Plastic surgery is a huge craze in our society today and it’s not really looked poorly upon. What used to be contained to only the wealthy and famous has now become mainstream and housewives and middle class citizens are beginning to go under the knife. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, in 2010 there were 13,177, 063 procedures in the United States which is a 77% increase from the year 2000. So obviously we can see that this is becoming a more popular phenomenon, but why? The media and society its self places an extraordinary amount of pressure on individuals to be beautiful and perfect. People look at themselves and see parts of their bodies that they want to change to be more like who and what they see on the TV and in magazines. But, this isn’t a simple thing to do. All plastic surgery procedures come with risks and these risks can be deadly. Some people, even after their procedure, are still not happy with their appearance and oftentimes mistakes happen and they may look worse post-operation. One example of the dangers of plastic surgery that got attention from the media was in the case of Kanye West’s mother. She went in to get a few operations done and never walked out. This got a lot of media attention because one doctor recommended that she only get one at a time and the next doctor agreed to do it. So, the doctors didn’t really care about her safety they were just in it for the money aspect.
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