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Plastic Surgery-Argumentative
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Plastic surgery is a unique section in the field of medical practice which mainly focuses on enhancing appearance mainly through surgical and medical techniques. All of its procedural steps, methods or approach and ideology are intensely focused on the patient's appearance. In the modern world, wealth and outward looks have overpowered natural beauty, moral values, and influence of manners. Beauty is what matters most and, in this sense, men are often attracted to good looking ladies with curved shapes and full of perfection while on the other hand, every woman feels lucky of having a handsome man. This leads to most women, and probably men, developing a lack of contentment in their own physical appearance as they claim not to be attractive. Over the past years, opts for make-ups, push-ups bras and butt enhancer wear have taken the lead. It is no secret that levels of beauty are most demanding and the existing standards remain crucial to an individual in the modern era. However, there is a more draconian alternative, which is most effective in the transformation of the appearance of an individual either by replacing, repairing or reconstruction; Plastic surgery. Many cultural influences like surrounding environments, peers, and social media can impact a person's decision to go through with plastic surgery.
In accordance with the support plastic surgery, it is said to enhance individual physical appearance to the best of their desirability. For example, a woman with a small behind can enlarge according to her likes, if the nose doesn't seem appealing, she can straighten it or lift it to get the desired "perfectness" she requires. Through this, it helps an individual to gain confidence, develop better self-esteem and vivacity. Wealthy people have the tendency to spend all they can (Gimlin, 2012). But some conditions are justifiable like people with uneven form, deformities, in the parts of their body, they have to undergo surgery to rectify their outlook to enhance evenness. This is to help in alleviating the mental illness that one may develop as a result of a lack of beauty and eye-catching appearance. A good example of this is given that a company is recruiting employees, who are efficient in marketing their products through advertisement, and only two of the candidates are chosen for the post. Amongst the two, one of them has to be selected for the post. Would they consider a person with deformities or one with outstanding and physical appearance? A study that reveals women seek these procedures more than their male counterparts explains one of the reasons being workplace pressure (McGregor, 2000).
Despite the advantages discussed above, there are always there is always a disadvantageous side which renders it less acceptable. This is because all it comes with is substantial and severe or rather adverse effects. No matter how small the surgery is, using the example of nose surgery, there is no guarantee that everything will be set well. It might be accompanied by different problems. The typical effects such as, developing risks like allergic reactions, chronic pains and delayed or prolonged healing comes as a result of this and might go unnoticed, not forgetting the pain that one has to go through during the surgery but one of the major risks is that the surgery might eventually not be successful and may lead to death.
Overly, the new generation has been greatly affected by plastic surgery. Most of the television programs and social media posts are steering influence. What makes life so special is the uniqueness and self-acceptance. This is in the sense that it is of no apparent reason to go through a facelift since, in as much as it makes someone look younger, it doesn't last forever. Over time wrinkles will appear due to the aging process. If an impressive personality lacks, then appearance doesn't make any difference. This is directly equivalent to plastic surgery since it does not create a new person. However, Surgery is becoming part of daily life and a great contrast to popular belief (Dunaev, 2018). It not only exists among the rich but also the middle-class people are into considering plastic surgery as the most expedient option. They will spend more of their money saving, by putting their ordinary lives at stake only to look like a given celebrity; whether in the terms of "perfect body" or for fun. This is not a good idea since they would have made their lives better by spending the money, instead of the surgery, doing something important that will benefit them (Sullivan, 2001). Most of the people incur debts in order to cover the cost of the surgery due to having over ambitious thoughts of becoming like someone else. Deeper scrutiny on the motives behind plastic surgery reveals a lot. "It touches on theoretically interesting issues concerning identity and embodiment. It provides a perfect illustration of the obsession in Western late modern cultures with the make ability of the body".Another factor that leads to surgery is a mean of making money which eventually leads to greed. However, Doctors should use their careers well by exercising their knowledge on treatment rather than putting more focus on beauty and appearance (Northrop, 20100. It is more important to focus on beauty rather than fading beauty.
In conclusion, people should learn to embrace their personal and natural beauty. The issue of surgery is very controversial and it is important to draw a line between reconstruction and aesthetic purposes."…Debates have extended to more encompassing ethical issues like where to draw the line in altering the "natural" body and whether biotechnology should be used to solve social or cultural problems"(Davis, 2003). Plastic surgery gives individual false confidence. In order to develop general body fitness and desirability, doing daily exercise and eating healthy foods can do beyond surgery. Real happiness lies in self-acceptance, self-worth, and self-identity.
Reference
Davis, K. (2003). Dubious Equalities and embodied differences: Cultural studies on plastic surgery. Rowman & Littlefield.
Dunaev, J. L., Schulz, J. L., & Markey, C. N. (2018). Plastic surgery attitudes among midlife women: Appearance esteem, weight esteem, and fear of negative appearance evaluation. Journal of health psychology, 23(1), 59-66.
Gimlin, D. (2012). Plastic surgery narratives: A cross-cultural analysis of women's accounts. Palgrave Macmillan.
Northrop, J. M. (2010). Reflecting on plastic surgery: body image, shame, and narcissism (Doctoral dissertation, University of Tasmania).
Sullivan, D. A. (2001). Plastic surgery: The cutting edge of commercial medicine in America. Rutgers University Press.
McGregor, I. A., & McGregor, A. D. (2000). Fundamental techniques of plastic surgery: and their surgical applications. Churchill Livingstone.
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