What is plastic surgery?

        Plastic surgery is a surgery procedure that can change the appearance of a person’s face or body as per their liking. Cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery are not the same but they are related closely. These both surgeries improve the features of a person’s face or body. Plastic surgery includes repairing the defects of a person’s body or face by doing a reconstruction surgery. Cosmetic surgery helps to enhance the features of a person by surgery. (Gupta 2016)

Plastic surgery of the impact of plastic surgery on teenagers

        Plastic surgery is the surgical procedure that can reconstruct the defects of face and body. These defects may be by birth or as a result of an accident, trauma, burns or some disease. Plastic surgery can repair these irregularities of face and body. Examples of plastic surgery involve reconstruction of breast, surgery for burn repair, hand surgery, scar revision surgery, reconstruction of lower extremity, repair of congenital defect including cleft palate and repair of extremity defect.

Cosmetic surgery of the impact of plastic surgery on teenagers

        In order to enhance and beautify the features of a person and their appearance the procedures and techniques of cosmetic surgery are applied. The goals of achieving aesthetic appeal, better symmetry and proportion are the reasons for some people to go under the knife. These surgeries are performed on various parts of body, face and neck. It is elective in order for proper functioning of treated parts. Cosmetic surgeries involve facial contouring, rhinoplasty, chin and cheek enhancement, breast enhancement, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, facial rejuvenation, eyebrow lift, face lift, eyelid lift, neck lift, tummy tuck, liposuction, laser resurfacing, gynecomastia treatment, botox, fillers etc. The cosmetic surgery is getting famous in people of all ages. (surgery 2018-2019)

Cosmetic surgery as a trend of the impact of plastic surgery on teenagers

    Cosmetic surgery has become an exclusive trend for people especially women. Now it has become a trendy option for teenagers having adolescent hang-ups. Now kids in their early teens are so inspired by this new trend that they want to get cosmetic surgeries as a fashion on their birthdays. According to doctors this should be banned in children for such young ages. They say that children or teenagers should only go for cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery if there is a medical reason attached to it. In some countries if doctor practice any surgery of this sort on children or teenagers then they have to face imprisonment for two years. As a reward for graduation girls get their lips plumped up by cosmetic surgery in some western countries.

Reason behind cosmetic surgery for teenagers

        The reason behind this trend getting so famous is basically the society and its values. The common beauty practices these days include plumped and fuller lips, chiseled chin, fuller and lifted eyebrows etc. as a sign of beauty. The teenage is that age when people emphasize a lot over the looks and what people think about their appearance. If a person has a nice body and beautiful features according to the standards set by society or the beauty industry only then you are accepted in to the popular crowd. Sometimes teenagers want to go under the knife for personal interests and sometimes because of what people think about their dull appearance. (Online n.d.)

Teenagers and Plastic Surgery

    Teenagers give surprising reasons as to why they want to get a plastic surgery, sometimes it is to look acceptable to their peer, sometimes they need a feel to stand out in the popular crowd, and sometimes to feel more comfortable with their bodies. More than 200,000 people go for plastic surgery in their teen ages back in 2013 and now the numbers have up surged. Some teenagers may get a plastic surgery because they have a defect in their body and they do not feel comfortable with it for example gynecomastia i.e. having excess breast tissues, such teenage girls go for breast reduction surgeries. Some teenagers go for laser removal of their birthmarks or scars. Some teenagers try to camouflage their excessive acne scars by dermabrasion etc. (Singh 2015)

        Some of the common types of plastic or cosmetic surgeries that teen agers seek are breast enlargement, acne or injury scarring, nose jobs, protruding ear correction, breast reduction, and asymmetrical breasts etc. young people can be mean at times to each other, they call each other names on their personal appearance. For example,” look how big is that kid’s nose”, they say such disturbing things to each other without realizing how deep its impacts can be on their young minds. Such mean things can scar their personalities and they are driven to take surgical actions to modify their appearance. Teens should have emotional maturity when it comes to taking such big steps; they should do this for their personal interests or satisfaction and not to fit in the crowd. Any surgery whether plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery has risks and may go wrong at times so it is important for teens to have a realistic grasp to its risks and limitations. (Teens and Plastic Surgery 2018)

Understanding the risks of the impact of plastic surgery on teenagers

        One of the big concerns regarding plastic surgery in teens is that there bodies are still in the growing process and it is still maturing. There may be more development to occur in their late teens or adulthood and they may increase of decrease their weight. This may change their bodies of impact adversely on their bodies in case of liposuction or breast augmentation in case of women. There are no clinical trials available for risks of such procedures. In case of breast implants in women there are serious complications because in the first three years there is risk of infections, capsular contracture, loss of sensation of nipple, hematomas and seromas and hypertrophic scarring. These implants only last for 10 years so there is a need of repeated surgery, it may interfere with mammography and no milk for breastfeed.  It is very expensive as well. Liposuction is also dangerous because it can cause infections, damage skin, vital organs and nerves, blood clotting and fluid loss. Cosmetic genital surgeries are complicated and painful and there is complication about infections. People only see the benefits but not the risks.

Impacts of plastic surgery on teenager

        Plastic surgery may have the ability to improve lives of some teens but it has also negative impacts. Media propagates the idea of beauty and different standards of beauty they have set. The numbers of people getting cosmetic surgery done is increasing and there is dramatic rise. From 2005 to 2015 there came a rise from 28,900 to 51,000 since then. Celebrities also have an impact on this rising trend just like Kylie Jenner or Kelly Zellweger. 40% of people only get facial plastic surgeries to get better selfies. Social media and celebrities through such mediums have made people believe that to get that glorious beauty they have to consider taking this extreme step. There is an increased visibility in the teen agers to get impressed with the glossy surgically enhanced perfection of celebrities and get a plastic surgery done. There is a great demand for these injectable fillers and botox as well as whitening injections for getting that beautiful face and body among teenagers especially. (solicitors 2017)

Cosmetic surgery complication of the impact of plastic surgery on teenagers

        Nowadays the plastic surgery for face or body enhancement has become a trend and everyone including teenagers have started to go for such transformations to fit in the taboos of society. these implants only last for 10 years so there is a need of repeated surgery There are many dangers or complications after getting a plastic surgery that includes Hematoma which is a pocket of blood resembling a blood clot or bruise common after face lifting or breast augmentation. Nerve damage can also occur causing numbness or tingling or loss of sensations. Infections can be caused after these surgeries and deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. There is huge risk of scarring and sometimes there is organ damage due to some surgeries.  (Pletcher 2015)

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