Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Beauty is said to be relative . However , when one takes a closer look at society and humankind it is clear that there are certain standards put in place with regards to beauty . Many individuals , women in particular have had to compare their bodies with ideal body images portrayed by the media and even by the people around them . This portrayed body image is usually one that has idealized a curvaceous shape in women , a shape which involves slim stomachs and large breasts

This idealization

of a specific body image would have been harmful had society not placed a pressure among women to achieve the same type of body . Many women are now facing negative body images because of the fact that they don 't fit into the mold society has cast and named beauty . In an effort to attain the level of beauty set by society and the media many women have resorted to the methods of cosmetic plastic surgery . It is here where they are able to reshape and renew their body . Sagging skin is made tight and taut , lips are made fuller , stomachs are flattened , age lines are made to go away and breasts are enlarged . These are expensive procedures that require expertise on the physician 's part and determination on the client 's part . However , many women undergo these surgeries every day . All in the name of attaining the image of ideal beauty

This essay focuses on the harms afforded by such cosmetic procedures specifically of cosmetic breast augmentation . The following evidences of the harmful effects of breast augmentation will show that the presentation and also the pursuit of the ideal body image is dangerous and risk-filled

In the United States alone , an estimated 329 396 women underwent breast augmentation . This number only reflects cosmetic breast surgery . It implies a staggering 300 increase in cosmetic breast augmentation within the past decade (Sarwer , Brown Evans , 1006

The dangers in breast augmentation , however , are also very real . Before the practice of breast implantation , for example , injection of silicone gel to augment breasts was performed . This caused numerous physical problems because the silicone would often migrate to other sites in the woman 's body (Brown , Silverman Berg , 1532 )This migration caused untold damage to affected cells

Even after the practice of silicone injection was discontinued , however the innovation of silicone breast implants still posed physical risks to women . Silicone implants were supposed to increase safety standards in breast augmentation . The silicone envelope and the scar capsule of the implants served to prevent migration and to contain the silicone only around the location of the breast (Brown et al , 1533 ) However , it is clear that silicone implants are not perfect . There have been many cases of rupturing of these implants which as a result have caused the uncontrolled spread of silicone in the breast parenchyma . Implant rupture has been the cause of concern not only for women having breast implants put in but...