Center Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic surgery?

How do we explain the popularity of cosmetic surgery today and the focus on bodily appearance in Western societies?

Public Comments

1. you must not like yourself
2. I think it is because now it it is possible to repair the damage. Don't we usually repair things that get rusty or malfanction, don't we iron our clothes- it is simply a matter of esthetics. We do it out of respect for us and people around us.
3. In order to explain the popularity of cosmetic surgery today, you have to address the fact that cosmetic surgery can encompass many types of body modifications from something as common as breast implants to changes as extreme as tongue forking(splitting the tongue)and castration. It is always going to be based on each individuals perception of what they consider their ideal physical appearance. Each culture and individual have their own views of what is considered desirable, as far as physical beauty is concerned, and many people will go to great lengths to change their appearance to reflect that perception of ideal physical beauty. Some people make , sometimes drastic, changes to their appearance to conform to what they consider to be the ideal beauty in their own culture or society. Breast enlargement, collagen treatments, nose jobs, eye lifts, and facelifts, are many of the most popular choices, and are usually performed as purely cosmetic procedures. On the opposite end of the spectrum, there are others that alter their appearance in an attempt to go against what is considered the social "norm", and choose to modify their bodies in an attempt to use their appearance to have an impact on people. Nose, ear, eyebrow and body piercing, tattoos, and some people even go so far as to deliberately scar themselves, in order to achieve the appearance of non-conformity.