The rapid rise of teenage cosmetic surgery, the urgency of social networking generation's " lookism," and parents' "excuses" for allowing it
The rapid rise of teenage cosmetic surgery, the urgency of social networking generation's " lookism," and parents' "excuses" for allowing it
Nowadays, famous celebrities are announcing their plastic surgery, and "plastic surgery youtubers" are popping up on YouTube. It's a long way from the days when cosmetic surgery was a taboo subject.
Dr. Isono, who is familiar with these changes, analyzes the teenagers who want plastic surgery
"There are countless "plastic surgery" accounts on Instagram, where people exchange information about plastic surgery. Some of them are influencers, and teenagers who have been familiar with SNS for as long as they can remember will naturally have more opportunities to see such "success cases".
At school, they say that "everyone is different and everyone is good," but the reality is that a certain level of appearance is required even among those who are different. There is a sense of impatience among the children that they will be on the losing side, and this may be driving the increase in the number of consultations.
On the other hand, " lookism" (supremacy of appearance), which is the practice of judging and evaluating people based on their looks, is becoming more and more of an issue. Irie reveals that she has mixed feelings about her eldest daughter's plastic surgery, both as a mother and as a woman.
"I allowed her to have plastic surgery because I wanted her to get rid of her complex and have a bright youth, but I'm actually bothered by it, wondering if it was the right thing to do. There are many kinds of beauty, and I don't want people to think that a woman's value is determined by her looks. I hope I can find an opportunity to talk about this with my eldest daughter someday".
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2. Result less efforts
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3. I'm scared of their faces even if it's because of lookism
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4. A smile is the best
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5. We can't say anything about Korea anymore
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6. Teenagers are in a particularly complicated age, and there are people who are not so afraid to say things about looks.
It would be nice if the world were more tolerant of looks
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7. Don't get a blepharoplasty.
It will make your eyes look miserable in your 30s and beyond
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8. I think a double face surgery would be fine.
I don't think I'd allow major surgery
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10. Why don't we make an age restrictions? Except for diseases and disabilities.
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11. It's easy to become addicted to plastic surgery because you are greedy of what you don't have
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12.If the parents are in favor of plastic surgery, they will probably say yes if the child wants to do it (´･ω･)
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