Breast Implants Argumentative Essay
Shona Weerpass
Dr. Diane Watson
English 1100
4 December 2013
Breast Implants a Commonly Accepted form of Body Modification
In the last decade or so, breast implants have become a common form of body modification. Primarily because new procedures have been developed that guarantee a patients welfare. Therefore becoming a popular choice by woman, who claim that this type of body modification is a self-esteem booster, especially in society driven by sexuality. Of course, there are others who disagree with this type of modification claiming that this surgery is putting a patient at risk of infection, scaring and future related illness; however this is only the view of a small group of people as the general view …show more content…
Another factor that could be seen as an issue for those that disagree with breast implants is that woman who get breast implants are usually unable to breast feed, and may also experience mastitis, with pain, fever, and chills that are more intense than usual due to the implants. However, when researching for contested issues on breast implants, I did not seem to come across any, wondering why this was, I soon came to realize that in today’s society the media has been a huge part of this increasingly popular form of body modification. Hollywood being the number one supporter of breast implants. Woman, young and old influenced by the media, and by what society deems as being “sexually appealing” have come to not only accept this body modification, but also even desire it at one point or another in their lifetime. The general view of society is usually what we as a society have decided is acceptable in our world, and in our world we have accepted that it is our body and we have the right to do with it as we please. A common phrase “If it makes you happy then do it”, is what most people would say the general view on breast implants
Dr. Diane Watson
English 1100
4 December 2013
Breast Implants a Commonly Accepted form of Body Modification
In the last decade or so, breast implants have become a common form of body modification. Primarily because new procedures have been developed that guarantee a patients welfare. Therefore becoming a popular choice by woman, who claim that this type of body modification is a self-esteem booster, especially in society driven by sexuality. Of course, there are others who disagree with this type of modification claiming that this surgery is putting a patient at risk of infection, scaring and future related illness; however this is only the view of a small group of people as the general view …show more content…
Another factor that could be seen as an issue for those that disagree with breast implants is that woman who get breast implants are usually unable to breast feed, and may also experience mastitis, with pain, fever, and chills that are more intense than usual due to the implants. However, when researching for contested issues on breast implants, I did not seem to come across any, wondering why this was, I soon came to realize that in today’s society the media has been a huge part of this increasingly popular form of body modification. Hollywood being the number one supporter of breast implants. Woman, young and old influenced by the media, and by what society deems as being “sexually appealing” have come to not only accept this body modification, but also even desire it at one point or another in their lifetime. The general view of society is usually what we as a society have decided is acceptable in our world, and in our world we have accepted that it is our body and we have the right to do with it as we please. A common phrase “If it makes you happy then do it”, is what most people would say the general view on breast implants