Cosmetic Surgery - Will It Really
Change Your Life? by Kathryn Holmes
Thanks to recent advances in surgical techniques and equipment, cosmetic surgery
is more specialized than ever. You can literally have the fat sucked out of your
thighs through liposuction or your breasts enlarged to your idea of perfection
with saline or silicone implants within just a few hours.
And cosmetic surgery isn't just a predominately female deal any longer. Men are
having all sorts of cosmetic surgical procedures done these days. Everything
from nose jobs (rhinoplasty) to face lifts to eye lifts are fair game in the
male arena these days.
The technological advances that have made cosmetic surgery easier and less
expensive, not to mention a great deal less painful than in the past, do not
account for the meteoric rise in the number of people having plastic surgery,
nor for the fact that it has now become common for both genders.
This rise is, in fact, more due to the fact that in American culture there are
few things more highly prized than a person's looks. Studies have been done that
prove the more attractive a person is the more likely they'll get a job,
regardless of how much more skill and experience other people applying for the
same job may have.
Images of perfect men and women on television, in print ads, movies, music
videos and everywhere else have made people in our culture believe that if they
just look a certain way, then everything else in their lives will be fine, even
great.
And with famous celebrities touting their cosmetic surgery in front of us daily
on television and in movies, it's easy for anyone to believe that if we just
looked better, our lives would be perfect.
Now the reality is that a nose job changes just that: the nose. It does nothing
to lift a burden of debt or exchange a lackluster love life for the romantic
adventure of a lifetime.
Yes, having cosmetic surgical procedures done can give someone a quick boost to
their self-esteem, but it won't last as long as the nose job will unless they do
some serious positive thinking and inner work along with it. Confidence and
self-esteem come from the inside, and changing the outside will only bring
temporary relief for those who suffer from deep feelings of inferiority.
So before rushing out to the nearest cosmetic surgeon, anyone considering
cosmetic surgery should take a good look at their inside first! If having a
cosmetic surgical procedure done will add to their life, great. It's probably a
good idea and will enhance their self-esteem and bring them pleasure.
But. If a person thinks that any cosmetic surgery procedure will change their
life and make their life perfect (or make them instantly successful and
eliminate all their problems), they are in for a rude awakening, I'm sorry to
say. Unless the necessary inner work is done to match the outer work, a person
can actually become even more insecure than before which often leads to deep
depression.
Why? Because they'll ultimately be disappointed over the fact they're still
pretty much stuck with their same old self. The person in the mirror may look
better, but if they haven't taken stock and gotten rid of negative thinking
about themselves, they won't really feel better--they'll just have a perfect
sexy cleft in their chins or bigger boobs that they didn't have before.
Cosmetic surgery is not something to undertake lightly or to be used as a method
for changing your life, but when done to enhance your life and give you a
feeling of satisfaction and/or pleasure, then by all means, find a properly
licensed cosmetic surgeon.
Ask for their advice and counsel, as well as their credentials and experience in
whatever procedure you want to have done. If the fit between your desires and
the cosmetic surgeon's expertise is right, by all means, have your cosmetic
surgery and enjoy--just don't expect it to change your life!
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