Germany Bans Children From Getting Cosmetic Surgery
Health and Beauty
Cosmetic surgery has been banned for children and adolescents in Germany. The ban on cosmetic surgery was announced on Wednesday that will stop the tens of thousands of German youth going under the knife in the name of beauty.
"Wishing for a breast job after finishing high school is no longer the exception," wrote the bill's 30 parliamentary co-sponsors.
Children as young as 10 have become caught up in the cosmetic surgery craze. The Federation of Pediatricians are also very concerned about the number of young children who are having body piercings and permanent tattoos. Some of the members of NDR are also calling for a ban of those procedures.
NOTE: IT IS VERY ALARMING TO REALIZE THE INFLUENCE COSMETIC SURGERY DID TO THE YOUNG GENERATION.
The German Society for Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery is understandably upset by the ban. They say that the numbers have been exaggerated and have "nothing to do with reality." They also contend that often the operations are medically necessary.
NOTE: GERMAN SOCIETY FOR COSMETIC SURGERY IS A WELL RESPECTED ORGANIZATION.
"If you (lawmakers) knew how thankful 14 to 16 year-old patients are after these procedures, that would put your worries in context," Joachim Graf von Finkenstein, head of DCAEPC, said.
Plastic surgery for the very young who have not finished growing seems to be a little drastic. Boob jobs can wait until a child is an adult and can be sure that they honestly wish to deal with all the risks that are involved.
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What Kids Think of a New You?
From "My Beautiful Mommy": Taking a Kid's-Eye View Of Cosmetic Surgery
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Not a Fairy Tale
"I don't know whether to laugh or cry," said Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit National Research Center for Women and Families, after reading "My Beautiful Mommy."
"This is disturbing on so many levels," she added. "For one thing, it perpetuates a completely unrealistic ideal" of female beauty: the large-breasted, wasp-waisted, midriff-baring Barbie-doll look. Zuckerman, who says she is not opposed to all plastic surgery, notes that the book's portrayal of postoperative recovery seems remarkably short: The mother is up and around soon after her tummy tuck, which in real life can require a much longer recuperation.
Note: It is important to know the facts before undergoing makeover.
"And I'm sure there's a good reason the mother had to wear skin-tight pants and a crop top," Zuckerman added, "but I don't know what it is."
Salzhauer does. "Mothers, at least those in South Florida, do look and dress like that," said the 36-year-old physician who hosts a Sunday morning radio call-in show called "Nip Talk Radio."
"Being a doctor, I can't deal with the political or philosophical arguments" surrounding cosmetic surgery, Salzhauer said. "I have to deal with reality." The book, he said, gives parents "a vehicle to explain the plastic surgery process to their kids" who may be too young to understand why a parent is choosing to undergo an appearance-altering operation.
Note: Cosmetic surgery is really hard for children to grasp since they know that the imperfections their mothers think needs improvement, are actually perfect for the children's eyes.
The bulk of his practice, Salzhauer said, consists of women between 20 and 40 undergoing what he calls "mommy makeovers": breast implants, breast lifts and tummy tucks.
Salzhauer said his interest in children's reactions to cosmetic surgery was sparked by questions his daughter, who was then 4, asked when he underwent a nose job several years ago. As the father of four young children, Salzhauer said, "I read a lot of children's books" and realized there was no book for 4- to 7-year-olds that could explain why a parent who wasn't sick was having an operation.
Note: children loves their parents the way they are.
Many of his patients, he added, bring their children to plastic surgery consultations and even postoperative appointments.
Zuckerman questioned why the mother in the book has just a small bandage on her perky new nose, not the black eyes that typically follow rhinoplasty, and why she's up and around a few days after her tummy tuck, not lying in bed in a haze of pain waiting for her next Percocet.
Then there's the appearance of plastic surgeon "Dr. Michael," who looks like Superman. "It wasn't my idea," said Salzhauer, who said it was the illustrator's concept. "Of course, that's how I see myself when I look in the mirror."
Ten percent of the proceeds from the book, he said, will be earmarked for children's plastic surgery charities. A Spanish-language version is also available; Salzhauer hopes it will appeal to patients in Latin America, where cosmetic medicine is also popular.
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"I don't know whether to laugh or cry," said Diana Zuckerman, president of the nonprofit National Research Center for Women and Families, after reading "My Beautiful Mommy."
"This is disturbing on so many levels," she added. "For one thing, it perpetuates a completely unrealistic ideal" of female beauty: the large-breasted, wasp-waisted, midriff-baring Barbie-doll look. Zuckerman, who says she is not opposed to all plastic surgery, notes that the book's portrayal of postoperative recovery seems remarkably short: The mother is up and around soon after her tummy tuck, which in real life can require a much longer recuperation.
Note: It is important to know the facts before undergoing makeover.
"And I'm sure there's a good reason the mother had to wear skin-tight pants and a crop top," Zuckerman added, "but I don't know what it is."
Salzhauer does. "Mothers, at least those in South Florida, do look and dress like that," said the 36-year-old physician who hosts a Sunday morning radio call-in show called "Nip Talk Radio."
"Being a doctor, I can't deal with the political or philosophical arguments" surrounding cosmetic surgery, Salzhauer said. "I have to deal with reality." The book, he said, gives parents "a vehicle to explain the plastic surgery process to their kids" who may be too young to understand why a parent is choosing to undergo an appearance-altering operation.
Note: Cosmetic surgery is really hard for children to grasp since they know that the imperfections their mothers think needs improvement, are actually perfect for the children's eyes.
The bulk of his practice, Salzhauer said, consists of women between 20 and 40 undergoing what he calls "mommy makeovers": breast implants, breast lifts and tummy tucks.
Salzhauer said his interest in children's reactions to cosmetic surgery was sparked by questions his daughter, who was then 4, asked when he underwent a nose job several years ago. As the father of four young children, Salzhauer said, "I read a lot of children's books" and realized there was no book for 4- to 7-year-olds that could explain why a parent who wasn't sick was having an operation.
Note: children loves their parents the way they are.
Many of his patients, he added, bring their children to plastic surgery consultations and even postoperative appointments.
Zuckerman questioned why the mother in the book has just a small bandage on her perky new nose, not the black eyes that typically follow rhinoplasty, and why she's up and around a few days after her tummy tuck, not lying in bed in a haze of pain waiting for her next Percocet.
Then there's the appearance of plastic surgeon "Dr. Michael," who looks like Superman. "It wasn't my idea," said Salzhauer, who said it was the illustrator's concept. "Of course, that's how I see myself when I look in the mirror."
Ten percent of the proceeds from the book, he said, will be earmarked for children's plastic surgery charities. A Spanish-language version is also available; Salzhauer hopes it will appeal to patients in Latin America, where cosmetic medicine is also popular.
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Cosmetic Surgery
Separating fact from fiction
The world of plastic surgery
The world of plastic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is no longer the taboo topic it was 10 years ago. In the last several years, it has become embraced and—in some cases—even celebrated.
Parties to share the experience of cosmetic procedures have even begun to rise in popularity. "Coming out" parties—parties in which procedures such as Botox injections are given to guests—have become all the rage for everyone from Hollywood startlets to suburban housewives and many people in between.
Note: Cosmetic Surgery became an uptrend specially with women... all types of women.
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2007. Ninety-one percent of those procedures were done on women; the top five procedures being preformed included breast augmentation, liposuction, eyelid surgery, abdominoplasty and breast reduction.
The remaining nine percent of the cosmetic procedures were preformed on men, most of which consisted of liposuction, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty and hair transplantation according to statistics published by Time Magazine.
Note: This is intresting to note that Men are into Cosmetic Surgery too.
The biggest question surrounding plastic surgery may be, when did society begin to embrace such procedures?
Some believe that the media has played a large role in this new attitude towards surgically enhancing one's looks. Shows such as "Nip Tuck" and "Extreme Makeover" have helped popularize the industry.
"TV shows have increased the public's awareness of cosmetic surgery and like anything else, cosmetic surgery has evolved from being only affordable to the rich and elite to mainstreet USA," said Dr. Bhamoo Sharma, a plastic surgeon at Mercy Hospital and St. Francis. "These [plastic surgery] shows usually only show the great benefits and very little of the downside. There could be a lot of misinformation on the risks and benefits of cosmetic surgery. Our society prizes exterior beauty so I guess we are vain."
Note: Indeed, Media played a vital role on marketing Cosmetic Surgery.
With the popularization of cosmetic procedures, it has become easier than ever to change insecurities one might have about their looks just by having cosmetic surgery. "Media is definitely influencing teens," said Leah Bryant, a human communications professor.
"Instead of subscribing to Cosmo, there are other alternative media outlets that critiques current media to help you realize that the current message being sent out is notthe message that you are okay no matter what you look like."
The concern over increased approval of cosmetic surgery is whether or not it conditions people, and young people in particular, to make extreme choices to fix their appearance. Has plastic surgery become a way out of dealing with an undesirable appearance?
"If you can't meet expectations of society, just get surgery" Janice Styer, an adolescent counselor who specializes in the pressure that society puts on teens, told MSNBC.
Cosmetic surgery is now an accepted graduation present to many children from their parents, a trend that some see as unfortunate.
Note: This is such an eye opener!
"I would like to see adolescent girls become more rebellious. They might think they are rebelling by staying out late or drinking too much," said Kathryn Grant, a psychology professor. "But, true rebellion would be to stand up to society and not let it dictate how they must look, what they must value, and who they must be."
Cosmetic surgery can also be used for positive reasons, such as reducing the breast size of women with back problems, correcting a deviated septum or helping patients cope with breast cancer. But as the popularity of plastic surgery procedures increases, it may also lead to more people making quick decisions about changing their appearance.
Anyone considering plastic surgery should visit the following Web site for important information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cosmetic-surgery/SN00006.
The world of plastic surgery
The world of plastic surgery
Cosmetic surgery is no longer the taboo topic it was 10 years ago. In the last several years, it has become embraced and—in some cases—even celebrated.
Parties to share the experience of cosmetic procedures have even begun to rise in popularity. "Coming out" parties—parties in which procedures such as Botox injections are given to guests—have become all the rage for everyone from Hollywood startlets to suburban housewives and many people in between.
Note: Cosmetic Surgery became an uptrend specially with women... all types of women.
According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 11.7 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2007. Ninety-one percent of those procedures were done on women; the top five procedures being preformed included breast augmentation, liposuction, eyelid surgery, abdominoplasty and breast reduction.
The remaining nine percent of the cosmetic procedures were preformed on men, most of which consisted of liposuction, eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty and hair transplantation according to statistics published by Time Magazine.
Note: This is intresting to note that Men are into Cosmetic Surgery too.
The biggest question surrounding plastic surgery may be, when did society begin to embrace such procedures?
Some believe that the media has played a large role in this new attitude towards surgically enhancing one's looks. Shows such as "Nip Tuck" and "Extreme Makeover" have helped popularize the industry.
"TV shows have increased the public's awareness of cosmetic surgery and like anything else, cosmetic surgery has evolved from being only affordable to the rich and elite to mainstreet USA," said Dr. Bhamoo Sharma, a plastic surgeon at Mercy Hospital and St. Francis. "These [plastic surgery] shows usually only show the great benefits and very little of the downside. There could be a lot of misinformation on the risks and benefits of cosmetic surgery. Our society prizes exterior beauty so I guess we are vain."
Note: Indeed, Media played a vital role on marketing Cosmetic Surgery.
With the popularization of cosmetic procedures, it has become easier than ever to change insecurities one might have about their looks just by having cosmetic surgery. "Media is definitely influencing teens," said Leah Bryant, a human communications professor.
"Instead of subscribing to Cosmo, there are other alternative media outlets that critiques current media to help you realize that the current message being sent out is notthe message that you are okay no matter what you look like."
The concern over increased approval of cosmetic surgery is whether or not it conditions people, and young people in particular, to make extreme choices to fix their appearance. Has plastic surgery become a way out of dealing with an undesirable appearance?
"If you can't meet expectations of society, just get surgery" Janice Styer, an adolescent counselor who specializes in the pressure that society puts on teens, told MSNBC.
Cosmetic surgery is now an accepted graduation present to many children from their parents, a trend that some see as unfortunate.
Note: This is such an eye opener!
"I would like to see adolescent girls become more rebellious. They might think they are rebelling by staying out late or drinking too much," said Kathryn Grant, a psychology professor. "But, true rebellion would be to stand up to society and not let it dictate how they must look, what they must value, and who they must be."
Cosmetic surgery can also be used for positive reasons, such as reducing the breast size of women with back problems, correcting a deviated septum or helping patients cope with breast cancer. But as the popularity of plastic surgery procedures increases, it may also lead to more people making quick decisions about changing their appearance.
Anyone considering plastic surgery should visit the following Web site for important information: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cosmetic-surgery/SN00006.
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