With all the colorful makeups, beautiful wigs, amazing hair extensions, vibrant hair dyes, artistic nail arts, and the booming business of plastic surgery at present, there is no doubt beauty is one of the things that are prioritized by people nowadays. No matter how much it would cost them, people just can't get enough of improving themselves to be able to meet the standard the world has set. Statistics show that about $16 billion were spent by people worldwide in 2016 for cosmetic plastic surgery alone.
Despite the high regards of most people when it comes to beauty, there are still others who would think spending thousands of bucks for beauty's sake is absurd. Despite this, there are some experts who are willing to defend those who are investing huge amounts of money to make themselves beautiful. According to them, plastic surgery improves more than just the looks. It does do far better than that.
In one of the posts of Psychology Today entitled Does Plastic Surgery Improve Emotional Well-Being? Ted Cascio Ph.D., the author of the article, states how plastic surgery can't just make someone beautiful outside, but can also improve what's within. He shared one recent study that showed how plastic surgery could improve the lives of people suffering from emotional health problems such as social phobia, anxiety, body dysmorphia, and depression.
One of the people who appreciate plastic surgery so much is Patrick Strudwick, writer of several online publications such as the Times, the Independent, the Guardian, and the Mail on Sunday. Through an article written by him, entitled Plastic surgery is not only about looks- people's wellbeing is at stake, Strudwick shared several instances of how plastic surgery changed his life.
In Strudwick's article posted in The Guardian, the author shared that it was when he was 18 years old when he suffered depression because of body dysmorphia caused by his protruding ears, which, according to him, sticks out at 90 degrees. He then underwent psychotherapy to fix his mindset towards his appearance. Unfortunately, even after four years of therapy, almost nothing has changed. He still doesn't accept and love the way he sees himself whenever he is in front of the mirror.
It was just when he underwent a surgery that he felt free of this bondage. "After one simple procedure, and a fetching week-long turban bandage, I felt transformed. No single event in my life has so boosted my self-esteem", Strudwick shared.
Undergoing plastic surgery can be life-changing. But that doesn't mean it will always go for the best. Sometimes it also depends on the person's expectations and satisfaction. Remember, if you would always set your expectations very high, you will most likely won't be satisfied in the end.
