Cosmetic surgery is becoming more and more popular and available, and an interesting thing is that women are not the only gender who enjoys its benefits. The increasing popularity of this method of looking younger and more beautiful might have something to do with the fact that it is more available today than before. This is partly due to the growing number of plastic surgeons and their private clinics, and partly due to the fact that the prices are not as high as they used to be at the beginning. However, what many are not aware of, or not willing to be aware of, refers to the negative aspects of this procedure, because there certainly are some risks involved, as well as negative effects, which do not necessarily have to happen, but which arepossible.
Negative effects of cosmetic surgery
Negative effects include side effects, risks, emotional effects and costs. The side effects depend on the procedure, but most frequently present are pain that last longer than predicted, headaches and nausea. Inflammation or bruising of the area in which the procedure was done is also possible, although none of these side effects have to be present. Even if they do occur, they go away after a while. As for the risks, they are practically similar to the risks of every other surgery procedure, with the exception of visible scarring, which is something that the greatest majority of patients do not think about in advance. The scars might be reduced or corrected later with another procedure, but this does not necessarily have to work in every case. On the other side, even though these surgeries are done for cosmetic reasons, there is a possibility that the outcome will be fatal and that the patient willdie.
As far as negative emotional and psychological effects of cosmetic surgery are concerned, the truth is that they are particularly concerning. Many patients undergo this kind of surgery in order to fix some visible problem that affects their looks, but the real truth is that behind this problem there is a bigger one, which is usually psychological in nature and which does not need a surgery to be solved. Since the real problem is usually still present after the first procedure, some of the patients keep coming back in a need of other procedures. On the other side, some patients might have too high expectations, which will lead to their disappointment and possibly to a number of other problems after the surgery, among which are anxiety and even depression.
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