman to have cosmetic surgery. It can be anything from getting a bump in a person’s nose fixed to completely changing from a man to a woman or a woman to a man. According to Charles Cooley “a person’s sense of self is derived from the perceptions of others.” Many people have cosmetic surgery done for personal vanity reasons. This is the number one reason for
References: ArticleBase, Why Do People have Plastic Surgery? June, 2009 www.articlesbase.com/plastic-surgeries-articles/why-do-people-have-plastic-surgery-979846.html Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, 2009 www.boardcertifiedplasticsurgeon.com/cosmetic_surgery_costs.html The American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2010 www.plasticsurgery.org