Cosmetic Surgery Addiction
Cosmetic Surgery Addiction
Who cares if Cody does not like me because I am not as attractive as Elizabeth. Like it bothers
me if that woman with bigger breast got the role I wanted in the play. What’s inside is all that
matters, right? A person can repeat this as many times as he or she likes, but the denial will
somehow carry one right back to the harsh reality. No matter how hard we try society looks at
beauty before brains. I am going to tell you the truth why people become addicted to plastic
surgery
Just ten short years ago thirty-three hundred thousand Americans had plastic surgery
procedures just in this year alone that number has increased to over six million. The alarming the
three hundred thirty thousand of those surgeries were performed on teens eighteen and under.
The increase in extreme makeover shows may be directly the cause of the increase in surgeries.
Mass media has created a social mirror that millions of women want to be perfect in the
eyes of society, the blame for plastic surgery addiction in today’s society.
Many people may ask why the increase in plastic surgeries in young teens. The answer is
a simple one, the pressures of society have made it acceptable for parents to seek out ways
for their children to feel better about their appearance. Most of the parents allowing
their children to have unnecessary cosmetic surgeries also have issues with their own
body appearance.
The increase in reality shows like Extreme Makeover where people go and have
multiple surgeries and change their whole appearance to look beautiful as to societies
standards. So You Want a Famous Face is another show which is on MTV, so it
targets a younger audience. The people go on and have cosmetic surgery to look like a
famous person. Swan, is another show where the person goes and has extensive cosmetic
surgeries to look beautiful because society has made
Who cares if Cody does not like me because I am not as attractive as Elizabeth. Like it bothers
me if that woman with bigger breast got the role I wanted in the play. What’s inside is all that
matters, right? A person can repeat this as many times as he or she likes, but the denial will
somehow carry one right back to the harsh reality. No matter how hard we try society looks at
beauty before brains. I am going to tell you the truth why people become addicted to plastic
surgery
Just ten short years ago thirty-three hundred thousand Americans had plastic surgery
procedures just in this year alone that number has increased to over six million. The alarming the
three hundred thirty thousand of those surgeries were performed on teens eighteen and under.
The increase in extreme makeover shows may be directly the cause of the increase in surgeries.
Mass media has created a social mirror that millions of women want to be perfect in the
eyes of society, the blame for plastic surgery addiction in today’s society.
Many people may ask why the increase in plastic surgeries in young teens. The answer is
a simple one, the pressures of society have made it acceptable for parents to seek out ways
for their children to feel better about their appearance. Most of the parents allowing
their children to have unnecessary cosmetic surgeries also have issues with their own
body appearance.
The increase in reality shows like Extreme Makeover where people go and have
multiple surgeries and change their whole appearance to look beautiful as to societies
standards. So You Want a Famous Face is another show which is on MTV, so it
targets a younger audience. The people go on and have cosmetic surgery to look like a
famous person. Swan, is another show where the person goes and has extensive cosmetic
surgeries to look beautiful because society has made
References: Altabe, M., Thompson, J., K., (1990) Size Estimation versus Figural Ratings of Body Image Disturbance: Relation to Body Dissatisfaction and Eating Dysfunction International Journal of Body Dysmorphic Disorder." From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. 25 Feb. 2008. 28 Feb. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_dysmorphic_disorder>.