Cosmetic Surgery

Statistics

• 14.6 million cosmetic procedures performed in 2012
• Approx.$10 Billion spent on surgeries in 2010, approx.$11 Billion in 2012
• The Top 5 Continents by Number of Procedures (2010): 
• 1) Asia, 2) North America, 3) Europe, 4) South America, 5) Africa
• Top 5 Countries (2010): 1) U.S., 2) Brazil, 3) China, 4) Japan, 5) India

Medical Drawbacks

• 1 in 500 operations end in death or life long side effects
• Scarring
• Nerve Damage
• Bleeding
• Necrosis; tissue death

Media Coverage

• Surgeons reported seeing an increase in people under 30 requesting services
• Increase in facial procedures due to the new "selfie trend?"
• "Social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat, etc. which are solely image ba 
• Photoshopping pictures that are plastered on every magazine cover 
• Technological advances is to our disadvantage

Celebrity influence

Tale of narcissus

body image

• The study of body image originally came from the works of Paul Schilder 
• There are many factors that can affect a person's body image
• Approx. 75% of women are not happy with their looks, and 46% of men
• These factors may be recognized unconsciously/subconsciously
• Freud's theory of suppressed desires/memories can shape your perceptions

Identity

• Sociologist Charles Horton Cooley coined term "The Looking Glass Self"
• Theory that the self is shaped by the reflected opinions of others present 
• "Our self exists in the reflection that the world holds up to us"
• Social Determinism-behaviour/identity is determined by others' influence

Beauty in Asia

reconstructive surgery

• Birth defects
• Injuries from accidents
• Scar Revision

Ethical issues

• Where does the supply come from?
• Who is the supplier? 
• The first successful reconstructive surgery occurred in 2005

religious viewpoint

• Shall we change what God gave to us?
• The purpose of cosmetic surgery
• Most churches do not encourage plastic surgery
• Veratisis Splendor- letter by pope John Paul

case study

• Isabelle Dinoire

my strange addiction