Pengchao Zhao Kristen Foster CO150.

403 18 November, 2013

Peo !e "ho#!$n%t &n$ergo P!astic "#rger' (s the recor$e$ histor' sho)s, in ancient China, man' em erors have sent gro# s o* eo !e to search *or the e!i+ir, )hich co#!$ ,ee them immorta! an$ 'o#ng *orever. &n*ort#nate!', the' a!! *ai!e$. -o)ever, ma'be the' sho#!$ *ee! !#c,' abo#t not getting the e!i+ir, beca#se i* the' co#!$ have ta,en the e!i+ir an$ !ive$ ti!! no), the' )o#!$ *in$ that the e!i+ir, )hich the' ha$ ma$e ever' e**ort to search *or, co#!$ be re !ace$ b' a m#ch easier mo$ern metho$, )hich co#!$ a!so ,ee them 'o#ng, ca!!e$ . !astic s#rger'/, tho#gh 0#st in a earance. No)a$a's, eo !e co#!$ t#rn to !astic s#rger' )hen the' *ee! the' !oo,e$ too o!$ or not as bea#ti*#! as the' )ante$, beca#se the' co#!$ a!most change ever' art that the' $on%t !i,e on their bo$ies or *aces. "#ch choice is getting more an$ more o #!ar, ho)ever, eo !e sho#!$n%t #n$ergo !astic s#rger'. (ccor$ing to the (merican "ociet' o* P!astic "#rgeons, the !astic s#rger' is a 110 bi!!ion $o!!ar b#siness no), a!so, more an$ more eo !e t#rn to !astic s#rger'. 2n 2012, 14.3 mi!!ion !astic s#rgeries have been er*orme$ an$ the # )ar$ tren$ is abo#t 5 ercent er 'ear. 4he !astic s#rger' in$#str' is *!o#rishing right no) beca#se it%s a rea!!' eas' )a' to reach some #r oses !i,e boosting con*i$ence

thro#gh o erating on *aces or bo$ies. -o)ever, the reason )h' eo !e sho#!$n%t #n$ergo !astic s#rger' is that #n$ergoing !astic s#rger' is ris,' an$ ma' !eave vario#s com !ications. (!so, !astic s#rger' )on%t a!)a's bring er*ect res#!ts, an$ besi$es, its hea!ing rocess is re!ative!' s!o). "o !astic s#rger' sometimes is a )aste o* time. 5hat%s more, !astic s#rger' is cost!', an$ some atients )i!! get obsession )ith !astic s#rger' a*ter their *irst !astic s#rger', )hi!e in these cases, the sit#ation )i!! get )orse an$ )orse !i,e a sno)ba!! beca#se the' )i!! ta,e more an$ more !astic s#rger' to satis*' themse!ves. &n$ergoing !astic s#rger' is ris,'. (ct#a!!', *ai!e$ !astic s#rger' is not rare. Fo!!o)ing are some serio#s an$ in*!#entia! *ai!#res6 2n 2004, 2 eo !e )ere re orte$ $ea$ in .one o* the co#ntr'7s most restigio#s hos ita!s/ over the !astic s#rger', )hich ha$ $eve!o e$ a re #tation as .!o)8ris, an$ a!most care8*ree/ 9K#c:'ns,i;. 2n 2010, a *ormer <iss (rgentina $ie$ in hos ita! a*ter con$#cting a !astic s#rger' on her b#ttoc, 94#tton;. 2n 2013, a o #!ar <iami => $ie$ )hen !astic s#rgeons )ere removing the si!icone in her bo$' 9Pere:;. 4ho#gh s#ch serio#s *ai!#res can%t stan$ *or a!! the *ai!#res, the *ai!#re rate o* !astic s#rger' is ?#ite high com aring )ith other s#rgeries. For e+am !e, the *ai!#re rate on breast im !ants, )hich is one o* the most common !astic s#rger', co#!$ be as high as 33.8@ 9the American Society of Plastic Surgeons;. =#ring the rocess, e+cessive b!ee$ing, heart attac, or even a $ro in b!oo$ ress#re )i!! ca#se $eath 9 Lifestyle;. "ometimes, #n$ergoing !astic s#rger' is !i,e gamb!ing, the on!' $i**erence is that 'o# )o#!$ ra' not to be the minorit'. Peo !e sho#!$n%t #n$ergo !astic s#rger' in

ris, o* *ai!#re, beca#se once it ha ene$, it )o#!$ ossib!' $estro' 'o#r *ace or bo$', even ta,e 'o#r !i*e. 5hat%s more, com !ications a*ter !astic s#rger' ha en more o*ten than *ai!#res in !astic s#rger'. For instance, e'e!i$ t#c,s co#!$ res#!t in $i**ic#!t' in c!osing e'es, nose 0obs might ca#se $i**ic#!t' in breathing an$ !i os#ction might !ea$ to in*ection, hematomas or heart sto age 9Aar$ach;. <ost com !ications o*

!astic s#rger' are #n re$ictab!e an$ irre arab!e. -o)ever, having a er*ect *ace or bo$' is not )orth s#**ering *rom vario#s ,in$s o* com !ications, so sho#!$n%t #n$ergo !astic s#rger'. P!astic s#rger' $oesn%t a!)a's bring 'o# er*ect res#!ts. 4he res#!t o* the !astic s#rger' might not t#rn as the same as 'o#r $esire, an$ that%s the main reason )h' more an$ more atients are .#n$ergoing revision/, a*ter the s#rger', to get bac, their origina! !oo, 9Lifestyle;. 2n a$$ition, accor$ing to a ne) st#$' #b!ishe$ on!ine in >(<( Facia! P!astic "#rger', #s#a!!' atients )o#!$ on!' a .tin', eo !e

insigni*icant increase/ in attractiveness a*ter their !astic s#rger'. (!so, atients )o#!$ !oo, on!' .three 'ears 'o#nger on average/ )hen the' )ere ass#me$ to !oo, 10 'ears 'o#nger 9Bo#is;. P!#s, the hea!ing rocess o* !astic s#rger' is re!ative!' s!o). &s#a!!', it )i!! ta,e $a's or months. -o)ever, i* there is a *ai!#re or com !ication a*ter !astic s#rger', the hea!ing rocess )i!! ta,e a !i*e8time. For e+am !e, the recover' time o* a nose 0ob is abo#t 2 )ee,s an$ a breast re$#ction%s is abo#t 1 month 9Aar$ach;. "o )hen atients $i$n%t get )hat the' $esire$ a*ter having s ent so m#ch time on roce$#re an$ recover', the time )o#!$ be )aste$, as

)e!! as the mone'. 5hen it comes to mone', the !astic s#rger' is cost!'. 4he average cost o* a sing!e s#rger' is abo#t 1400081C000 9Smart Plastic Surgery;. For most common eo !e, that%s not a sma!! amo#nt o* mone'. 4ho#gh the !astic s#rger' co#!$ give 'o# a better *ace or bo$', to ,ee s#ch changes ermanent is im ossib!e. =es ite the #ncertainness o* the !astic s#rger', *or most common eo !e, it%s not )ise to s en$ so m#ch mone' on a s#rger' co#!$ on!' bring them a tem orar' er*ect *ace an$ bo$')hi!e those o* high eche!on co#!$ ,ee ta,ing it. (n')a', *or most common eo !e, mone' co#!$ be s ent on )or,8o#t or s,in8care, )hich )o#!$ a!so bring them a better bo$' an$ *ace in a m#ch more nat#ra! an$ sa*er )a'. F#rthermore, !astic s#rger' has the . otentia! to become an a$$iction/ 9Lifestyle;. 2n some cases, eo !e )o#!$ be satis*ie$ )ith the a*termath an$ !oo, *or)ar$ to a change ever' art o* their bo$'. (s the res#!t, eo !e )o#!$ get obsession )ith !astic s#rger'. 4ho#gh so#n$s ri$ic#!o#s, it $oes ha en an$ ma' bring some ba$ conse?#ences. For e+am !e, in 2013, a mo$e! )ho got obsesse$ )ith !astic s#rger' )ent b!ac, mar,et, beca#se her h'sician re*#se$ to con$#ct *#rther s#rger', an$ in0ecte$ coo,ing oi! to her *ace. Fina!!', her *ace )as r#ine$ 9>#ne;. 4his is a trage$'. -o)ever, obsession )ith !astic s#rger' co#!$ #s#a!!' bring a!ong ba$ conse?#ence !i,e that. Once 'o# got obsesse$, 'o# )o#!$ #n$ergo man' !astic s#rgeries to get the . er*ect bo$'/. Do#r bo$' has a !imit, )hich means the bo$' co#!$ on!' ta,e certain times o* !astic s#rgeries. &n$ergoing too man' !astic s#rgeries is !i,e $ecorating the Christmas tress )ith too man'

ornaments, the' )o#!$ *a!! $o)n. 5hat%s )orse, )hen some eo !e )ant to ta,e more !astic s#rgeries b#t c!inics )on%t er*orm, the' )o#!$ t#rn to i!!ega! c!inics. 2n these !aces, !astic s#rgeries are more ris,' beca#se the s#rgeons there are !ess ro*essiona!, a!so, the materia! an$ too!s are #s#a!!' #nc!ean 9>#ne;. 2n a$$ition, in consi$eration o* the high cost o* !astic s#rger', the *inancia! b#r$en on 'o#r sho#!$er )o#!$ be heavier an$ heavier, an$ *ina!!' become the !ast stra). -o)ever, some eo !e thin, !astic s#rger' is a great )a' to boost their con*i$ence. (ct#a!!', 8C@ o* the atients have their con*i$ence booste$ a*ter !astic s#rger' 9<a$i:ag;. 2 can%t $en' !astic s#rger' $oes )or, on boosting con*i$ence. -o)ever, increasing con*i$ence thro#gh !astic s#rger' never is the best )a'. "ome eo !e thin, that the' are not bea#ti*#! eno#gh, )hich ma,es them !ess con*i$ent. (ccor$ing to =r. Ehre*e!$, )ho is a *amo#s e+ ert in eo !e%s menta! hea!th, those )ho chose to ta,e !astic s#rger' .ten$e$ to have a histor' o* oorer menta!

hea!th/, ho)ever, having !astic s#rger' )o#!$ not ma,e things ositive. (!tho#gh the !astic s#rger' co#!$ bring 'o# con*i$ence, s#ch con*i$ence )o#!$ $isa ear an'time in the *#t#re, beca#se that%s not the con*i$ence 'o# nee$, b#t 0#st 'o# )ant. 5hat%s more, the initia! an$ rime goa! o* !astic s#rger' sho#!$ .be a!!o)ing 'o#rse!* to !i,e 'o#r o)n !oo,s an$ not a!!o)ing others to !i,e 'o#r !oo,s/ 9Fa$)an;. 5hen the )ho!e )or!$ !ove 'o#r *ace b#t 'o# $on%t !i,e it, 'o# )on%t *ee! satis*ie$ at a!!, th#s, no con*i$ence )i!! come to 'o# thro#gh !astic s#rger'. 2n another )or$, once 'o# !i,e 'o#r o)n !oo,s, 'o# )i!! *ee! con*i$ent, )ith $isregar$ to the o inion o* others. (n$ that%s ho) tr#e con*i$ence ro$#ce$.

(nother arg#ment against not #n$ergoing

!astic s#rger' is that some

eo !e are over8stresse$ an$ might have menta! rob!ems. (n$ !astic s#rger' can he! them o#t, so eo !e sho#!$ #n$ergo !astic s#rger'. (!tho#gh s#ch sit#ation ha ens sometimes, the' can%t stan$ *or the most eo !e )ho )ant to ta,e !astic s#rger'. ( roving !astic s#rger' 0#st beca#se it co#!$ c#re menta! rob!ems is !i,e regar$ing ever' so!i$er co#!$ be the genera! 0#st beca#se the c#rrent genera! )as a so!i$er be*ore, )hich is not !ogica! beca#se o* ass#ming the minorit' as the ma0orit'. 5hat%s more, in most cases, man' menta! rob!ems can be so!ve$ b' some better )a's !i,e meeting s'cho!ogists, not the !astic s#rger'. P!astic s#rger' is an eas' )a' to boost con*i$ence, an$ it sometimes regar$e$ as a metho$ to re!ieve menta! stress. -o)ever, thro#gh !astic s#rger' to reach these #r oses is not the best choice. P!astic s#rger' is ris,' an$ ma' bring $i**erent ,in$s o* com !ications. 4ho#gh it%s not o*ten, once it ha ene$, it )o#!$ be *ata!. (!so, there is chance that !astic s#rger' )o#!$ bring im er*ect res#!ts. 5hen !astic s#rger' co#!$ not bring the *ace or bo$' 'o# $esire$, it )o#!$ be a )aste time since the hea!ing rocess is ?#ite !ong. F#rthermore, !astic s#rger' is e+ ensive an$ might ca#se atients obsesse$ )ith it. 2n conc!#sion, eo !e

sho#!$n%t #n$ergo !astic s#rger'.

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