Nip Here, Tuck There: How Much Is Too Much?
As plastic surgery gains wider acceptance in our society, more and more people are opting to go under the knife. But, like so many other things in our culture, plastic surgery can be addictive. The relevant question nowadays is not whether one should get plastic surgery but when should one stop getting it?
Michael Jackson, socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein (aka Cat Woman), and Liza Minelli’s infamous ex David Gest all look a little too plastic—the unfortunate result of one too many cosmetic procedures. It’s hard to believe that they wanted to look the way they do now, so why didn’t they stop while they were ahead?
This phenomenon, sadly, isn’t reserved to the realm of the rich and famous. How many of us don’t want to look better? Most of us, in fact, do, and some of us are willing to turn to plastic surgery for a little help. And there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when people don’t know how/when to stop turning to plastic surgery.
Some people spend tens, even hundreds, of thousands of dollars getting one plastic surgery procedure after another, racking up dozens of cosmetic procedures in the process. Is this really a healthy form of self-improvement?
Addiction to cosmetic procedures is often the symptom of a larger problem—the most common of which is body dysmorphic disorder. Plastic surgeons are trained to identify red flags associated with cosmetic surgery addiction, and most will not operate on a patient who they think may have a problem.
The bottom line: Plastic surgery can be a good thing, but too much of a good thing isn’t always a good thing…
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