Teen Plastic Surgery and Self Esteem
Dr. Henry A. Wise Jr., High School
Teen Plastic Surgery & Self Esteem
AP US History/ AP Psychology
March 3, 2014
Plastic Surgery began around 4,000 years ago. In the late 19th century, the American medical community grasped reconstruction surgery and the history began. The first major plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer, who performed the first cleft palate operation in the North American history of plastic surgery in 1827 with instruments that he used himself. Now in 2010, 219,000 cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed on teens ranged from 13-19. The top five plastic surgeries done were the chemical peel, microderm-abrasion, nose-reshaping, ear surgery, and Botox injections. Teen plastic surgeries are mostly done because of Self-Esteem, gifts, sports, and the enforcement of their parents. Teens shouldn’t always have the right to decide whether they should have a cosmetic procedure done because the patient is under 18 years of age, the patient is making an immature decision, and the parent/guardian should be in complete control of all children’s medical decisions.
Some reasons why teens are getting plastic surgery are because of the child’s self-esteem and self – loathing, sports, and their parents are forcing them. Self-esteem and bullying has a big effect on kids during their educational years. They have to deal with the constant lies, taunting and hurting judgments. For example, a child was excluded from her school group because of an overly large nose. She didn’t want to go to school, and her parents didn’t think that she should suffer from having to wait until sixteen years of age to get the surgery. She understood that the fix could only be temporary since she hadn’t finished growing yet, but she got the surgery anyways. It boosted her confidence and she was back in the group again.
In certain sports, such as cheer, dancing, and gymnastics, parents think that they’re child’s bottoms aren’t big enough to get a spot on
Teen Plastic Surgery & Self Esteem
AP US History/ AP Psychology
March 3, 2014
Plastic Surgery began around 4,000 years ago. In the late 19th century, the American medical community grasped reconstruction surgery and the history began. The first major plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer, who performed the first cleft palate operation in the North American history of plastic surgery in 1827 with instruments that he used himself. Now in 2010, 219,000 cosmetic plastic surgeries were performed on teens ranged from 13-19. The top five plastic surgeries done were the chemical peel, microderm-abrasion, nose-reshaping, ear surgery, and Botox injections. Teen plastic surgeries are mostly done because of Self-Esteem, gifts, sports, and the enforcement of their parents. Teens shouldn’t always have the right to decide whether they should have a cosmetic procedure done because the patient is under 18 years of age, the patient is making an immature decision, and the parent/guardian should be in complete control of all children’s medical decisions.
Some reasons why teens are getting plastic surgery are because of the child’s self-esteem and self – loathing, sports, and their parents are forcing them. Self-esteem and bullying has a big effect on kids during their educational years. They have to deal with the constant lies, taunting and hurting judgments. For example, a child was excluded from her school group because of an overly large nose. She didn’t want to go to school, and her parents didn’t think that she should suffer from having to wait until sixteen years of age to get the surgery. She understood that the fix could only be temporary since she hadn’t finished growing yet, but she got the surgery anyways. It boosted her confidence and she was back in the group again.
In certain sports, such as cheer, dancing, and gymnastics, parents think that they’re child’s bottoms aren’t big enough to get a spot on