Have you ever thought about changing something in your appearance? The number of people that decide to undergo plastic surgery increases every year. Actually people have been doing it for centuries now. The first recorded nose job was done in Ancient Egypt but since then the cosmetic techniques were developed to a point where we can pretty much "change" any part of our bodies.
Over the past two years the number of cosmetic plastic surgeries has increased by 2,5%. But beauty doesn't come without any dangers. There are a lot of possible complications and we have all heard those dreadful stories about people that went too far with changing their looks.
However, I wanted to mention another "face" of plastic surgery for a second because there also are many heart-warming stories of people that suffered from terrible injuries in accidents and doctors were able to amazingly reconstruct their faces.
One of the world's largest plastic surgery centers is actually...South Korea. There are over 500 plastic surgery clinics in Gangnam and the social pressure to undergo surgery is huge. There is an interesting project that shows women that have recently had such a procedure performed. Photos are meant to show the pain that they go through before becoming "perfect" women. I recommend you to check out all the photos and the article below.
There actually was a case of a Chinese man that sued his wife (and won), who had a plastic surgery before they met, for giving birth to ugly children. The overwhelming majority of patients hide the fact of having plastic surgery even from their families. The number of men that go under the knife is rising as well.
Western "Hollywood" society is obsessed with the idea of being perfect or rather looking perfect. Here is the photo of a couple of real life Barbie dolls (the girl is actually from Ukraine).
What do you guys think about this matter? I know that I presented some extreme examples but is it really the majority of cases? I met someone that had plastic surgery done and you couldn't even tell. People in our society are mostly split into two groups – those who are for it and those who are against it, but is it so wrong/vain to get a different nose or fewer wrinkles? I feel like it's really frowned upon and I'm very interested in your opinions.
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You also mentioned the case of a man who sued his wife for giving birth to ugly children and actually not long ago I read an article debunking that story. (for example this one http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/10/15/anti-plastic-surgery-ad-debunked-as-fake-mom-model-suing-ad-firm-for-ruining-her-life/)
It says that the woman is a Taiwanese model, Heidi Yeh, and that picture was used by some cosmetic clinics http://cdn.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img3.jpg supposedly the caption says “The only thing you’ll ever have to worry about is how to tell the kids.”
It wasn't that bad until some tabloid claimed that Yeh and the guy were actually married and made up that whole story. Yeh claims that it ruined her career, no wonder to be honest.
Anyway it's on the Internet so it must be true. It's for you to decide what to believe.
Back to the subject - I think it's a little extreme to undergo thousands of surgeries just to look like a doll or your favourite celebrities. If someone does something like that... man, they've got some issues...
But for examples the women who get acid poured on their faces, everyone has heard of at least one such case, don't tell me you don't think they deserve a surgery to look normal again.
I don't particularly think there is something wrong with getting plastic surgery. I think it's great that people after accidents are able to get their faces back to normal and I also don't really mind people getting cosmetic surgery simply because they want to change something. I just know that number of plastic surgeries is rising and it even became and addiction for some people. Some of them look worse after the procedure than before.
It's really funny that children of women who had plastic surgery were born ugly:) " My sweetheart, surprise!". This man have had a funny face, when he saw his daughter.
Oh my God! couple of real life Barbie dolls look like real dolls. They are unbelievable plastic.
There she totally look like doll:
http://newmediarockstars.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/human-doll-1.jpg
When I see in media people who make tens or even hundreds of surgeries in purpose of looking like other person it makes me crazy. I am not only talking about shocking amounts of money - millions of dollars but also about risking life. I can not imagine that those people have such insecurities or they are looking for happiness in trying to be someone else’s copy.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/5-superfans-who-surgery-look-6323653
In my opinion plastic surgery is something that shouldn't be overuse. There are some cases when it helps people to live normally. But very often plastic surgeries are made by people who don't need it at all. Maybe it helps them to accept their changed bodies and overall start a new life with self acceptance? What do you think, is this reason a good enough to make a plastic surgery?
So far people comment they are against cosmetic surgeries. In my opinion, if you're unhappy with the certain thing in your appearance, there's nothing wrong in changing it - and it's none of other people's business. You don't change your appearance to please others, but to feel good about yourself and accept your body. There's nothing more important in life than feeling good about yourself. If you can achieve it without surgery - good for you! But if you're unable to - there's nothing wrong in changing your appearance if you have the possibility.
That being said, I think people should be careful with cosmetic surgeries. After all, they are surgeries - they interfere with your body and can be potentially dangerous if you choose some questionable clinic. I've heard stories about people who wanted to pay as little as possible for their surgeries and ended up looking worse than in the beginning.
I don't really have strong opinions about plastic surgery so thats why I wanted to hear opinions of others. I presented some extreme examples and as I thought plastic surgery is mostly frowned upon but I pretty much think that if people want to do it and can afford it I don't really care that much if that makes them happy. But it's questionable if that makes them beautiful. Maybe some people should be psychologically evaluated before surgery or there should be some more restrictions.
Personally I'm not against the whole concept of plastic surgery. It can save lives of people who survived terrible accidents or who suffer from horrible diseases. Cosmetic surgery? I don't have a strong opinion about it. It should not be overused for sure, but it's not wrong either. When a person feels bad in their own body and has an urge (and resources) to change it then it's their choice. Other people shouldn't interfere as long as it's not harmful for that person.
Of course I have been thinking about changing some things in my appearance - we live in a society that creates beauty standards in Photoshop. We all know that but also we are constantly being compared to these posters full of long legs, silky smooth skin, perfect noses and teeth. I think it is harmful to the self-esteem of a lot of people and there should be some rules restricting the interference in a photo.
There are more and more procedures that are treated differently than just 'for beauty reasons' - braces (periodontitis, teeth abrasion), orthognatic surgery (same reasons), boob job (spinal problems) - they may all be performed due to health reasons. I also agree that the use of plastic surgery for face reconstructions is a pretty fantastic part of this. I think that people should learn not to shame the ones that have decided to undergo a beauty surgery. But also we have to pay more attention to the natural beauty and compliment it so that no one will think they NEED to get a nose/boob job to finally be accepted by others.
I see nothing wrong in the fact that someone feels bad with some part of his body and wants to change it. As a result, he feels more confident and happy. If something gives happiness why not to do it?
If we are talking about plastic surgeries, they are surely very important for people who have had an accident. Those kind of treatments changes people’s lives, they get become more confident and open to new friendships. This is incredibly important part of, fast growing, medicine nowadays.
Of course, everything we do must be done in moderation. We must remember that it's easy to overdo and worsen your appearance. I do not support a complete change appearance or copying appearance of famous people.
Let's be honest - everyone likes to be beautiful. When the nature didn't give us this pretty face and perfect body that we're dreaming about, why can't we change it when we've got the opportunity!? Some people claim that the naturalness is the most atractive factor but seriously, until you're natural beauty, it doesn't work out. Also, I consider as a stictly harmful the theorem that beauty excludes intellect. Seriously, bigger lips doesn't decrease the IQ.
Of course, there are numerous cases when people overuse the plastic surgery (it is easy to notice by for example going to night clubs in big cities like Warsaw or visiting gossip websites) but still, are we allowed to criticize their looks if they are satisfied with their appeariance?
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2015/10/15/anti-plastic-surgery-ad-debunked-as-fake-mom-model-suing-ad-firm-for-ruining-her-life/
The article says that the woman is a Taiwanese model, Heidi Yeh, and that picture was used by some cosmetic clinics: http://cdn.nextshark.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/img3.jpg
The caption is supposed to say “The only thing you’ll ever have to worry about is how to tell the kids.”
What rules should there be to restrict Photoshop use in your opinion?
I'm not into going to clubs, do you really see a lot of "unnatural" people in Warsaw clubs?
Check out this article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10071794/Cosmetic-surgery-What-compels-women-to-go-under-the-knife.html
Check out this article:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/10071794/Cosmetic-surgery-What-compels-women-to-go-under-the-knife.html
Well, I think that the first thing to do is to make "PHOTOSHOPPED" caption mandatory. It may be as annoying as the cookies information but now we know that every website collects them, right?;)
The other is to make more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhCn0jf46U It is a Dove campaign showing the evolution of a photo from a raw shot to a poster.
I do however think that the scale of popularity that is visible in Korea is alarming. Nobody should feel the social pressure to go under the knife, it should be a well thought out decision.
You can still have 'plastic surgery' for medical reasons, like deviated septum (in your nose) but I agree that nowadays this kind of surgeries is too popular.
One sentence that I really liked in this topic is:
There are no ugly people, there are only too poor.
Also I remember when I was younger my grandma watched The Bold & The Beatuiful (Moda na sukces) - It's now available on player.pl - if you remember the cast you should watch it for a minute - they haven't changed. they are not eaging - and I can't believe it's pure natural :)
Everyone knows what 'Brazil Butt' means and after we realize that it's fake - well, I've lost one postiive side of visiting Brazil.
Also - plastic surgeries are the fad of the '00s, and I do believe that in 20-30 years from now (if not even faster) cybernetics are going to be an equivalent of that. That should make things even more interesting :)
Another problem related to this toppic are unrealistic beauty standards created by media. Those standards certainly don't help the problem of overly extensive body modifications and plastic surgeries.
I think, that some people need plastic surgery if they really feel bad with their defects. Some people have a reason to have complexes. in this case, I believe that plastic surgery can help and I don’t see nothing wrong in it. I fthink that the plastic surgery are bad when they are vain and blind pursuit of perfection that show us media.
I think, that some people need plastic surgery if they really feel bad with their defects. Some people have a reason to have complexes. in this case, I believe that plastic surgery can help and I don’t see nothing wrong in it. I fthink that the plastic surgery are bad when they are vain and blind pursuit of perfection that show us media.
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