The Ugly Truth of Plastic Surgery

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Plastic surgery is becoming a trend world-wide because humans can never be fully satisfied in terms of looks. There is always something that people critique about themselves physically. People are so caught up in the hype of achieving physical perfection that they deviate from acknowledging the fact that plastic surgery has negative effects on self-esteem, long-term effects on health, wastes money, and can be life-threatening.
Today’s society has brainwashed men and women into believing that in order for a person to be beautiful he or she must look like the people seen on television, in movies, and on the magazine covers. Celebrities can make people feel inferior with dazzling looks; they are constantly being watched by the media and pressured to maintain perfection at all times. Little do people know that plenty of celebrities have had cosmetic procedures done and even deny on television that they ever had plastic surgery. Many countries prize beauty in their own special ways. For example, China women bind their feet in half so they can wear small shoes. People put so much focus into achieving prime perfection to attain great social lives, which will boost their self-esteem. Children are especially affected by looks in today’s society by being susceptible to low self esteem. One example for influencing a child to want plastic surgery is a Barbie doll. Many little girls desire a Barbie doll and love the doll’s physical attributes that are humanly impossible to achieve such as the measurements of the slim body and the large, bright blue, twinkling eyes. Many little girls have put the Barbie dolls as their role models; this mind set can lead them into being insecure and wanting plastic surgery later on in life. “In August 2012, 14-...

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