Plastic Surgery on the Rise Today
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has given remarkable statistics, which show that plastic surgery is on the rise today. According to recent statistics, nearly a quarter-million plastic surgery cases were performed between the years 2018 and 2017. In the last five years, the number of people seeking plastic surgery services has increased significantly. According to experts, the reason why many people are now engaging in cosmetic treatment is to improve physical looks, gaining emotional confidence, and financial stability. Many young people in Europe and America are engaging in cosmetic treatment to have smooth, shrink, and tucked face appearance.
Discussion
According to recent statistics, some of the most common cosmetic surgeries today include breast augmentation, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, and tummy tuck (Coombs, Demetrius et al 112). In addition to this, another cosmetic procedure that has seen an increase in recent years is body-sculpting procedures like buttock shaping and thigh lifts, particularly among young people. It is interesting to note that Millennial is the one shaking the plastic surgery industry. Healthcare experts have argued that, in the last few years, people aged 30 years and below are the ones doing facial plastic surgery in large numbers. Particularly, people aged between 23 and 35 years have been visiting plastic surgery clinics because of self-care and engagement with social media.
Another interesting thing that has been noted is the sharp increase in non-surgical procedures such as Botox, micro-needling, and non-surgical rhinoplasty among others (Wheeler 435). Health experts have noted that this new trend of plastic surgery has been on the rise because the biggest motivator among patients is the need to look better in selfies. In addition to this, young people are not so much focused on the looks, but they want to remain youthful and look more natural. Young people unlike the old generation are not waiting for their skins to look older or shrink; they are seeking plastic surgery as early as the 20s so that they can continue to look younger in the years to come. It is interesting also to note that plastic surgery procedures are moving away from an enhanced look because young people want to now look as natural as possible. This trend has shaped the new look among people who want plastic surgery services (Asimakopoulou, Evanthia, Harris, and ThanosAskitis 102). Although experts have also argued celebrities, magazines, and social media have a significant influence on plastic surgery procedure fashion.
Doctors have noted with a lot of concern that young people have engaged a lot in social media, which is triggering them to do another, including the need to improve looks for a better appearance. Perhaps, it is true the social media has influenced the decision to do plastic surgery for self-improvement (Rohrich et al 004). In the past decades, plastic and cosmetic surgery procedures were only for the wealthy people. However, the trend has changed today because the people who are seeking cosmetic services are those in the working professional and stay at home mums who want to improve their looks after having children.
Conclusion
Without a shred of doubt, the millennials are interested in self-improvement something that we did not see 5 years ago. The truth of the matter is that surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures have increasingly become affordable and that is why many young people are looking for these services. Besides this, the new and improved technology has increased the safety of cosmetic procedures.
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