Why do teenagers get plastic surgery?

  

Why do teenagers get plastic surgery?

Plastic surgery is a special type of surgery that can involve both a person's look and ability to task. Plastic surgeons try hard to improve patients' look and self-image through both reconstructive and aesthetic procedures. As you may know that these days many people are interested in plastic surgery, in order to make themselves look better or correct a physical imperfection or to modify a part of the body that makes them feel uncomfortable, especially teenagers. These are some reasons why do teens get plastic surgery? And the common procedures that they choose

1.      Teens view plastic surgery as a way to look acceptable to friends.

2.      Teens expect that plastic surgery will improve their self-confidence

First reason, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reports many differences reason teens give for having plastic surgery. Teens think plastic surgery as a way to look acceptable to friends. They often want to fit in with others, rather than stand out, where appearance is concerned. On the contrary, some people get plastic surgery to approve a physical imperfection or to change a part of the body that makes them feel uncomfortable. For example, guys with a problem called gynecomastia (excess breast tissue) that doesn't leave with time or weight loss may choose for reduction surgery. A girl or guy gets laser treatment to reduce their birthmark.

Second reason, teens are expecting that plastic surgery will improve their self-confidence and plastic surgery can help improve their appearance or to boost self-esteem. There is one study found that body-image satisfaction improved after aesthetic surgery, it is also suggesting that improved body image may take place with growing age, anyway of whether the patient undergoes plastic surgery.

           

As we already know the reasons why teens want to get a plastic surgery, now we might want to know what kind of plastic surgery that they get? Here is the most common plastic surgery procedures that most teens choose include:

1.      Nose reshaping or nose job

2.      Ear surgery

3.      Acne and acne scar treatment

4.      And breast  job

As the above information, we might say that teenagers want to get a plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery such as nose job, ear surgery, acne scar treatment and breast job because of two main reason first, they want to be accepted by friend with good looking  and they also want to improve their self-confident and self-esteem.

Source:

1.      http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/body_image/plastic_surgery.html#

2.      http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book/companion.asp?id=1&compID=102

3.      http://teens.webmd.com/teens-plastic-surgery

4.      http://www.plasticsurgery.org/cosmetic-procedures/nose-surgery-.html

Picture source:

1.      http://www.a2magazine.co.za/2013/03/plastic-teens.html

2.      http://ecobeautysecrets.com/2012/02/when-plastic-surgery-takes-your-confidence-away/

                            

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