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Plastic
surgery and self esteem
While
positive perception prevails, they are still reasonable about it
Summary:
The news and information about plastic surgery is everywhere, particularly on television. While some reality programs do point out the pain and dangers of plastic surgery (like any other surgery), a subtle message that one gets from the patients is that if there is something that you don't like about your body, just walk into a plastic surgeon's office, and you will out with your problem fixed.
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Many parents worry about the potential influence the media may have on their children’s
self-esteem and body
image. Stories about young women having excessive plastic surgery are enough to keep any parent up at night. However, according to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), only 5 percent of college-age women have actually had cosmetic surgery.
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surgery among youth) Despite the low percentage of young women who had cosmetic procedures, many of the students had a favorable attitude toward cosmetic surgery.
“There’s a common belief among the public that a large percentage of young adults and teens are having cosmetic surgery,” said ASPS President Scott Spear, MD, Chief of Plastic Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. “This study shows that, while many college-age women see
cosmetic surgery as an acceptable thing to
do, many have not had a procedure.” (Related
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 The study surveyed 559 college-age women – ages 17 to 24, at six universities. Among the 5 percent of females studied who had cosmetic surgery,
chemical peel was the most common procedure, followed by
breast
augmentation, nose reshaping and
chest reduction.
“The study found the more a young woman cares about her physical appearance, the more likely she will view cosmetic surgery positively,” said David Sarwer, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology at the Center for Human Appearance, University of
Pennsylvania, and lead author of study. No
surprise then that
Ashlee Simpson got a nose job!
More than 60 percent of the study participants said they could envision having at least one procedure in their lifetime. More than two thirds of the women reported knowing someone who had cosmetic surgery and approximately one third indicated that a family member had undergone surgery.
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Despite concerns about young people’s motivations for having cosmetic surgery, the study revealed that only 2.5 percent of those studied screened positive for body dysmorphic disorder (BBD), or a preoccupation with a slight or imagined defect in appearance
or addiction to plastic surgery. This rate is consistent with the predicted rate of the disorder among the general population.
What can you do to help your family members make the right choices about plastic surgery?
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