What is plastic surgery and how come the media and people nationwide are investing so much time, effort, and money into the industry?
The number one solution in America on how to "fix" ourselves is plastic surgery. Some say we are in the “Reconstruction Era”, the reconstruction of people’s bodies, that is. What many people do not know is that plastic surgery has been practiced for over 2,700 years. There are two branches of plastic surgery: cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgeries aim to improve the appearance of an individual while reconstructive surgeries aim to improve a certain function of the body. During the World Wars, reconstructive surgeries were performed on injured soldiers in an attempt to fix their injuries. This has developed into not just fixing people’s injuries but “fixing people’s flaws”. In the past, plastic surgery was strictly a medical procedure but has developed over the years into a procedure to “better” oneself. The first ever breast augmentation was performed in Germany in 1893 and silicone breast implants became popular in the 1960’s. Breast augmentations remain at the top of the charts in today’s most popular surgeries. Any type of plastic surgery is technically classified and treated as a medical procedure, but is now used as a way to restore self-esteem. Though these practices have been performed for thousands of years, they are being carried out in today’s society more than ever before.
Plastic surgery is not all in all a bad thing. Procedures can be beneficial to those who need something reconstructed medically such as after a car wreck, a dog bite, or a wounded war soldier, but the two words have been taken out of context in America today.
The costs of plastic surgeries are out the roof. Billions of dollars are spent annually on procedures because of the demand of plastic surgery. The prices of plastic surgery procedures are extremely costly; in 2011 alone, Americans spent 10.4 billion dollars. For example, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) would cost you $5,278 and a simple facelift would cost $6,408. This money could be used in a more resourceful way to benefit our country such as assisting the millions who are struggling financially rather than spending on superficial procedures. In 2010, every twenty-five minutes someone in the country engaged in some type of plastic surgery. Two out of every three patients engaging in the surgeries are ones who have already had a procedure performed on them. More money than ever is being invested into the plastic surgery industry.
You do not need to be "fixed".
The number one solution in America on how to "fix" ourselves is plastic surgery. Some say we are in the “Reconstruction Era”, the reconstruction of people’s bodies, that is. What many people do not know is that plastic surgery has been practiced for over 2,700 years. There are two branches of plastic surgery: cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgeries aim to improve the appearance of an individual while reconstructive surgeries aim to improve a certain function of the body. During the World Wars, reconstructive surgeries were performed on injured soldiers in an attempt to fix their injuries. This has developed into not just fixing people’s injuries but “fixing people’s flaws”. In the past, plastic surgery was strictly a medical procedure but has developed over the years into a procedure to “better” oneself. The first ever breast augmentation was performed in Germany in 1893 and silicone breast implants became popular in the 1960’s. Breast augmentations remain at the top of the charts in today’s most popular surgeries. Any type of plastic surgery is technically classified and treated as a medical procedure, but is now used as a way to restore self-esteem. Though these practices have been performed for thousands of years, they are being carried out in today’s society more than ever before.
Plastic surgery is not all in all a bad thing. Procedures can be beneficial to those who need something reconstructed medically such as after a car wreck, a dog bite, or a wounded war soldier, but the two words have been taken out of context in America today.
The costs of plastic surgeries are out the roof. Billions of dollars are spent annually on procedures because of the demand of plastic surgery. The prices of plastic surgery procedures are extremely costly; in 2011 alone, Americans spent 10.4 billion dollars. For example, an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) would cost you $5,278 and a simple facelift would cost $6,408. This money could be used in a more resourceful way to benefit our country such as assisting the millions who are struggling financially rather than spending on superficial procedures. In 2010, every twenty-five minutes someone in the country engaged in some type of plastic surgery. Two out of every three patients engaging in the surgeries are ones who have already had a procedure performed on them. More money than ever is being invested into the plastic surgery industry.
You do not need to be "fixed".
