Hiding Behind the Mask
Hiding Behind The Mask
“It is fear which creates the mask, and fear which keeps it in place. The mask is hiding our true and most beautiful self from both ourselves and from the world. In its place is a mask of un-beauty.” Nisandeh Neta, founder of Open Circles, an international center for personal-growth and leadership, explains that people have a fear to show their true selves, so they go through their lives hiding behind a mask. According to the AP I-Village poll, more than half of women polled do not like their weight, while forty-eight percent view their figure negatively. Due to these negative outlooks about themselves, many people will look towards a quick fix, in this case plastic surgery. What is plastic surgery and what is its true meaning? Is it actually assisting in helping a burned victims melted-off face, or helping out a child born with cleft lip, or has it become an obsession with perfection and becoming what is looked at as a Vogue model-sized two or keeping that youthful look? Has cosmetic surgery gone too far? Generally speaking, plastic surgery is the specialization in enhancing physical appearance by reducing scarring, or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for disease. There are two sides of plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body, caused by congenial defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors or disease. Reconstructive surgery is generally covered by most health insurance policies although coverage for specific procedures and levels of coverage may vary greatly. On the other hand, cosmetic surgery deals with a range of surgical procedures that are carried out for the sole purpose to alter and enhance a patient’s physical appearance. This is considered an elective surgery due to the fact that it does not involve a medical emergency, and since it is not medically
“It is fear which creates the mask, and fear which keeps it in place. The mask is hiding our true and most beautiful self from both ourselves and from the world. In its place is a mask of un-beauty.” Nisandeh Neta, founder of Open Circles, an international center for personal-growth and leadership, explains that people have a fear to show their true selves, so they go through their lives hiding behind a mask. According to the AP I-Village poll, more than half of women polled do not like their weight, while forty-eight percent view their figure negatively. Due to these negative outlooks about themselves, many people will look towards a quick fix, in this case plastic surgery. What is plastic surgery and what is its true meaning? Is it actually assisting in helping a burned victims melted-off face, or helping out a child born with cleft lip, or has it become an obsession with perfection and becoming what is looked at as a Vogue model-sized two or keeping that youthful look? Has cosmetic surgery gone too far? Generally speaking, plastic surgery is the specialization in enhancing physical appearance by reducing scarring, or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for disease. There are two sides of plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body, caused by congenial defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors or disease. Reconstructive surgery is generally covered by most health insurance policies although coverage for specific procedures and levels of coverage may vary greatly. On the other hand, cosmetic surgery deals with a range of surgical procedures that are carried out for the sole purpose to alter and enhance a patient’s physical appearance. This is considered an elective surgery due to the fact that it does not involve a medical emergency, and since it is not medically