Is A Life Of Plastic Really Fantastic - 1827 Words

Is a Life of Plastic Really Fantastic? Would you really want to be a Barbie Girl living in a Barbie world? Is being a â€Å"Barbie girl† really worth the risk of putting unknown substances into your body just to have a certain look. Living in a society where getting cosmetic surgery is on the to-do list for everyone is not exactly your ideal world. Cosmetic Surgery has become a huge epidemic in America. First lets separate the two terms reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Many people do not completely understand the difference between the two, reconstructive surgeries are to fix a abnormality with a certain pat of the body to have that beautified appearance but cosmetic surgeries are to simply just beautify ones appearance without†¦show more content†¦This malformation is a result of an inadequate amount of tissue in the mouth or lip, which stops the available tissue from binding together. Once reconstructive surgery arrived in America, the results from World War I gave many surgeons more motivation to perform these operations. World War I was the most dangerous time period to be in especially for the soldiers that were serving. Stated in a ABOUT article, â€Å"World War I presented physicians with scores of severe facial wounds and burns, changing the history of plastic surgery†(par. 3). There were many weapons that were used during the war that caused the most severe injuries in history. So many surgeons did not know how to aid the wounded because of the new weapons that were used. In fact, some surgeons dedicated most of their talent to creating new techniques to help men of the war. Once these surgeons realized the affect the appearance had on an individual, plastic surgery became much more common in America. America was once said to be a big melting pot of different ethnic groups and cultural rituals. In earlier history, most people did not get these operations done to enhance ones beauty, they did it because their lives almost depended on it. Even though plastic surgery started off as a procedure that was only done to fix an abnormality, this is one thing that has become apart of our culture. Cosmetic surgery has manifested into something that everyone