How young is too young?
Filed under: Whatever Style, Beauty
Since the FDA approved the use of Botox injections in 2002, cosmetic treatments have become almost commonplace. No longer the domain of celebrities and west coasters, plastic surgery is often considered the silver bullet for a happier, more fulfilling life. With teen idols like Ashlee Simpson going under the knife, many young people -- 40% according to the BBC -- are considering plastic surgery. Whether it's a nose job, breast implants or collagen lip injections, everything seems like fair game (and a good idea) to teens.
But is cosmetic surgery appropriate for teenagers?
Part of me sympathizes with teenagers who consider plastic surgery. In a world where you are told that in order to be beautiful you have to have a very specific look, it isn't any wonder that young people find it incredibly difficult to feel good in their own skin.
But I also believe that a lot of these youthful insecurities fall away with time. And if these doubts don't completely disappear, hopefully you start to realize that looks really don't make that much of a difference. (I'm pretty sure that Janet Reno is a lot happier than Kate Moss, all things considered.)
In the end, I find it incredibly tragic that young people are willing to take on a fairly significant amount of risk for a purely superficial change. What do you think? How young is too young for plastic surgery
Jen Rossi 12-29-2006 @ 2:49AM
That is by far the ugliest bag I have ever seen. No wonder it was mistaken for a trash bag. What on earth was the marketing team thinking, and more importantly, who the heck would purchase this outrageously ugly bag?????? If someone wanted to give away money, the Katrina victims need it (some still don't have running water and electricity as I was down in New Orleans and Biloxi in November of this year). This is an insult not only to the intelligence (if any) of someone that pays that money for this piece of trash (pardon the pun), but I find it extremely upsetting that people in this country have lived through horrendous disasters, are starving to death, and have their heat cut off (at least in Pennsylvania) in the dead of winter when it can be -5 degrees outside while the elite few have so much money they waste it on garbage like this. Thanks for the most imformative blog. :)
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JohnnyWad 12-29-2006 @ 2:52AM
The parents of these kids that are getting plastic surgery need to be taken out and shot in the fucking head. What kind of shallow cunt let's her kid get Botox? We just need to face the facts; some people are good looking, some are average, and some are just plain ugly. The ugly ones just need to learn to write or play an instrument, and they'll have plenty of time for that with their schedules free of dating, parties, and other social functions. Let's be real, no really talented people are ever hot. I mean real talent, not the shit that passes for talent these days like Jessica Simpson or Keith Urban. Ugly people compensate for their looks with other abillities for example:Edgar Allan Poe, Janis Joplin, Pablo Picasso, all very fucking hideous, all very fucking good at what they did. Pamela Anderson, Shakira, Anne Coulter, all good looking, all really fucking horrible in their professions. If everone gets plastic surgery at age 12 our culture will suffer.
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