Does Cosmetic surgery hinder self-esteem

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Does Cosmetic surgery hinder self-esteem?

These very question stands to be the most challenging question in the present world based on the fact that most people care about their looks more than what they feel. Consequentially, many people have thus decided to take a step into cosmetic surgery so as to improve their looks without considering the impacts of the same (Soren Askegaard, Martine Cardel Gertsen, & Roy Langer, 2002).

To most people, men are minds, power and the amount of money they have and no one cares about what face they carry or wear or necessarily their physical outlooks. Conversely, this is not the case for women. In most cases women are beautiful based on their appearances of their bodies as well as their facial looks. In the present day world, most people want to look more perfect and beautiful due to some reason well known to them and others exposed by research. In such instances, you find most people struggling to do anything that it takes to ensure that they fulfill their physical looks needs. Well, Cosmetic surgery can be defined as a modern variation practice that is dedicated to facial reconstruction as well as resolving body defects due to trauma, burns, birth disorders and diseases, hat is basically unusual looks caused by abnormal circumstances. The main goal to be achieved by cosmetics surgery is to provide necessary corrections to some dysfunctional body parts or even parts of the bodies which do not really appear attractive not only to the next person as well as to the person who possesses them. Well, this practice has been an issue of debate where some individuals claim that cosmetic surgery boosts self-esteem while other people argue that it hinders self-esteem; cosmetic surgery is a practice that hinders self-esteem as people fail to appreciate themselves just the way they are and seek for perfectionism. Well conversely, people with disorders tend to appreciate their resumed looks by cosmetic surgery which can thus be a clear base of the course that the duo is as important as it is not important to those who do not appreciate it.

In this theses we will have a look on the cosmetic surgery advantages and disadvantages based on their impacts on the patients. The research as well will relate the advantages and the disadvantages on the fact of the level of self-esteem. The level of self-esteem thus in this very case will be ranked based on parity; the negative and positive side of the course. Personally, I believe that cosmetics surgery stands a great chance in the present world. Well, some people undergo the same for their celebrity looks while other undertake the same duo to some unusual activities happened in their lives. Basically, I would say, take for instance the most famous musician in the world appearing to people in some funny curved legs. My question is, what would be the crowd’s applause on the same? Well, the answers remains clear in that, no one would really like to hear a good voice coming from a person who never looks pleasing. Thus that stands my position in that cosmetic surgery helps celebrities acquire expected looks from their fans. Well too, normally take an instance of a mother who has a burnt face. It happened she suffered a burn in the past. She gains courage and undergoes a cosmetic surgery. In the end, her kids will also be in a position to say that their mum looks great and will not at all be ashamed of her in public (Serpil & Uluşahin, 2002).

Cosmetic surgery undermines and hinders self-esteem and makes individuals not accept themselves as they are. These very perception is based on celebrities. If people loved and liked themselves, they wouldn’t feel the need of changing themselves. Women specifically are conditioned to look better. There is so much pressure to be thin and beautiful and this causes immense self-loathing amounts and emotional distress in women all over the world. Cosmetic surgery makes people feel less confident as they always think that other people like a fake version of them. It is not nature’s true reflection as it is intended and leads people to feel less in tune with themselves. Just like the prefix to the word self-esteem states, self-esteem is entirely dictated to one’s SELF. We have all heard the famous quote that states that,” We should first love ourselves and everything else around us falls into line,” in all aspects of life but as cliché as it might sound, most individuals have forgotten about it, and that is why most plastic surgeons’ advice their patients to never get any procedure for anybody but for themselves (Lowery, Kurpius, Befort, Blanks, Sollenberger, Nicpon, & Huser, 2005).

Self-esteem is a matter of believing in oneself. That is feeling good of yourself the way you are without adding any extra forces or booster. As per the previous research, it has thus been noted that, cosmetics does not boost self-esteem but just allows mood change. By definition, we refer moods as and emotional state which is based on the psychological nature in humans. Mood defers largely from self-esteem since it’s an impact of physical outlook but not necessarily sense of believing in oneself regardless of their present situation. Arguably, we say that the impact of cosmetics to women is just a foreign look which can never last for a longer period of time. A look that has to be maintained not by normal conditions but by subjecting themselves into some unusual lives which require them to be cautious of their own normal moves (Leary, Tchividijian, & Kraxberger, 1994).

Arguably, most women thrive to acquire looks which well they look admirable but still in the real sense, the fact remains that these very looks are not real. Beauty is natural and can never be acquired in any means at any given time. If at any instance this very beauty is acquired through cosmetic then we refer to that kind of beauty as man-made or artificial beauty. Artificial beauty never boosts self-image but rather tends to give a fake image which can never last for a long period of time. Artificial beauty acts as just a personal admiration which puts to no consideration the fact that one needs to achieve some personal feelings on one self. Cosmetic surgery will thus rely on the personal perspective that personal achievements are attained (Leary, Tchividijian, & Kraxberger, 1994).

Presently, men have thus been part of the discussion in today’s world. Basically, men want to acquire looks which they really don’t have genetically, this very point is based on the fact that these very males want to acquire as well as maintain a specific kind of image. In this regard, men have thus made a step in acquiring this very looks throw cosmetic surgery which thus remains to be the largest threat of all time. Research states that, cosmetic surgery should at not any time be used to improve or alter the genetically characterized parts of a human body. In today’s world, men and women are at this very point where they are like in the same path. They are sharing the same problems which in fact seems to be something risky. A man really knows he is and will never be masculine but wants to acquire some artificial masculinity. Well the result will be the man will achieve the look but forgetting what will follow after all. Altering the body system will thus result the individual being uncomfortable. It also may result to amputation which in the real cases will reduce self-esteem to the least levels ever experienced based on the fact the person looks far much different as well as having a world of regrets in that they feel they could have made another decision rather than what they decided to do (Leary, Tchividijian, & Kraxberger, 1994).

It has been argued that, cosmetic surgery brings in the sense of self-realization. Well yes, that might be the case but the fact is what follows after a “successful” surgery? It would thus be realized that control measures have to be taken in order to ensure that the artificially acquired looks must be as well be maintained physically. This very fact is well a part of understanding in that individuals tend to have a reflective self-construction identity which results to self-esteem, self-determination as well as an improvement in self relationship based various critical or affected parts of their bodied. Regardless of the same course highlighting the benefits of cosmetics surgery as one source of self-esteem which personally I will call “fake” self-esteem and “fake” self-realization. It comes to attention that, most of the patients who undergo this very process later in their lives become culprits of opportunistic diseases like cancer. Mostly, this surgeries are performed under the presence of ultra-violet rays which tend to degrade human body immunity (Lowery, Kurpius, Befort, Blanks, Sollenberger, Nicpon, & Huser, 2005).

Cosmetics surgery ted to reduce human source of self-esteem. As I said earlier, self-esteem is an inherent aspect that will and should at no any point taken for granted? Surgery presents a fake version of who you are. Realization thus enables an individual to as well identify the reasons as to why they are accepted or rejected by the friends or even their closest people. Well, realizing that the artificial features that they have are the ones that create the impact, then we say that it’s of no true nature and importance to undergo the same (Lowery, Kurpius, Befort, Blanks, Sollenberger, Nicpon, & Huser, 2005).

Consequentially, the results of the surgery might not converge to expectations but rather get to diverge to the unexpected. The results of the surgery are not usually easy to cope with. Many people tend to act like they did the worst mistake ever in their lives. Which in fact might sound as the case. For instance, a person who extends her hips artificially will at the end of time realize that people close to her do not appreciate her look since it’s not natural rather but an artificially acquired physical look. This very reaction will thus act as a draw back in that this very individual’s people never see them as the people they were but rather portrays them as different people. This very fact explains that, at the later end this very culprits will end up not accepting themselves which thus impacts negatively on their self-esteem (Soren Askegaard, Martine Cardel Gertsen, & Roy Langer, 2002).

In conclusion, we say that cosmetic surgery has both advantages and disadvantages which in this very case are based on the impact, first person and second person applause: this very findings are as well as per the results from the surgery. Cosmetic surgery boosts and degrades self-esteem at the same time but not in the same individuals. A surgery which impacts negative results thus makes the patient’s self-esteem to go down, while too if the results and the applause tend to take a positive view then the patients self-esteem tends to get normal (Leary, Tchividijian, & Kraxberger, 1994).

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Vargel, Serpil, and Aylin Uluşahin. “Psychopathology and body image in cosmetic surgery patients.” Aesthetic plastic surgery25.6 (2001): 474-478.

Soren Askegaard, Martine Cardel Gertsen, Roy Langer. “The body consumed: Reflexivity and cosmetic surgery.” https://doi.org/10.1002/mar.10038 (September 05, 2002).

Vargel, Serpil, and Aylin Uluşahin. “Psychopathology and body image in cosmetic surgery patients.” Aesthetic plastic surgery25.6 (2001): 474-478.

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