Television nowadays boasts a host of programs on plastic surgery, everything from Extreme Makeover to Skin
Deep to Nip/Tuck. It's gotten me wondering if the reason behind it is to give plastic surgeons a boost in their otherwise
dormant business. More than ever we see people wanting to suck out their thighs, smooth out their wrinkles and implant their
bodies with foreign objects all in the name of youth and beauty.
But these operations have an obvious downside, none of which are explained often enough by their
media coverages. One is that they are expensive, two is that some need "upkeep" in the form of more surgeries (which makes
more money for the plastic surgeon) and three is that some even have complications so severe they can cause death.
Now this is not to say there are no cases in which plastic surgery is not needed. I myself had a breast
reduction done when my breasts were a size F on my tiny 5'3" frame. Such a huge liability made my back ache and my clothes
awkward to fit into. There are also people whose faces have been mangled by car accidents and women whose previous surgeries
like c sections require plastic surgery to help the appearance. But apparently. these cases are so few and far between
that plastic surgeons feel it necessary to get television producers to advertise their profession as needed across the board.
Consequently, average looking people who would otherwise be seen as good looking are being more and more convinced that their
noses are too big, their chest is too small and their butt is too flat.
Let's not forget that what are seen as flaws by the more critical of society adds character to our personalities.
Roseanne Barr and the female lead from Dirty Dancing looked 100 times better without the facelifts or nose jobs.
