Additionally, Instagram is also a contributing factor because in a journal article by Maria Lally (2015) focuses on the influence of Instagram selfies. Lally describes Instagram as “a way of life. They want to document everything and want to look perfect while doing so (Lally 2015).” She suggests that a lot of these public figures on Instagram makes their life including their appearance look presentable so they can get a high following mass and numerous of likes on their photo. It sets a standard that an individual must look a certain way in order to obtain all that and if they cannot, others will not notice them. It affects some in a negative way leading them to feel low self esteem and want to lean towards cosmetic surgery to enhance their …show more content…
Idolizing that what they can not make up mentally can be made up physically. Sunishka Wimalawansa’s (2014) article The measurable cost of complications for outpatient cosmetic surgery in patients with mental health diagnoses addresses this issue by stating the importance of needing to be careful of what to post because it can endanger one another especially one with mental illness (Wimalawansa 2014). It delivers that one with mental illness who undergo cosmetic surgery needs hospital-based acute care within 30 days postoperatively 3 times more often than patients without a mental health condition (Wimalawansa 2014). They require this kind of assistance afterwards because they develope more pain while in process of the procedure as well as having a higher chance of something going wrong. Wimalawansa’s study wants to inform others that cosmetic surgery may be more acceptable to others and not a serious procedure but it is life threatening for those who have mental …show more content…
People will look at others post because if they do not look that great it makes others look bad. So just like how women need to look good, men has to as well. Another thing is that some men are trying to look more muscular but they cannot attain it so they turn to cosmetic surgery to help give that image. “Innovative plastic surgery technologies mean they can enhance their daily routine and work they’ve done in the gym without giving away their surgery secret”(Marsh, 2016). Men want to give the image that makes them look great and make them look appealing. So by doing Cosmetic surgery they can look the part and make sure that they can impress other people too. Using social media allows you to show what are good looking men encouraging men to take cosmetic surgery in order to fit the image. It is not like they are trying to change themselves, but they want to look better. “They want to be a better version of themselves, not a completely new person.”(Marsh,
On television, people always see beautiful actors and now with Youtube and Instagram, these effects are even more exaggerated. While watching these people our view of how we and others should act, dress and look is changed. Models not only wear the most expensive clothes and extreme amounts of makeup, but some companies go as far as to photoshop to the point where the models can not recognize themselves. This goes to show even though we push ourselves to look like these famous people they have the same struggles they may just arise in other places.
In the article “What Your Selfies Say About You” by Peggy Drexler, she talks about self-portraits also known as the “selfie”, and how it has taken over social media and added a manifestation to society’s obsession with looks. Taking a self-portrait can be positive in the sense that you are proud of your image and are not scared to share it with others helping boost up your self-esteem. Although this may help others by persuading them to not be ashamed to share their true image, Drexler believes this can also affect other individuals whose focus is only on looks making them feel self-conscious about their looks. A recent study out of the UK found that the selfie phenomenon may be damaging to real world relationships, concluding that both excessive
Societal constructs of bodily perfection have a massive influence on both genders and on all ages. If you look at any magazine, you will see women constantly being compared to each other, whether it is in the “who wore it better” section or in the “do’s and don’ts” part of the magazine, comparing body images and overall appearances. All parts of the media that encompasses our daily lives are especially dangerous for young and impressionable teens because they see people being torn down for trying to express themselves, and are thus taught to not only don’t look like “don’ts”, but also look like the “do’s”. This is dangerous in that women in the magazine set very high standards that teens want to emulate, no matter the cost to themselves or their health. Celebrities have the benefit of media to make them appear perfect: Photoshop and makeup artists conceal the imperfections that are often too apparent to the naked eye. Viewing celebrities as exhibiting the ideal look or as idols will, in most cases, only damage the confidence of both young teens, and adults, and warp the reality of what true “beauty” really is. It makes teens never feel truly content with themselves because they will be aiming for an ideal that is physically impossible to attain and one that doesn’t exist in the real
Social media has become one of the most popular sources of communication for the upcoming generation. For young people growing up in today’s society, social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have provided pictures and news that have become the first thing that their eyes see in the morning and the last thing that they see before bed. These pictures have provided unrealistic standards as to what is considered beautiful in today’s society. As young people refer to these images as a form of comparison, it has created harmful circumstances. These influences on the lives of young people have forced them to take extreme measures and in some cases, has been the cause of death. Social media in today’s society has proven to have a negative impact on the way young people, specifically females, view their bodies. Unrealistic beauty standards, dangerous comparisons and disorders have all been a result to the increase in social media and the impact that it has on the lives of young people.
Research shows “that regular readers of fashion and beauty magazines in early adolescence are more likely to suffer from a distorted body image during their teenage years” (“Children, Adolescents and the Media”), when they read beauty magazines they read articles and tips of how to look better and they try to them all to look and feel better about themselves. Research shows that “more than three-quarters of girls repot that television influenced their body image” (Mascarelli). Social media influences how we act and what we do Amanda Swartz once stated “Social media and mass media influence the way we react and interact with our world and potentially influence the perception of our own body image” (Mulliniks). In today’s worlds there are more ways to access websites to promote body image as a positive thing, “On the internet, there are now more than 100 pro anorexia websites that not only encourage disordered eating but offer specific advice on purging, severely restricting calories intake, and exercising excessively” (“Children, Adolescents and the Media”). It’s not a bad thing to eat healthy and work out to be fit and healthy but it’s another thing to eat less and work out excessively. Teens always compare themselves to others, either their peers, models and celebrities, “People are on Facebook or Instagram and they’re constantly comparing themselves to other people” (Mulliniks). Also reality television shows, show only the glamorous about what is happening, like “when teen moms become celebrities, the message to avoid teen pregnancy is lost” (Kroll). When teens watch shows like Teen Mom they don’t see the entire negative about becoming pregnant as a teen they see that the teen mom got famous and is on the show. Social media, media, magazines, and TV give teen’s unrealistical facts about body image, pregnancy and
The media and how it affects our society has changed tremendously over the past few decades. Our population of children who spend a lot of time in front of the television or on social media continues to increase, creating a superficial view of themselves and who they should be. This superficial outlook has been created by the media because it preaches to our society that looks matter. Not only are there millions of advertisements saying to lose weight and buy certain products to be beautiful, but there has been a specific standard of beauty set for models and actresses to obtain. These standards include big eyes, volumino...
Often, there is a disconnection between the self whom we present to the world and our “true” self. Some people try to blur the line between the person they are in the inside and the person they present to others. They try to rub out their imperfections and use plastic surgery to try to become that person they think they really are. However, plastic surgery does not change one`s “true” self.
People can become quite envious and concerned looking through idealized photographs of the ‘perfect’ woman or man. As a result, the viewer could be deceived simply by the massive effect lighting, makeup, and sometimes the use of Photoshop has on a photo. These highly glamorized photos have been criticized “[…] sometimes through humor as in Reddit’s “Pretty Girls Ugly Faces” meme, in which users upload photos of themselves with disgusting faces next to the conventional shot” (Rutledge). To put it another way, those users are mocking the ‘perfect’ selfies and in turn appeasing their concerns of their own physical image. For instance, one user explained “that the ugly selfie challenges her own vanity and puts her personality back into the self-documentation” (Rutledge). Not only do selfies give an individual a perspective on their physical self, selfies can give way to one’s identity. Through taking a selfie one can “[…] show facets of [themselves], such as the artsy side, the silly side, or the glamorous side” (Rutledge). As a result, the selfie taker can reflect on what makes them unique while giving others a glimpse of
Social media is an outlet to show yourself for the world to see. The majority use social media to connect with friends and to document our lives. However social media is not just an outlet for people to connect. Social media is becoming a booming industry in which thousands are making money off of. Just who though is making money off of this? Well Instagram is a place where anyone can post pictures, doing this anyone can be a model if they have the right camera. And if these people gain enough followers advertisments begin to pop up on their page. Evantually their able to suffice on their own and become finically stable based off a social media account. While many think this to be a new way of entraprenuership there is a downside. With the growth of social media and these “models” a rise in plastic surgery has grown. Surveys have shown that more than half of those who have got comestic surgery have been influenced by social media. Plastic surgery has gone from a private affair to something that is done and known by everyone. Many are even documenting their plastic surgery with hashtags such as “rhinoplastydiary.” Where did this new found love for plastic surgery come from?
Social media can cause many physical damages to both men and women in today’s society. Body image is how people picture and view their bodies, as well as how someone else sees them. “The health of our nation 's adolescents is at risk from eating disorders” (CDC, 2016). Starting at a young age we are exposed to what our society and media have defined as desirable. People have been exposed to how the “ideal” body should look like since the time of adolescence. For example, as a
In my podcast I talked about the thesis, “The Selfie Generation: Examining the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Early Adolescent Body Image”, written by author, Ilyssa P. Salomon. I discussed briefly about Salomon’s work and findings in her thesis. I chose this thesis because I thought that Salomon’s work fit my objectives on my topic, body image and body dissatisfaction in the adolescent females today. In my podcast I didn’t exactly directly quote Salomon, but the sentence’s that I want to credit to Salomon are, “This study explored how the amount of time spent using social media and the specific behaviors used on social media, namely behaviors that involve self-objectification, were related to early adolescents’ body image (i.e., body shame and body surveillance).” (Salomon, 2017). I also mentioned non-directly from Salomon’s thesis, “The Selfie Generation: Examining the Relationship Between Social Media Use and Early Adolescent Body Image”, that Salomon states, “Three types of social media popular among adolescents were examined: Twitter, Facebook, and
Proper practice of physical and mental evaluation can have wholly lower the uncertainty of a patient unknowingly harming themselves. Individuals who have become addicted to plastics surgery lose track of their unknowing harmful choices. Therefore, doctors should check for metal stability and limit the patients accordingly. Individuals think that limiting the number of plastic surgeries is a violation of their rights, and that it should be the personal choice individuals. However, people can become addicted to cosmetic surgery and eventually lose parts of their reasoning as a result begin unknowing making hazarded judgments. Standards should always be used when allowing an individual to acquire plastic surgery so unattended exploitation can be hindered. Further research can show direct mental effect from numerous cosmetic
The Ohio High School Athletic Association website offers information on all things about high school sports. From schedules, sports medicine, officiating and even eligibility, this website has all of the official answers. It is clear as to what the website offers, the mission statement is clear as to the importance of their program. Not only is the information clear, but it comes from the OHSAA organization itself proving that it is accurate. The website is up to date in everything from its links all the way to its tournament schedules. The website is easy to navigate and it is appealing to look at. Along with all of that the website is without mistakes.
Have you ever looked in the mirror and not liked what you saw? Haven’t we all? How about this, have you ever looked in the mirror and considered spending thousands of dollars to change what you see? Nope, me neither, but unfortunately thousands of people everyday do. Whether it’s a new nose, bigger breasts, an uplifted face, or any other cosmetic surgery, everyday someone is going under the knife to feel better about themselves. Now you may think, well that’s fine if they’re happy that way. However, it is most likely that after a surgery they will be more upset with what they see. There are many risks ignored by patients having cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery results in unrealistic body shapes which influence our society in many ways. As the technology improves, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter are becoming a universal medium, the conduit for most of the unrealistic and self-obsessed images that flows through our eyes, brain and into our mind. These three main social media influence women, men and children to consider plastic surgery and meet unrealistic expectations. In a survey, 13 percent of AAFPRS (American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) members said that photo sharing, and the patient’s displeasure with their image, are main reasons for increase in facial surgeries. Media today has brain washed both women and men to believe that in order for a person to look beautiful they must look like the images which are s...