Keeping Up With Celebrities
According to the American Board of Plastic Surgeons, nearly 11.5 million Americans received some form of cosmetic surgery in 2006.
Research has shown that there are many factors contributing to these growing plastic surgery statistics. The need and want for higher self esteem and the natural effects of aging seem to be among the highest reasons for this increase in surgery; however, I think we’re all fooling ourselves if we don’t relate this growing trend with our obsessed fascination with the celebrity world.
It seems you can’t pick up a magazine or search Google out of boredom anymore without being told about who’s supposedly had what done. Did Jessica Simpson get a breast augmentation? Will Liv Tyler have plastic surgery in the future? What gives with Victoria Beckham’s frozen face? And…uh! Dare I say it? Has Brad Pitt gone under the knife?
The media hype surrounding the celebs that entertain us, and those who simply party their way up the Hollywood food chain, is at an all time high right now. So it’s no wonder more Americans are opting for cosmetic surgery to look like their favorite idols. While some simply get a high off finding out that the seemingly perfect celebs that grace the pages of Vogue, Vanity Fair, and W are anything but, others are dialing their nearest plastic surgeon to request Angelina’s lips and Matthew McConaughey’s abs.
In the end, does it really matter which celebrity has or ever will have plastic surgery to enhance their physical appearance? When asking yourself whether plastic surgery is right for you, there’s only person who counts, and it isn’t Pamela Anderson. Having operations to alter your appearance should be a reflection of who you want to be in the future, what you want from your life and how you feel about yourself; after all, you’re not the one being followed by paparazzi.
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July 23rd, 2007 at 11:09 am
I lived in LA for a long time, but I now work with a breast augmentation surgeon in Indiana, so I know a little bit about both worlds - the celebrity culture and how it affects the average person’s mindset. I have to say that it seems like it’s no longer good enough that entertainers entertain us at the movies or on TV; they have to entertain us all of the time. Maybe it’s because of 24-hour news channels accelerating the news cycles. What’s hot yesterday is “so yesterday” today. Honestly, I don’t know if it’s us or them (if we need to be entertained 24/7 or if celebs need attention 24/7), but as you said, no one should live their life trying to keep up with their favorite famous person. If you feel plastic surgery might help you to look better and live a more fulfilling life, than do your homework and consult with a plastic surgeon. Don’t let the talking heads of Entertainment Tonight or Extra convince you that this celeb has perfect lips and this other celeb has a perfect nose, and wouldn’t you be lucky and life grand if you could be so perfect? When it comes to plastic surgery, use your head before having anything done to your body. You’re not a celeb, but you are the writer, director and lead actor of your life.