Blog 6: Cosmetic Sugery

In today's world, cosmetic surgery is something that is not only acceptable, but very popular among females. Back in the day, cosmetic surgery was used for patients disabled by war and industrial accidents. Now days, cosmetic surgery is geared towards females that are unhappy with their bodies. Statistics show that women are overwhelmingly taking over the cosmetic industry. In my opinion, I would never get cosmetic surgery because I am a firm believer that god created all in a perfect way so we should I should never resort to cosmetic surgery. I know from a personal stand point that I would never do it, I am not saying that there aren't parts of my body that I want to look different, I'm saying that I am happy with my body and I would never go under the knife and put my life at risk so I can look different. Honestly, the whole idea that a female would put her life at risk so she can change her appearance blows me away. I don't blame it all on females though, I feel that society has a lot to do with it. Society puts so much pressure on females to be thin and beautiful that females are resorting to cosmetic surgery to feel better about themselves. In a sense, it shows that as an American society we are shallow. The situations vary, and I understand that, some people get cosmetic surgery because they need it for medical reasons, and even in some situations I think it's good that people do get cosmetic surgery to feel better about themselves, but the numbers that we are seeing are outrageous. Not all these people need these surgeries and it shouldn't be socially accepted like it is.