Women and Plastic Surgery

p 9 WOMEN AND PLASTIC SURGERY Introduction Plastic surgery pertains to the reconstruction of a part of the human body . The general reason behind a plastic surgical procedure involves the restoration of an area that has been disfigured due to injury or may just have happened to be born with such features that seem to be unfulfilling to the patient himself . The primary objectives of plastic surgery are to surgically repair physical defects , to restore lost function of a particular body part and to enhance an individual 's appearance . Plastic surgery

is one of the oldest forms of surgery in the medical field . Reformation operations of the nose were first performed in prehistoric India as early as 2000 BC , wherein a caste of potters devised a method for transforming the nose into a part of the brow . Such technique is still employed in current plastic surgical procedures

There was controversy regarding reconstructive surgery during the ancient Greek and Roman eras . The development of essential plastic surgical techniques did not take place until about the 16th century through the efforts of Italian physician Gasparo Tagliacozzi . In the 20th century , the psychotherapeutic significance of plastic surgery was established immediately after World War II , wherein war casualties of war carrying wounds and burns found a means to reconstruct their disfigured or lost parts and these individuals were able to receive cosmetic improvements as well

The employment of plastic surgery during ancient times was then considered practical , unlike our current society , which perceives women as extremely vain if she attempts to receive plastic surgery in to enhance her features . Our current society is influenced by media and several other factors to appear as good as they could . However , it should be taken to note that a great deal of our physical appearance is due to heredity and many aspects of the way we look are beyond our control . Height , body structure and eye and hair color are facial features that cannot , at present , be permanently altered . It is logical to eat a healthy diet and exercise before going through a procedure involving plastic surgery and more importantly , to make our body fit so that not only the physical features but also a physiologically healthy body is attained

People concerned with maintaining a healthy body reasonably follow a battery of exercises and a routine diet . In to optimize their physical appearance , women wear pleasing attire and jewels , have their hair styled and colored a certain way and use cosmetics . A significant number of women go through all of these activities for their own personal benefit , which is mainly based on what they see when they look into the mirror . Only a small fraction of women are satisfied with their appearance and most women would perform grooming activities to appear more pleasing to the eye . Regardless of whether efforts to enhance one 's personal features are to fulfill personal or some other physiological goal , such beautification efforts tend to be an individual 's unrestrained task...