Since little most kids are taught, without even noticing, that physical appearances matters and that in order to be accepted by society you need to be pretty. Society’s standard of beauty has always been changing until now a days. People of every race and culture have gone through extremes in the name of beauty. In China, for example, foot-binding was socially acceptable in order to maintain women’s feet small and feminine. Similar techniques, like the dangerous usage of tight corsets, were done in during the Victorian era. However, there is a more radical alternative that became effective in terms of changing the way a person looks like, but is extremely debated due to the high risks: plastic surgery.
The foremost reason for not getting plastic surgery done is the addiction one procedure can cause. In the majority of the cases a person might go to the doctor thinking that they would just adjust a single imperfection they have. However, after the first plastic it becomes easier for anyone to start seeing more imperfections they would like to work on. This temptation to keep “adjusting” one’s appearance can lead to an addiction. Along with that, bigger and long-term problems may come such as emotional insecurities and mental health. Surgery is not a cure for those types of deeper issues so it is important for the patient to work through the root of the problem before going under the knife.
One of the most feared reasons is due to the severe physical risks that may come along with the surgery. The potential for complications is just as big as for any other operation. Pain is one of the most significant drawbacks to plastic surgery; mainly doing the recovery process that can be as long as eight months in some cases. The pain issue can be diminished when compared to other dangerous risks such as scarring, nerve damage, incision site and blood clots. Any patient should