The Benefits Of Plastic Surgery

The earliest known reports of plastic surgery date back to 600 BC when a Hindu surgeon reassembled a nose using materials from a cheek. Soon after, plastic surgery became common through ritual practices of cutting off enemies’ noses and lips. According to The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Americans spent more than twelve billion dollars on surgical and nonsurgical procedures in 2014. With plastic surgery trending, society debates whether it is a victory for the science community or morally wrong to alter humans.
There are two types of plastic surgery: reconstructive and cosmetic. Reconstructive plastic surgery alters abnormal body features; many cases are for birth defects, trauma or disease. The healing period for reconstructive
According to a multicenter study reported by Dermatology Online Journal, there is an eighty-seven percent of patients that admit to being happier, healthier, and experience less anxiety a year after their surgery. Scientist have proven that self-esteem is higher after cosmetic surgeries. Some plastic surgery cases are necessary for patients. When surgeons are required to train, only one in six trainings are cosmetics. More doctors are trained to perform for reconstructive plastic surgery, making it safer. One of the most common reconstructive surgeries are performed on burn patients. Surgeons can protect the burns from worsening and provide a clean area for the burn to heal. Also, another typical case is skin cancer. Through new radars to detect skin cancer, plastic surgery now offers relief for skin cancer patients. Alike to skin cancer, breast cancer patients are offered reconstructive plastic surgery. Surgeons will remove the cancerous breast and patients will be of less danger to the cancer
Stereotypical scientists support the idea of altering the human body to perfect their image while romantics imagine a judge-free society that will accept any appearances. Shelly carries this idea of the Enlightenment versus Romanticism throughout her book. “I thought with a sensation of madness on my promise of creating another like to him,” Victor Frankenstein fears the knowledge that may come with the price of creating another creature (20.154.13). He is terrified of the idea his creature craves a companion, and what they both could become. Frankenstein trembles to take responsibility because he understands a greater and more dangerous knowledge will be gained after creating the companion. Victor Frankenstein symbolizes the Enlightenment and the creature represents Romanticism. Both are opposing ideals and beliefs: one proved with science and the other feelings. “My companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects,” the creature searches for someone like himself (16.132.15). Victor’s creature searches for the same flaws he finds in himself in others. When he lives in a society of diversity, he becomes obsessed with either wanting similar friends with the same lifestyle, or more flaws. This parallels to self-esteem and BDD. If the creature discovers friends with the same lifestyle, he will accept himself and be happier. If not, he will