Body modification tells a lot about people and their preferences. It may tell us about individuals who have body art; such as their likelihood, which substances they use, or any type of violence. Women’s desire to look attractive or their need of expression has made many go for plastic surgery.
A Need for thinner bodies
When it comes to weight, most women prefer to look thin since they think they would look attractive if they were thin.
In the twenty first century, thinner is preferred by most men in the globe, and this has driven the women to modify their bodies by going for plastic surgery. Most women do not know the ideal size of their bodies; the ideal weight depends on whose criterion is being used. The criteria may be based on health or what other people say about your physical appearance, what people consider as right weight or body mass.
Most of the modern women have gone to the extent of being extra thin and underweight. At this point, I agree with the fact that cosmetic surgery has caused symbolic damage to the women.
According to the world health organisation, a BMI of 3.0 is categorized as obese and has greater risk of developing heart problems but, also, having a body mass index of below 18.4 is discouraged since it is a sign of underweight and exposes an individual to greater risks of developing heart diseases, lowered immunity, anaemia, depression and even death. Most of the women today have a BMI of below 18.4 which is very dangerous to their health.
Weight loss surgery has made a lot of negative changes on women who has done this, this effect are psychological and leaves the victim in a worse situation. This is because weight loss surgery changes how people relate with others, how they feel about themselves, their self-esteem and their whole life.
After Surgery
Because the effects the surgery are so much and far-reaching, one may find that their life has become less interesting than before and they may feel like they are the odd ones out in the society. Also, the outcome of the surgery may not be appealing to victim. At times, women who have done this surgery are not satisfied and end up doing more surgeries that do not bear good fruits. Eventually, they damage their nice natural look with an unappealing plastic look which cannot be changed any further.
Women with tattoos
The men communities and masculinity have mostly used tattooing. Currently, many women are going for tattoos; this has impacted negatively on the perception of women. Women with tattoos remain stigmatized, being pierced as more promiscuous, less attractive and drunkards (Swami and Furham, 2007).
Recent researches shows that tattooed women are perceived as not being morally upright than untattooed women. Furthermore, women with larger tattoos or tattoos that are highly visible are perceived more negatively than women with smaller tattoos.
A recent research shows that men with tattoos are less attracted to women with large tattoos, but women with tattoos do not react negatively towards other women with any tattoo.
Tattooed and pierced bodies tell us a lot about psychology and behaviour of a person. In most cases, people with tattoos are perceived to have physiological or biological problems by health practitioners.
Extreme surgery does not bring happiness
Botox has a side effect that lasts for six months if interfered with other types of medication it can cause flu or other undesirable side effects. People going through this type of surgery, may not be happy at the end if the injection does not work well with them.
It is not always the case; the outcome of the surgery depends on the genetic composition of the person and the expertise of the practitioner. Examples of medication that can be dangerous side effects if mixed with Botox are lincomycin, tobramycin, and gentamicin. They can lead to severe heart problems.
If money was not objected, I would not go for plastic surgery
Physical appearance may socially be termed as deviant since not just the appearance that provides a negative. However, rather the meaning and interpretation that people get from the appearance. Especially with tattoos, many people believe they are connected with devil worshiping or with people who are not morally upright. As for me, extreme surgeries are not healthy both to our bodies and social relationships.
Most women who are doing plastic surgery are old and want to appear young, others are dissatisfied with a particular feature for instance the nose and requires it to be lifted, others want to acquire western beauty standards, like the Asian women who do the eyelids surgery, and the influence of culture ideas especially in breast augmentation. Therefore, these women are portrayed as having low self-esteem and any other person who goes for plastic surgery. The surgery has effect on social and biological components of the body (Bereska, 2011).
Works Cited
Bereska, Tami. (2011). Deviance, conformity and social control in Canada. Toronto, ON: Pearson Education Canada.