Causes of Plastic Surgery

It is interesting to know as to how people really feel psychologically about themselves. Self-esteem is a major issue in plastic surgery. One way may be the way a person may look and feel about his or herself. Many people may say it is the person’s self-esteem level, but it could also be a psychological problem. Low self-esteem could lead people to believe that cosmetic surgery will cure this feeling forever. Cosmetic surgery has its commendations in making a person’s desires for beauty come true as long as the person has a positive mentality. The psychological state of mind can have an effect on a person’s mentality level in many different ways. There are two types of causes that could lean a person towards having plastic surgery. One cause could be congenital, meaning that the disfigurement could have been caused by birth, or it could have been hereditary; this type of person could be suitable for having plastic surgery. On a more psychological aspect, a second cause that could lean a person towards having plastic surgery is an acquired cause. This could happen sometime after a person is born or some time during the person’s life. Two examples of acquired causes are traumatic injuries which may cause the person to feel less desirable or something that happens to many women, which is the after effect of pregnancy that leads to stretch marks or loose, sagging skin after giving birth.
There are psychological aspects that lead people to believe that they absolutely have to have plastic surgery. One psychological aspect is called Body Dimorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is a mental disorder where an individual is excessively concerned and preoccupied with an imagined or minor defect in their appearance. This preoccupation causes them major psychological distress that impairs social aspects of their lives. One characteristic of BDD is having an extreme amount of anxiety and stress about a flaw on a particular part of his or her body and spending an extreme amount of