Should Plastic Surgery be encouraged? What is Plastic Surgery? Longman Dictionary (1987) defines Plastic Surgery as the repairing or improving of damaged‚ diseased‚ or unsatisfactorily shaped parts of the body with pieces of skin or bone taken from other parts of the body. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek‚ plastikos meaning to mould or to shape and its use here is not connected with the synthetic polymer material known as plastic. There are two types of plastic surgery which are
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Mr. Archer English 11 AP 1 April 2011 Underage Girls Going Under the Knife Should teenage girls under the age of eighteen be allowed to undergo plastic surgery? According to recent statistics‚ rhinoplasty was performed on nearly 35‚000 patients between the ages of thirteen and nineteen in 2009. The procedure accounted for nearly fifty percent of all cosmetic surgical procedures performed on this age group. If all cosmetic procedures like chemical peels‚ Microdermabrasion and Botox are included
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Plastic surgery is a personal decision made by an individual or for a minor or someone who needs help with that decision. Patients use plastic surgery for a host of reasons. Plastic surgery might include a breast augmentation‚ arm lift or a tummy tuck. It means surgical and nonsurgical procedures that alter parts of your body which improves your appearance. Cosmetic surgery improves the patient’s confidence and self-esteem. Plastic surgery includes repairing or reconstructing parts of your body
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Nowadays‚ cosmetic surgery is becoming a fashion industry in the world. Many Asian countries’ women are crazy about this type of beauty. Plastic surgery is not just about becoming prettier‚ it is also about confidence building. In some countries‚ plastic surgery even relates to career or intimating relationships. But there are some different points of view about this phenomenon. According to Choe Sang-Hun‚ who wrote an article about plastic surgery in South Korea‚ plastic surgery becoming very popular
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What is Plastic Surgery? Just because the name includes the word "plastic" doesn’t mean patients who have this surgery end up with a face full of fake stuff. The name isn’t taken from the synthetic substance but from the Greek word plastikos‚ which means to form or mold (and which gives the material plastic its name as well). 2 Types of Plastic Surgery Plastic surgery is a special type of surgery that can involve both a person’s appearance and ability to function. Plastic surgeons
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1 Causes of Plastic Surgery Mishaps Jill Ayala Eng 101 May 29‚ 2011 Linda O’Connor 2 Plastic surgery has become an obsession in the United States in the past 10 years. More than 13.1 million procedures were performed in 2010 in the United States‚ up 2% from 2009 (American Society of Plastic Surgeons‚ 2010). Today’s society places a great deal of emphasis on physical appearance and people are striving to change their appearance‚ no matter what the cost. More and more people are
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cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed in 2012 alone (Minimally). People are getting plastic surgery for psychological needs. Some people may need it because of low self-esteem‚ depression‚ society‚ and more. People may go to the extreme and may commit suicide because of how people make fun of them; this is where plastic surgery can be a solution. There are many benefits to getting plastic surgery and the safety of these procedures has increased. There are many different types of plastic surgery
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Sociology group presentation: Plastic surgery * Plastic surgery is becoming one of the popular ways to change one’s physical appearance in South Korea. * People in Korea believe that looking good can change their lives. * 40% of the people in Korea think that they failed the interview are because they do not look beautiful. * 70% want to change their social status through plastic surgery. Reasons: * Influence of social media: Celebrities have perfect looking. This brings
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Plastic Surgery Addiction Research: An Annotated Bibliography Milner‚ Colin. “The Perfect Body Could Be Detrimental to Our Health.” Dynamic Argument. Ed. Robert Lamm and Justin Everett. Houghton Mifflin Company‚ 2007 This article is found in the book “Dynamic Argument”. The article is about how people obsessing over cosmetic surgery and cosmetics are forgetting what is important when it comes to bettering yourself. That is you need to better yourself from the inside out. You need to take
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Plastic surgery is a very expensive procedure‚ which involves skin grafting. It can put tremendous financial pressure on you and your family. While assessing the cost of this surgery‚ people tend to take into account only the cost of the surgery‚ and completely overlook the unexpected cost that can arise from postoperative complications and the hospital charges they have to shell out in case they have to stay back in the hospital for any postoperative procedure. People also forget to consider the
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