For my fourth article review I found an article titled, Plastic Surgery: The New Addiction. This article Times online, and was written by Sarah Kate, Templeton. This article discussed the growing number of plastic surgeries, and the study focused on Britain. Adam Searle whom is the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. Searle wants to pass on the word to other surgeons that are a large number of people who simply cannot be happy with them, and it is dangerous to work with this people. Searle calls it the “ugly syndrome” where people think everything about themselves is ugly, this term is also known as body dysmorphic disorder or BDD. The number of plastic surgeries in Britain keeps growing and BDD is proving to be a huge factor with these numbers. Searle wants to pass on this word to fellow surgeons so patients can benefit. Since the number of cosmetic surgeries is rising, the plastic surgeons love it, but realistically most of these procedures are completely unnecessary. Searle describes patients with BDD by saying, “These people feel a sense of psychological wellbeing after one procedure and this fuels the notion that they would feel even better if they had another.” (Templeton, 1) Searle also is telling other surgeons that even though a lot of money is coming in because of the amount of people with this disorder, performing the surgery could be potentially harming to their career. Searle says that the patient could possibly hate the work done or not be satisfied and then blame the surgeon, and criticize their work, which can be harmful to the rest of their career. In this article Searle talks about Botox injections, which is another type of cosmetic surgery, and is becoming more popular by the minute. This procedure is definitely a quick fix. Patients get Botox injections to reduce wrinkles and to make their face look firmer and younger. Searle talks about how ignored Botox is when compared with the typical plastic surgery procedures, and those who get Botox will most likely keep having Botox injections through out their life. This article was a great source for my research, and had a professional doctor, which made this a credible source.
So, is Botox completely safe or are there side effects or dangers for using it? I had no idea that Botox was considered plastic surgery, but it makes sense. great post.
ReplyDeleteyou make a great point that people are never satisfied with what thy have even after they fix it. Had no idea that it was actually a psychological disorder.
ReplyDeleteI guess you can look at women like Janice Dickinson, Lisa Rinna, and Joan Rivers. You would think they fell victim to BDD. This is an interesting topic, especially pertaining to the psychological part.
ReplyDeleteyes i agree Janae, and also someone like Heidi Montag that has been in the press latley who just had 10 procedures done in one sitting. Lauren, have you read anything in your research that talks about having multiple procedures done, and if it is safe?
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