TEENAGERS AND PLASTIC SURGERY

Teenagers and Plastic Surgery

Abstract

Teens are seeking plastic surgery to give themselves a higher self-esteem, because nature obviously did not do such a good job. In today's world teens find themselves looking for new ways to enhance their physical appearance, because appearance to them is what constitutes beauty and they forget all the other characteristics they have to offer. Immaturity has a lot to do with the fact that teenagers are narrow minded people who take in all the bad vibe and seek a way to make it better, not mentally but physically.

Teenagers and Plastic Surgery

Introduction

Plastic surgery is totally unnecessary at these ages because as they mature into adults some of their features may change and give them that fitted normal structure they were looking for. It's not always the others kids fault that they tease them about their nose, ears or acne, but the parents as well with their negative comments and encouraging low self-esteem to their kids. Despite the fact that satisfied teens getting their plastic surgery done may not be the solution for their problems, but psychiatric attention instead. (Yavuzer 2001)

The types of plastic surgery teenagers get, and what they go through to get plastic surgery. It will also look at how society encourages teenagers to believe he or she needs plastic surgery, as well as the pros and cons of plastic surgery on teenagers. Society has led many teenagers to look to different kinds of plastic surgery to solve their social problems despite the effects; the pros and cons are closely weighed.

Analysis

There are many different types of plastic surgery; the more popular procedure involves the breast. The two main types of plastic surgery involving the breast are receiving breast implants or breast reduction surgery. Many females and males have naturally large breasts. Girls as young as fifteen can have large breasts, and this may cause pain in the shoulders and back. Sometimes the unusually large breasts can cause difficulty breathing. In cases like these, several girls rightfully get breast reductions. Another natural phenomenon is Gynecomastia, which is a disease where men have excessive breast development. Many young men will have extra tissues taken out of their chest to decrease their breast size. Liposuction and tummy tucks are two other types of plastic surgery that are frequent operations among teenagers. Liposuction is the removal of unwanted fat in areas like the hip and thigh to achieve a slimmer look. Neither of these procedures will cure obesity, but they will help the patients reach their ideal weight. Rhinoplasty and Otoplasty are the most popular facial surgeries done on teenagers. Rhinoplasty, also known as a nose job is where the nose is reshaped. Otoplasty, ear pinning, is a procedure done to pin back ears. (Miller 2003)

Sometimes it seems like doctors will perform plastic surgery on anyone, but that is not true in most cases. All potential patients are screened. Teenagers are screened more carefully then other patients. Teenagers must come off psychologically ...