Plastic Surgery

“Face” Affects the Inside and the Outside

We are a vain society, and as such we place a great deal of emphasis on physical attractiveness. Becoming physically attractive usually is not a major goal in life; however, people strive to look and feel their best at all time. They eat healthy food, exercise everyday at the gym, and “[use] cosmetic to cover up age marks and other sign of aging,” indicates AARP research (37). For beauty products such as S2K, LancÐ"Ò'me, Chanel, or Shiseido, etc…, how many of them have been really useful for covering the weakness of your face? Perhaps some products have made a difference and brought the results that the user desires, but these products become effective only if we use them consecutively. If not, wrinkles appear again, and those black dots become more visible without the help of cream or makeup. Still, all the makeup and shading to disguise the imperfection will not make a woman feel better about her nose if it is too large. Not everyone is blessed with a sharp nose, a cute face or sexy lips. When we hear of facial surgery, what comes in mind? A pricey operation that could cost a person’s ten months of salary, a debate over the surgery between oneself and his or her family, and/or the tension that he or she thinks people will have bad opinions on before and after the surgery? Facial surgery might sound appealing to those who want to change the way they look, but the procedure is expensive. It is sometimes invasive and painful, and recovery time can range from one day to six months. Final results may not even be evident for as long as one year. Moreover, they may have to wear special glasses or a special plastic mask momentarily to cover up the scars after the operation.

A famous actor who tries to delay the harmful effects of aging, an injured marine who had half of his face damaged during combat, or a three-year-old kid that was with congenital defections are common candidates for facial surgery. These physical flaws do not upset everyone, of course, but for some, they can shape poor self-image and impact a low self-confidence.

In the human arena, people of all cultures and ethnic backgrounds endow

physical attractiveness with the highest value. In studies about the qualities

that determine leadership, appearance often outranks IQ, physical strength, aggressiveness, and logical thinking. In addiction, feeling attractive influences both the development of personality and social behavior. (Sarnoff and Swirsky, 15)

This is when facial surgery plays its influential role .Although the cost of the surgery is considerable and the procedure is risky, the result helps not only to overcome human imperfection but also to determine one’s status in society, to strengthen one’s self-confidence, and to help one makes bonds with people.

Everyday the way you talk, act, or show your opinion are effective in order to be successful; nevertheless, the way you look is vital that it has unconsciously defined one’s status in society. Congenital defections such as cleft lip, crooked nose, and a condition that causes the forehead and the face to appear uneven are unbearable deformities. Can a deformity attend kindergarten like other kids? The answer is yes, but those children might have to enter the school with a great deal of unhappiness. He or she has no choice to appear alone at some corners isolated from others while normal kids are having fun on the play ground. It is not their fault to be born like that, yet they live through a childhood of ridicule, self-consciousness, and possible bullyingвЂ"often result insecurity. For people with congenital defections, their outward appearances often overshadow their virtuous personalities. This shadow has casted deeply into their personality and has become the unbearable reason that they have to set themselves apart from others. Initially seeing a book’s ugly cover, people might have already lost his or her interest to read what is inside. Like the book, a facial defected child is under attacked by people judgment of the outlook. Instead of overlooking the outward appearance, the inner personalities that influence people around and the spirit to fight against witticism, the passion to chase for goal in life, and the belief to never give up when failure occurs are what should be considered as the important trait. A rare and severe congenital defection such as having to walk with both legs and hands gives human difficulty to walk tall psychologically and realistically. Charles Hirshberg and Ben Van Hook acknowledge, Roberto Arno who lived in a society that full of witticism for ten years, contended against sentences such as “that is where the horse lives" with an inborn defection; (par. 1) however, finally, after the surgery, he was able toвЂ"stand tallвЂ"flirt a pretty girl that had his attention on for sometime during his difficult period. (par. 43) Physically born with imperfection is not a big deal in life. For example, when medicine is helpless to cure one’s facial damage from an accident; she or he then has to live with an ugly looking like a growing-up kid with an inborn defection. Like an actor, to a motorist, his or her face is everything for the moment he or she takes off the helmet. That is part of the reasons why some people choose to drive a motorbike instead