Many moons ago, surgery wasn’t necessarily frowned upon, but people feared it. They felt as if they could completely avoid surgery they would. However, it seems as if plastic surgery has become a new fad. People are afraid to age and I feel like a lot has to do with because they don’t take care of themselves when they were younger and now they are aging terribly so they resort to getting face lifts, botox, eyebrow lifts. Sometimes people go under the knife and go for plastic surgery for health reasons, for example, my grandma had eyebrow lift done because her skin was sagging and was literally blocking her vision. Sometimes getting plastic surgery done can be for health reasons, but 75% of society get it done for mere beaty enhancements. A huge part of the reason for this high rate in plastic surgery has A LOT to do with beauty standards that we see in society. Models, Actresses, and TV Personalities are photoshopped and caked with make up to perceive this look of flawlessness when it all actuality, its computer generated. We have regular members of society look up to these celebrities and aspire to look like them so they get face lifts, and tummy tucks, and implants to achieve this body that is naturally unachievable, sort of like a Barbie Doll. Then of course what happens to the people who want to achieve this look, but can’t afford it? Their self-esteem plummets to absolutely nothing and feel like they aren’t good enough because these guys only chase these pretty women who 90% of the have something fake about them, whether its hair, nails, body, or clothes, its fake, but that’s the new ‘norm’. Nothing is real anymore and it’s become socially acceptable to have something fake about you. This is typical laziness, instead of working for something, you go and buy it. There is going to come a point where, people are going to be able to pre-determine how their babies are going to look when they are born. It’s dangerous for our well-being as a society.
Oct 302016