plastic surgery
Dima Akoub
December 10, 2012
Plastic Surgery The legend Michael Jackson once said, “You know, let 's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn 't be a person left in town” (qtd. in “Michael”). Plastic surgery has been very popular and generic throughout the media and with celebrities. Although some people may argue that they have the right to choose what is done to their body, plastic surgery should be restricted because research claims that this type of surgery has the potential to be physically, as well as mentally, harmful to a person.
Plastic surgery affects the minds of people more than most know. The media creates the image of a perfect-picture girl, who other ordinary girls look up to and idolize. Kristen Bailey, an editor for Lifestyle Magazine agrees, stating that “as long as we don 't reconfigure the way girls see themselves on TV, in movies, on billboards, in fashion magazines, and in music videos, even our smartest teenagers will continue to believe the media lie that all their worth is in their fastidious attention to the superficial and transitory” (19). This shows that if modern day society keeps supporting something this superficial, the next generation will have the wrong idea about natural beauty. These tabloids make the girls, who do not look exactly like the picture-perfect airbrushed model, feel less about themselves and they form very low self esteem, so they take a drastic measure to get cosmetic procedures done to lose these insecurities.
Financial issues are a major drawback to plastic surgery. With the ever-increasing prices of college tuition, real estate, and gas prices in this country, it is hardly logical that someone should make a large financial investment for such a surgery. Cosmetic surgery tends to be very expensive, and is usually not covered by medical insurance. Jayne O’Donnell a journalist says that “if the purpose of your surgery is intended
December 10, 2012
Plastic Surgery The legend Michael Jackson once said, “You know, let 's put it this way, if all the people in Hollywood who have had plastic surgery, if they went on vacation, there wouldn 't be a person left in town” (qtd. in “Michael”). Plastic surgery has been very popular and generic throughout the media and with celebrities. Although some people may argue that they have the right to choose what is done to their body, plastic surgery should be restricted because research claims that this type of surgery has the potential to be physically, as well as mentally, harmful to a person.
Plastic surgery affects the minds of people more than most know. The media creates the image of a perfect-picture girl, who other ordinary girls look up to and idolize. Kristen Bailey, an editor for Lifestyle Magazine agrees, stating that “as long as we don 't reconfigure the way girls see themselves on TV, in movies, on billboards, in fashion magazines, and in music videos, even our smartest teenagers will continue to believe the media lie that all their worth is in their fastidious attention to the superficial and transitory” (19). This shows that if modern day society keeps supporting something this superficial, the next generation will have the wrong idea about natural beauty. These tabloids make the girls, who do not look exactly like the picture-perfect airbrushed model, feel less about themselves and they form very low self esteem, so they take a drastic measure to get cosmetic procedures done to lose these insecurities.
Financial issues are a major drawback to plastic surgery. With the ever-increasing prices of college tuition, real estate, and gas prices in this country, it is hardly logical that someone should make a large financial investment for such a surgery. Cosmetic surgery tends to be very expensive, and is usually not covered by medical insurance. Jayne O’Donnell a journalist says that “if the purpose of your surgery is intended
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