What Do You Think of Plastic Surgery?
I know this question has probably been asked a thousand times but I’m writing an essay in my english class about plastic surgery and i want some other opinions. What is your opinion on people who get plastic surgery? I’m talking nose jobs, breast implants, face lifts, brow lifts, botox, lipo, any kind of surgery that you would get to change an insecurity. Do you think they’re trying to correct deeper problems? Or do you think it’s okay to surgically change your appearance if it makes you feel better about yourself? Or do you feel as if people who get plastic surgery sell their soul to a society that is obsessed with perfection? All opinions accepted! Nothing too harsh. Thank you in advance! 
I have had cosmetic surgery (breast augmentation, nose job, and lip injections) and have considered getting more (buttock augmentation and another breast augmentation) and think there is nothing wrong with it. I am a very expressive person and see cosmetic surgery as another way of furthering how I express myself.
i however am not a fan of plastic surgery hence the plastic part. its fake. not real. however this is a BIG however, if say i was in a bad car accdient and my face was blown off, and my limbs were not looking like limbs, than yes i would agree to have plastic surgery to help make me look more appealing than scaring people and to help fix my face. that is when ill agree with plastic surgery being good.
Best Answer:That is too broad of a question, as the advantages and disadvantages (we usually refer that as the risk:benefit ratio in medicine) are different for each individual.
The advantages can be dramatic, such as the ability to use a hand, close an open wound, or remove skin cancer, or subtle, such as the confidence a young woman might get after a rhinoplasty. The reasons that lead people to choose plastic surgery are different, and what each stands to gain is also different.
Disadvantages are different as well. There are always risks with surgery, and those are thoroughly discussed with patients prior to scheduling any surgery. With cosmetic procedures, there are issues with unrealistic expectations, and psychological problems that plastic surgery isn’t going to be able to affect.
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Well if a person feels insecure about something like they think they have a big nose I understand why they would get plastic surgery. But the people who get multiple surgeries I think are to fixated on perfection.
During the christmas I spent time at my grandparents house and they only have 3 tv channels and one day of boredom I watched one of those make over shows, the show in my opinion was messed up, saying like the girls face wasnt correctly portioned then getting her to get all her face reconstructed like that was way to extreme.
Obviously, this is just my personal opinion and everyone has a right to agree/disagree with it. It’s just opinions.
There are some things that people are insecure about, or that they wish looked different. We all have them: nose is too big,lips are too small, my thighs are too round… and on the other side, there are people wishing for the exact opposite: they want a bigger nose, smaller lips and rounder hips. For some people, I imagine that getting plastic surgery will truly help them feel more confident. Several of my friends has had plastic surgery (We are between 19-25). For some of them, it was enough to go a cup size up and they feel good about themselves. Sure, they still feel like they aren’t perfect, but they are happy and they don’t feel self-conscious about whatever it was that they "fixed". Then there are people like another friend of mine: She was absolutely stunning before surgery, fit and healthy and looks that we all wanted to have. And then she started dating this guy who was really into body fitness or whatever, and so she began as well to really work out. Everyday she would compare herself to others, and her BF would compare her to others in the community as well. She never felt perfect enough for him or for the fitness environment, and as she started building muscles, her breastsize became smaller. So she figured that to be happy, cos this was the only thing that she didn’t like about herself, she would have them "done" and her BF encouraged her. So she did. And she was happy for a little while, before she decided they weren’t big enough…so she had a second surgery. And a third. And all of a sudden, a small B-cup was an EE, which looked really odd on her still petite frame. Then she was happy with that for a little while. Then she noticed that her lips weren’t big enough, so she "fixed" that as well. As far as I know, she has had 4 surgeries on her breasts 4 (3 to get bigger, 1 to get smaller), a nose job, lip implants, cheek implants and chin reduction, as well as liposuction to her ankles of all things. She is 25 years old, and is still not happy with the way she looks. So in her case, yes I will think that there is a deeper issue other than just being unhappy with specific features.
I am not against plastic surgery, not at all: For some people it can be a rescue, for instance for people who have severe burns or has been in other terrible accidents, or for people who are born with something different. Or simply for those who wish to change their appearance for whatever reasons. I just think that people should think of the reason why they are doing this and if this will be enough. I have said for a long time that I wanted to get a nose job, just because I think it is too rounded. And what do I compare this to? To those I see in the magazines. Of course I want to look like those we consider to be beautiful in our society. And even though I would never go into a doctor’s office and say "I want Megan Fox’s nose", there is still something there in my subconsciousness. Plus I know that "fixing" my nose wouldn’t be enough. I can think of a million things more I don’t like about myself so I would always be able to find more.
This was a long rant, sorry about that, but what I’m trying to say is this: I am not against plastic surgery. I think it is a great thing which opens up for a lot of things and it can help people who have struggled with insecurites about their looks. But we should also think of why we wish to do these changes to our bodies. Why do we wish to run the risk of a surgery? Is it for ourselves? Is it to please a BF, our friends, our community or to fit with social norms? It is really complicated and something everyone should consider before taking any sort of risk involved with surgery.
Honestly, I think if someone really wants something done and it will really help their self esteem..then why not?
If they go to the extreme and get all this new plastic surgery that means they’re unhappy with themselves from the outside and probably mentally unhappy..so that could be a problem.
I think it is "Finding an answer to the wrong question".