Kelly Foley 12/917/13 Ms. Kirkpatrick Medias Promotion of Plastic Surgery Adolescents gravitate to cosmetic surgery; o!

ever" doctors and media are appy to e#ploit and prey upon t eir insecurities. $oung c ildren %ollo! t roug !it t ese procedures so peers in sc ool !ill discontinue &ullying t ese kids %or t eir %la!s. 'ecent studies reveal t at several c ildren ave surgically pulled t eir ears &ack &ecause ot er students !ould torment t em a&out t e ears (sticking)out* too %ar. +ot only is &ullying t e cause %or yout turning to plastic surgery" &ut television s o!s and %amous cele&rities negatively in%luence t e yout to rely on %ake en ancements to %ul%ill t eir appiness. ,ociety glamori-es t e &eauti%ul cele&rities on t e cover o% maga-ines" actors on television" and singers as %la!lessly gorgeous. Media implies a &and!agon appeal t at all mem&ers o% society s ould strive %or t is ideal. .eople understand t at many o% t ese !ealt y cele&rities invest in plastic surgery in order to reac t eir o!n personal perception o% (&eauti%ul.* / ildren contain cele&rity role models. A t oug t may navigate itsel% t roug t at kid0s mind !ondering ! et er t ey s ould undergo plastic surgery to en ance t eir image &ecause t eir idol did so. Advertisements and propaganda cartoons promote plastic surgery upon all ages &y e#ploiting models ! o ac1uire a per%ect &ody and %acial p ysi1ue due to e#periencing t e procedure o% cosmetic surgery. 2n present day" c ildren aspire to emulate media0s ske!ed &eauty" ! ic distorts yout 0s minds poignantly driven to plastic surgery t roug o&sessive promotion o% &ody image.

3 e success%ul television series +ip/3uck is &ased upon t!o success%ul plastic surgeons assisting patients to ac ieve t eir o!n goal o% p ysical sel%)appearance" ! ic t en in%luences t e interest o% vie!ers regarding plastic surgery. 3 e demented s o! lasted essentially seven years proving its audience0s en4oyment and curiosity upon suc a su&4ect 5(+et%li#*6. (+ip/3uck* promotes plastic surgery %or its audience t roug t e e#posure o% model)material actors" se#" and surgery per%ection. 3 e surgeons &ot rarely ever &e%oul a cosmetic procedure ! ic only promotes a ig er interest in plastic surgery %or its vie!ers. 7very main c aracter" male and %emale" transpires a &eauti%ully structured %ace and &ody 8Appendi# A9. +ot only do adults in i&it an understanding t at all t e c aracters ac1uire p ysical e#cellence" &ut c ildren and teens see t is as !ell" ! ic may trigger a drop o% sel%)con%idence %or numerous teen vie!ers. /ompetition epitomi-es young students signi%icantly and as a result" many are &eing &ullied &ecause t ey do not ac ieve as per%ect a &eauti%ul appearance in comparison to t e c aracters in t e s o!. : ile c ildren must learn to em&race t eir o!n &odies" (,ociety places a ig premium on p ysical attractiveness and re!ards t ose ! o are slender and &eauti%ul* 5(.lastic*6. For e#ample" in an episode o% +ip/3uck" one o% t e plastic surgeon0s daug ter" ! o is very tiny and 9 years o% age" demanded liposuction %rom er %at er 5(;uest*6. $oung vie!ers !ill &e su&4ected to a asty generali-ation t at plastic surgery can make someone &eauti%ul and valued. 3 e e#posure o% se# evolves t roug out t e distur&ing series and t ose scandalous scenes only drive t e adult and young audience to an even ig er interest in ac ieving a (se#y* &ody image. ,ociety strives %or t at ideal p ysical appearance &ecause

s o!s like +ip/3uck advocate t at only %ake en ancements !ill %ul%ill t at desire" and t ere%ore only !rongly in%luences t e c ildren o% our %uture.

A ma4ority o% society0s yout idoli-es appro#imately one cele&rity during t eir c ild ood ! ic e or s e may positively or negatively in%luence t eir young %ans

depending on t eir pu&lici-ed actions &ecause %amous people" like <oan 'ivers" essentially promotes plastic surgery t roug er un ealt y addiction to en ancing er

p ysical appearance. 3 e ost and actress e#empli%ies t e &and!agon appeal &ecause many o% er vie!ers may emulate er perception in considering cosmetic surgery due to er appearance as a 3= year old !oman ! o really is >= years o% age. <oan0s o&session over en ancing er &ody is egregiously e#cessive. .lastic surgery can &ecome an addiction ! ic endures a %actor t at drives psyc ological temptation like <oan 'ivers. /amp&ell recogni-es er un ealt y addiction to en ancing er &ody &y emp asi-ing" (, e as invested over 7== plastic surgeries in er li%etime* 5(,el%*6. 3 e cele&rity0s audience is not o&livious to er conversion into a younger !oman ! ic only convinces people t at plastic surgery !it olds a special capa&ility o% trans%orming t e &ody0s normal p ysical appearance into an e#ceptional and &eauti%ul &ody structure. ?ur yout can only assume t at i% %ake en ancements satis%y <oan 'ivers and er appearance" t en it must satis%y everyone0s p ysical needs. @ogmatism is applied !it 'iver0s istory and de&ilitated addiction to %a&ricating er &ody &ecause it implies t at plastic surgery is t e only accepta&le !ay %or adults and yout to lose !eig t" eliminate !rinkles" and augment t e &reasts. Media recogni-es t e cele&rity0s addiction to appearing younger &y emp asi-ing 'ivers statement t at" (7very !eekend 2 4ust go in and 2 do somet ing. 2t0s

like co%%ee; you 4ust keep going &ack %or more* 5(,el%*6. A %aulty causality is introduced &ecause t e comparison &et!een co%%ee and cosmetic surgery is signi%icantly unet ical. /o%%ee as not &een recorded to cause detrimental ealt issues" &ut cosmetic procedures ave. For e#ample" an 1> year old %emale teenager under!ent a r inoplasty procedure to re%orm er &roken nose" o!ever s e discloses" (A t e damage !as %ound to &e more e#tensive t an anyone t oug t. Ber &reat ing ad &een slig tly compromised on t e rig t side o% er nose" and s e says er &reat ing as &arely improved %rom &e%ore t e surgery* 5(3eens*6. ,uc ealt issues ave &een studied to &e more devastating t an t e 1> year

old !it a &roken nose. Anot er young girl in ig sc ool died during er &reast augmentation procedure due to an allergic reaction to t e anest esia 5(Florida*6. 2% s e did not decide to criti1ue er &reasts and stay content !it er &ody structure" a %atal and

traumatic outcome !ould not ave occurred. $oung c ildren and teenagers are considering suc a li%e)t reatening process &ecause o% %amous people e#posing and %launting t eir ne! and gorgeous image. 3 is ad entices t e audience0s curiosity upon &ody (per%ection* &y e#posing a t in and attractive !oman in a &ikini to convince society t at plastic surgery !ill assure a &eauti%ul &ody like t e model in t e advertisement. +ot only does t e model portray an alluring p ysical &ody t at captivates t e audience into reading %urt er a&out plastic surgery" &ut s e poses in a con%ident stance to alert t e audience t at plastic surgery undou&tedly assures t e %eeling o% sel%)con%idence. 3 e advertisement0s creator engages t e audience &y emp asi-ing t e e#ceptional &ody s ape o% t e model and implanting a largely printed 1uestion at t e top 8Appendi# C9. 3 e creator discloses" ('eady to suit up* 8Appendi# C9 to entice t e audience0s interest in (suiting up* %or plastic surgery.

/ ildren and teenagers are e#posed to ads similar to t is ! ic triggers lo!er sel%) con%idence &ecause kids in i&it t e need to compare t eir p ysical appearance to a per%ect &ody image like t e !oman in t e advertisement. Furt ermore" ! en adolescence compares t eir individual appearance to models" like t e one in t e advertisement" drives t e interest to!ard solving p ysical %la!s and insecurities &y undergoing plastic surgery. .ropaganda is also at &lame %or c ildren0s curiosity into considering plastic surgery &ecause it allo!s yout a clearer understanding o% ! at it actually does to satis%y t e &ody0s appearance. For e#ample in Appendi# /" (.uregra%t* ensures its audience t at plastic surgery is as easy taking %at and en ancing t e si-e o% t e &utt or &reasts. 2t essentially engages t e c ildren o% society into t inking suc a dangerous procedure is as simple as utili-ed in t e propaganda cartoon. $out relates to cartoons like in Appendi# / &ecause t ey develop learning skills t roug pictures at a very young age. As kids ponder t is visual cartoon o% propaganda" many 1uestion t emselves into !ondering i% plastic surgery is t e gate!ay to p ysical per%ection &ecause t is cartoon implies suc a tedious procedure is easy" %ast" and painless; in reality" it certainly is not. 5(/artoons*6. ,tudies ave proven t at post)plastic surgery ensures an e#cessive amount o% pain; t ere%ore t e propaganda in Appendi# / e#ploits inaccurate accusations %ollo!ing c ildren misinterpreting t e process and dangers o% plastic surgery. 3oday0s media e#ceeds its et ical &oundaries due to e#posing yout to %alsely en ancing t e &ody appearance o% !omen implanted on advertisements and propaganda. /ommonly" society is kno!n to old an enormous e#tend %or our insecurities. Dtili-ing images o% people ! o appear attractive only provides an interest in striving %or p ysical per%ection t roug plastic surgery. ,uc an in%erence s apes t e ideology o% society0s

perception on daily e#posure o% media0s attractive models. Media ske!s t e vie!s o% c ildren into &elieving t at plastic surgery ac ieves t oroug appiness and continues to

&e t e ans!er %or con%orming t e &ody into a more attractive person.

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