Reality Show Driven Cosmetic Surgery
April 11th, 2011
Reality shows have created instant stardom for many. In most cases, these “stars” have gained their popularity, not from talent, but from their outrageous behavior. MTV’s Teen Mom is a stellar example of this misguided fame. In Touch Weekly Magazine recently ran a headline story announcing that almost the entire cast of Teen Mom was turning to plastic surgery to further their careers. These kids are blinded by fame and often mistake the attention for an endorsement of talent.
While I haven’t seen this particular show, I am willing to bet that they are merely a curiosity for a voyeuristic reality show audience. As I have mentioned before, I think these reality shows are the new circus sideshows of our time. Unable to resist the bright lights of fame, the young parents, only kids themselves, fail to understand exploitation. They are at risk of relegating their obligations as being mothers, to having that most important role serve merely as a stepping stone in a search for stardom.
Cosmetic Surgery Rebounds Along with Economy
March 2nd, 2011
In a rather tacky headline: “Economy, Boob Jobs Grow” that was surely meant to grab attention, ABC announces that breast enlargement surgery procedures are increasing, as the economy shows signs of recovery. I couldn’t agree more, but they could have chosen a slightly more elegant way to state this statistic. In fact, after a few years of sluggish growth, there does seem to be an upward trend in all categories of cosmetic surgery, those procedures perhaps offering a less flashy title for their headline.
Leading the pack by the numbers are non-evasive fillers and injectables like Botox ® by a sizable margin. According to the The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), their combined total is well over 3,870,000 procedures.
The breakdown by age is as follows: People age 35-50 had the most procedures – almost 4.5 million and 44 percent of the total. People age 19-34 had 20 percent of procedures; age 51-64 had 27 percent; age 65-and-over had 7 percent; and teens 18-and-younger had 2 percent.
And finally, as it is with my own practice, women represent the majority. About 90% of cosmetic surgery patients are women, having over 9 million cosmetic procedures last year.
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