Annotation 1- Surgeons Enhance Patients' Self-Image

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By Whittington, Jane
Publication: Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Date: Friday, December 1 2006

This study points out the overall phenomenon of the cosmetic surgery. It also gives the approximate number of the Americans who are taking the surgery. The uprising numbers show that more and more people are choosing plastic surgery as the way to improve their appearances. In the early time when cosmetic surgery is not so popular and acceptable, the only way to make oneself look more beautiful is by cosmetics.

However, as people are getting higher and higher acceptance of cosmetic surgery, they are more apt to think of it as the way to change their appearances which they have seldom thought of before. Thus, the popularity of the cosmetic surgery represents a kind of new trend that people will pursue of. The pursuit of becoming more attractive and having a good mood which was resulted from the change of the appearance is mainly the goals people willing to take cosmetic surgery.

Pursuing the beauty thing is a kind of human nature which is difficult to be eliminated. Having a good look is the dream of everybody’s. We all have desires to see the beautiful image of ourselves in the mirror. By doing the cosmetic surgery, we could attain what we can not attain before. The happiness and confidence which come from the satisfaction of having good-looking are exactly the human nature of making ourselves pleased.

Therefore, the cosmetic surgery at the same time improves one person’s appearance but also enhances the confidence of one person. Making a change of the self-image not only satisfies oneself but changes the way people see him.


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Reference
Whittington, Jane.(2006,December 1). Publicized in Greater Lansing Business Monthly [Electronic version], from http://www.allbusiness.com/health-care-social-assistance/ambulatory-health-services/4059428-1.html


This study points out the overall phenomenon of the cosmetic surgery. It also gives the approximate number of the Americans who are taking the surgery. The uprising numbers show that more and more people are choosing plastic surgery as the way to improve their appearances. In the early time when cosmetic surgery is not so popular and acceptable, the only way to make oneself look more glamorous is by cosmetics. It is not difficult to find that most brands of cosmetic products claim the remarkable effectiveness after use, which appeals lots of beauty-pursuers to try.

However, as people have much higher standards about aesthetic, the make-up products are no longer sufficient for those who want to pursue the quicker way of becoming attractive once and for all. Instead, they are more apt to think of the cosmetics as the way to change their appearances which they have seldom thought of before. Therefore, this phenomenon indirectly contributes to the uprising rate of the patients taking cosmetic surgery every year. The popularity of the cosmetic surgery however represents a kind of new trend and new ideas of this modern time.

Although the pursuit of attractiveness and good identification are the primary reason that promotes people to take cosmetic surgery, it doesn’t mean that those who take surgery are superficial. Actually, pursuing the beauty thing is a kind of human nature which is difficult to be eliminated. Having a good look is the dream of everybody’s. We all have desires to see the beautiful image of ourselves in the mirror. By doing the cosmetic surgery, we could attain what we can not attain before. The happiness and confidence which come from the satisfaction of having good-looking are exactly the human nature of making ourselves pleased.

In conclusion, the cosmetic surgery not only improves one person’s appearance but also enhances the confidence of one person. That’s why more and more people choose this way in order to make a big change.