“Beauty is Pain”

Cosmetic Surgery is about getting the ideal beauty by transforming their physical
appearance. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), almost 18 million
people underwent plastic surgery in 2018 compared to last year. With the teens involve in this
case, there were more than 200,000 patients who were aged 13-19 in 2017.

From what it is, teenagers should not proceed in performing plastic surgery as they are
too young to do it. It usually concerns the adolescence’s development because their body is still
maturing, it is impossible to predict the risk on their health and on how it will affect. Rohrich
and Cho, who are plastic surgeons, wrote “As the saying goes, ‘Just because you can, doesn’t
mean you should,’ — this reflects the current dilemma presented to plastic surgeons.” Beauty
can help you boost confidence and self-esteem, spending thousands just to achieve the desire
look but it doesn’t mean to last.

There are conditions and considerations if a teen wants to proceed in cosmetic surgery.
They must require full understanding and wise decision as this procedure will lead to
permanent change and physical damage that may last for a lifetime. As stated by Debra
Johnson, a plastic surgeon in Sacramento, California, if there are guidelines to follow when they
are about to get cosmetic surgery from her: the support and the consent of their parents,
discussions about their body, and making the teenagers pay for the procedure. Considering the
age limit is also important because the doctor will base the teen’s growth and development to
know the procedure of the operation. In each age level it is also important to know their
physical and emotional state as it carries the maturity of dealing any complications on the
procedure. It is said by Dr. Vicky Belo, a famous dermatologist in the Philippines, that teens’
physical development is unstable and vulnerable as it is easy to be expose on dangers in their
health.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) these are the most popular
cosmetic surgeries: Breast reduction, Rhinoplasty, Breast augmentation, and Liposuction. The
breast reduction has the age limit between 12 and 19. Rhinoplasty recommends that the nasal
growth should be completed so it will not face any complications on their nose when the
surgery was applied. It requires different set of age: for the female should be at 15-16 years of
age while the males are at 16-18 years of age. Breast augmentation, the FDA stated that silicon
implants on their chest are only appropriate for woman that is 22 years or older on their age.
Lastly for the liposuction is not recommended for teenagers as it will have the possibility to
cause serious damage on their body and they are considered weak immune system.
 The cause of teenagers’ interest on cosmetic surgery is because of social media. Social
media plays a helpful tool for delivering messages, inspirations and entertainment to society
Apps like Instagram, Snapchat and other apps with filter editing features use to make an appeal
into looking good for the society. Dr. Stafford Broumand, a plastic surgeon in New York, stated
that individuals find their inspirations on taking the cosmetic surgery as the result of the
manipulation of beauty standard in social media. With the excessive use of social media, it
leads to manipulating the youth into the exaggerated beauty trends that in reality it is about
filters and edits on a perfect image

A study by Dr. Judy Rosenberg, a clinical psychologist, shows that teenagers seek into
undergoing cosmetic surgery is a way to solve the issue of their self-esteem and their emotional
issues. From time to time it started to shape the beauty standard, causing it to change as it
grows to popularity. Trademarks from a well-known famous celebrity also causes to gain
influence on cosmetic surgery, the most popular to people is the lip filler where enhancing they
enhancing their lips for a sexier look. Kylie Jenner, a famous celebrity, gets praises for her
remarkable beauty that many people adore. She admitted to had her first lip fillers at the age of
17, she faced criticism from a boy by having thin lips. There are also other reasons than social
media on why they are willing to go under the knife, they may experience past trauma or faced
discrimination based on their appearance.

Issues like this gain the population of wanting to undergo cosmetic surgery in order to fit
in by living up to another people’s perspective. However, health is more important considering
to teenagers. Following beauty trends that involves painful surgery is not worth the risk. Beauty
doesn’t only come from the appearance of a person but it is also the person’s character.

Jerzel C. Cu
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“Beauty is Pain”
Cosmetic Surgery is about getting the ideal beauty by transforming their physical
appearance. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), almost 18 million
people underwent plastic surgery in 2018 compared to last year. With the teens involved in this
case, there were more than 200,000 patients who were aged 13-19 in 2017.

From what it is, teenagers should not proceed in performing plastic surgery as
they are too young to do it. It usually concerns the adolescence’s development because their
body is still maturing, it is impossible to predict the risk on their health and on how it will affect.
Rohrich and Cho, who are plastic surgeons, wrote: “As the saying goes, ‘Just because you can,
doesn’t mean you should,’ — this reflects the current dilemma presented to plastic surgeons.”
Beauty can help you boost confidence and self-esteem, spending thousands just to achieve the
desired look but it doesn’t mean to last.

There are conditions and considerations if a teen wants to proceed in cosmetic

surgery. They must require full understanding and wise decision as this procedure will lead to
permanent change and physical damage that may last for a lifetime. As stated by Debra
Johnson, a plastic surgeon in Sacramento, California, if there are guidelines to follow when they
are about to get cosmetic surgery from her: the support and the consent of their parents,
discussions about their body, and making the teenagers pay for the procedure. Considering the
age limit is also important because the doctor will base the teen’s growth and development to
know the procedure of the operation. In each age level, it is also important to know their
physical and emotional state as it carries the maturity of dealing with any complications on the
procedure. It is said by Dr. Vicky Belo, a famous dermatologist in the Philippines, that teens’
physical development is unstable and vulnerable as it is easy to be exposed to dangers in their
health.

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), these are the most
popular cosmetic surgeries: Breast reduction, Rhinoplasty, Breast augmentation, and
Liposuction. The breast reduction has the age limit between 12 and 19. Rhinoplasty
recommends that the nasal growth should be completed so it will not face any complications
on their nose when the surgery was applied. It requires a different set of age: for the female
should be at 15-16 years of age while the males are at 16-18 years of age. Breast augmentation,
the FDA stated that silicon implants on their chest are only appropriate for a woman that is 22
years or older on their age. Lastly for the liposuction is not recommended for teenagers as it
will have the possibility to cause serious damage to their body and having a weak immune
system.

The cause of teenagers’ interest in cosmetic surgery is because of social media.

Social media plays a helpful tool for delivering messages, inspirations and entertainment to
society Apps like Instagram, Snapchat and other apps with filter editing features use to appeal
into looking good for the society. Dr. Stafford Broumand, a plastic surgeon in New York, stated
that individuals find their inspirations on taking cosmetic surgery as the result of the
manipulation of beauty standard in social media. With the excessive use of social media, it
leads to manipulating the youth into the exaggerated beauty trends that in reality it is about
filters and edits on a perfect image

A study by Dr. Judy Rosenberg, a clinical psychologist, shows that teenagers seek
into undergoing cosmetic surgery is a way to solve the issue of their self-esteem and their
emotional issues. From time to time it started to shape the beauty standard, causing it to
change as it grows to popularity. Trademarks from a well-known celebrity also cause to gain
influence on cosmetic surgery, the most popular to people is the lip filler where enhancing they
enhancing their lips for a sexier look. Kylie Jenner, a celebrity, gets praises for her remarkable
beauty that many people adore. She admitted to had her first lip fillers at the age of 17, she
faced criticism from a boy by having thin lips. There are also other reasons than social media on
why they are willing to go under the knife, they may experience past trauma or faced
discrimination based on their appearance.

Issues like this gain the population of wanting to undergo cosmetic surgery by fitting to
live up from other people’s perspective. However, health is more important to teenagers.
Following beauty trends that involve painful surgery is not worth the risk. Beauty doesn’t only
come from the appearance of a person but it is also the person’s character.