Teen aesthetic surgery may eliminate bullying

Abstract

The media has a large influence on what constitutes modern day beauty, as it suggests to susceptible young girls and boys what makes someone beautiful. The term “beautiful” is portrayed as curvy, thin, tall, with voluptuous hair, big eyes, large breasts, round buttocks, and full lips. Very few people in society naturally appear like this, and thus many people undergo cosmetic surgery for this desired look. This article will examine the difference of opinions regarding the exact age to consider aesthetic plastic surgery. Adolescence is frequently bullied about any defect. The authors discuss some of these opinions and present three very unusual cases where early surgery has been beneficial.

Keywords

Teenage surgery / bullying / reconstructive / aesthetic

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