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Plastic vs. Cosmetic Surgery

Submitted by MyT on Thu, 2005-09-29 05:30. Health

When I tell people that I might want to become a plastic surgeon in the future, they usually give me a "Really? Plastic surgery?" kind of face. They tend to get the wrong idea about it. When people think of plastic surgery, they think breast implants, nose jobs, and tummy tucks. But that’s not what it is at all. Plastic surgery is necessary and therefore reconstructive in nature. Cosmetic surgery, on the other hand, is elective and used to enhance people's features.

In fact, plastic surgery involves more than "face-lifts and liposuction and movie stars,” according to The Suntimes. It is dedicated to the reconstruction of facial and body defects caused by trauma, birth disorders, and diseases. Countless numbers of children with clef lips in third world countries were operated on to give them normal smiles. People with limbs severed by land mines have their body reconstructed by skilled plastic surgeons.

Plastic surgery can sometimes lead to important findings. For example, The Cancer Blog claimed that doctors have found cancerous tissue in women after undergoing breast reduction surgery. 12% of the group of women who had had breast reduction surgery from 1991 to 1999 turned out to have breast cancer.

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Plastic V Cosmetic

Submitted by Judge Hatchet on Thu, 2005-09-29 07:55.

Plastic surgery does seem to get a bad wrap from cosmetic surgery, but I really think that both are very useful tools. Yes, some people go overboard with their tummy tucks and breast augmentations, but seriously, if that surgery is the difference between have great self-esteem and being self-conscious all the time, I say its worth it. I absolutely love the show Extreme Makeover. Even though people on the show are generally just sort of ugly, not actually deformed, the difference the makeover has on their whole attitude is amazing.
Although I know that I probably don't need cosmetic surgery, I often think about getting it, just because I know it would make me feel better about myself. Sometimes that is better than all the lifesaving or limbsaving surgery in the world.

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Nip and Tuck

Submitted by Twinkie on Thu, 2005-09-29 23:54.

The media is one of the biggest source and advertisement for cosmetic/plastic surgeons. One of the famous TV shows, Nip and Tuck, cast three plastic surgeons and their life. Many women want to be pretty, attractive and gorgeous. And media knows that some are not satisfied with their body figures and outlook. That is why plastic surgeons or cosmetic surgeons become millionaires. The doctors do not inform the consequences of breast cancer or disorders to their patients. The surgeons get paid from the patients and patients would not want to hear negative side of cost that might happen to them. Another TV show, Swan was totally based on reforming a depressed woman to be a confident one with surgeries and strict diet.
It's is the media that pushing people to get "reformation" in their life. But it is people's choice to choose how their life will be affected by the decision.

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interesting...

Submitted by Paris and France on Tue, 2005-10-04 20:59.

I never really thought of the difference in surgeries. One of my friends from home underwent breast reduction surgery. When she first told me I thought to myself “why would you want to change your body?” Today she is so much happier. I guess she had a lot of back problems that she no longer suffers from. Also she just seems healthier and thinner. Exercising is so much easier for her and she can fit into clothes better.

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