Five Outrageous Lies We Believe About Plastic Surgery
63A subject as controversial as plastic surgery is bound to have a lot of misconceptions and false truths about it. And indeed it does: because not many of us have ever actually had plastic surgery, it?s easier for myths about it to spread. But what about the myths that people actually believe? Thanks to plastic surgery being such a controversial topic, the most outrageous myths are often believed and passed on until they?re considered fact by many people. Here?s five of the most common:
5. Plastic surgery has no risks
We don?t think of plastic surgery as involving an operation. But it?s right there in the name: plastic surgery. And of course, with every operation comes a certain level of risk (read about the most common risks here). Naturally it?s different with every operation ? some are low risk, some are high risk ? but it?s unwise for us to ignore the risks that plastic surgery, if performed by an inexperienced or sloppy surgeon, can pose.
Do you believe getting plastic surgery just to look better is a good or bad thing?
4. It?s all surgical
Right on the heels of many of us forgetting that plastic surgery involves operations comes the other side of the coin: it doesn?t always have to be actual surgery. Many non surgical operations are included under the umbrella term of ?plastic surgery?, such as botox, vampire therapy and laser hair removal.
3. Plastic surgery will make you look like a totally different person
When we look at the celebrity horror stories about plastic surgery gone badly wrong, we recoil in shock: that actress isn?t even recognizable as her old self! But plastic surgery, when performed by a surgeon you can trust, doesn?t aim to make you look like somebody else ? most patients want to look like an improved version of themselves.
2. Plastic surgery is only for women
It?s certainly true that it?s more common for women to have a plastic surgery procedure done ? but that doesn?t mean that men can?t or don?t. Indeed, plastic surgery is actually growing in popularity amongst men, with procedures such as ear pin-backs and nose enhancements rising in the estimation of many men every day.
1. Only vain people get plastic surgery
Why do we think we can tell people what to do with their own appearance? Not only do people often get plastic surgery for medical reasons (such as skin grafts for burn victims, or breast reductions for women with severe back pain), why do we call those people who simply want to like how they look ?vain?? Most of us would surely agree that liking your own appearance is a thing to strive for ? and sometimes plastic surgery offers a way for people to achieve that goal.
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