Is cosmetic surgery encouraged by our culture?
Believe- Even if society doesn’t come right out and say, “You need to get cosmetic surgery in order to be beautiful or accepted”, that is the message that we see all around us. To be young looking is perceived to be ideal and valued. And even young people who are healthy and attractive begin to have procedures like Botox and filler injections in order to “prevent” wrinkles from forming. It is all over TV and magazines. Just watch the Real Housewives of (fill in the blank). They have all had something done. The have duck lips and can’t move their foreheads. Magazine covers are photo-shopped to produce an unachievable picture of perfection, a reality that doesn’t really exist. TV shows like Extreme Makeover stop at nothing to take an “ugly duckling” and turn her into a swan. Large billboards line the freeway advertising nips, tucks, lifts, wraps, enhancement, augmentation and it can all be financed. Anything you want, it’s easy. Angelina’s lips, Madonna’s cheeks…place your order.
Doubt- This is going to be hard because I obviously don’t doubt the question but here goes… Our culture doesn’t encourage cosmetic surgery because women who are enhanced are generally not taken seriously. Various celebrities purposefully do photo-shoots and release untouched photos of themselves without make-up for the purpose of showing people what natural really looks like. The media then applauds them. If an unrealistic photo shows up on the cover of a magazine there is a public outcry, which precedes the talk of what is unachievable and the message that is being sent to young girls. Women are discouraged from getting unnecessary procedures because of the risk involved. Cosmetic surgery is SURGERY and it requires anesthesia, which can be dangerous.
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