Cosmetic and Plastic surgery

The procedures, techniques, and principles of cosmetic surgery are entirely focused on enhancing a patient’s appearance.

What do you think of cosmetic surgery? For you, is it a way to love yourself physically, to please others, to change something you don't like, a way to cure health problems?

In my opinion, I think it shouldn't be so trivialized, now with the craze around social networks, influencers, reality TV, celebrity etc... everyone is getting into surgery for different reasons but in general to change their appearance and look like their idol or a type of person you've seen in a photo. You know what I'm talking about: a beautiful thin nose, concrete abs, tight cheekbones, well defined eyebrows, pulpy lips, huge buttocks to look like kim kardashian etc...

It may sound like a cliché but I think that surgery is not necessarily unhealthy and that if it can make a person feel better about themselves why not as long as it is not used too much and not too conspicuous.
For example, redo your nose because it has a bump, or remove the fat from the belly to put it in the buttocks because you have a complex and you will feel better that way... or inject acid to remove persistent dark circles and why not whiten your teeth. I don't think it's bad but you shouldn't get into a vicious circle where you redo your whole body because you lose authenticity and you feel more like yourself.

And you, what is your opinion about this topic ? Are you for or against it ? Would you like to have surgery ? If yes, where and for what reason ? Let's talk about it without taboo !

I'm all for reconstructive surgery. It helps a lot of people who have suffered due to an accident, for example. For instance, I asked for my nose because it's twisted after an accident. But I will never touch it because it represents too many risks and a too big operation for so little. It has absolutely nothing to do with those women for example who have acid burns on their faces because of their husbands and whose surgery is reconstructive. In some cases like this, surgery helps.
But we have to be careful because each person should accept their body as it is. And I think we can quickly get into a vicious circle. I think that plastic surgery can be very bad when it is "to look better" or "to look like". Unfortunately today most people resort to surgery to look like an "ideal" created mainly by social networks.

Admin wrote:

hahaha you chose the worst !

Did you know the guy who wants to look like the "Ken" doll (from Barbie) has had over 300 cosmetic surgeries?

Interresting topic Axelle!

I think reconstructive plastic surgery is essential for women and men who have experienced difficult situations like accident... how be against ? it's ridiculous!
Concerning cosmetic surgery I'm more nuanced. I'm sure that it's good for a person who has a problem of self-confidence or who has a broken nose etc.. but I'm not for cosmetic surgery when the girls or boys want to change her appearance because they are not like "Instagram people" or "influencers"... Because in this case people don't really want to change, the society and the "standard" change their appearance, they don't choose their faces.

Then, It's my opinion but I never criticise people who do cosmetic surgery because it's a private choice.
Moreover, in some cases cosmetic surgery can be dangerous because some surgeon are not really expert and sometimes not expensive botox or others fluid are not good for human body...

Personally I don't want to do plastic or cosmetic surgery, I love me as I am.

Wow John! You choose the best pictures !
And yes I know this guy ! It's very sad to come to that...

I'm not against plastic surgery. Sometimes people have a real physical complex and it can really solve it. But nowadays it became insane with tv reality shows with girls that are not real and want to make us think that their body is achievable. But guess what ? It's not !

Today we should show more real bodies with real shapes. Women do have cellulite ! It's natural, we are made out of flesh, muscles and bones. We are not made out of plastic.

If there is that much of plastic surgery in current days it's not to solve real aesthetic problems but it's to transform their body into a doll !

Thanks Axelle for the subject ! it's interesting and worth debating....