The controversial topic 'cosmetic surgery in teenagers' has been recently studied by the Journal of Adolescent Health. Results show an increase in plastic surgery among teenagers, the most sought after operations are liposuction and breast implants.
The report presented discussions among doctors on concerns with teenagers who seek out these cosmetic surgeries and body dysmorphic disorder. This is a mental condition identified as obsession with body parts. According to pediatricians, as teenagers age, their body images go alongside, at a rapid pace. There is ongoing concern on the dearth of available long-term research on the physiological and psychological repercussions of cosmetic surgery on pubescent teenagers.
Researchers have likewise expressed apprehensions on health and financial consequences, in the long run, of implanted devices (breast implants) which are of limited lifespan. The question is what might happen to these youth once the devices expire?
A similar anxiety is the accepted reality of teenagers' inability to weigh risks the way an adult would, their brain is still at that stage. All of these concerns together have given doctors, pediatricians and the general public understandable anxiety about the rise in cosmetic surgery in teenagers. A considerable number have even taken steps to ban cosmetic surgery in teenagers.
On the other hand, plastic surgery is not altogether negative for teenagers. Teens afflicted with acne that has become appalling because of hormonal changes gained improvement in their lives and self-esteem from chemical peels. These procedures reduced the acne and the subsequent scars and pock marks.
Young girls whose breasts were overdeveloped and therefore could not participate in sports, or worse, went through several years suffering from boys' leering (in the very least), were able to enjoy normal lives after undergoing cosmetic breast reduction.
There are also teenagers who have had deviated septums, burn injuries, and lacerations who were able to regain their normal lives from advances in cosmetic surgical procedures.
Parents or guardians need to consider some important factors before deciding on plastic surgery for their teenagers. Plastic surgery, in general, is beneficial. It has limitations, though, and if the problem lies in the teenager's mind, plastic surgery is not the cure.
If the prospect of plastic surgery has been opened up by your teenager, you should sit down with him/her to find out the reason for such requests. Emotional maturity is necessary in considering plastic surgery and teenagers are not yet emotionally stable. Mood swings, drug or alcohol abuse, clinical depressions or mental illnesses in teenagers are negative variables against the possibility of undergoing plastic surgery.
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