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Cosmetic Surgery - Vanity Or Healthy Choice?
By Rex Ryan, Thu Dec 8th
Cosmetic and plastic surgery has long been associated withvanity, but mounting evidence suggests that in many casescosmetic surgery can offer substantial health benefits. Nosejobs can offer real health benefits in addition to improving thesymmetry of the face. Face lifts have been shown to increaselife expectancy. And eyelid surgery can create significantvision benefits for some people. All of these examples show thelines between aesthetics and real health benefits can blur whenexamining plastic surgery procedures. Rhinoplasty, or nose jobs have health benefits beyond theaesthetic appeals of the procedure. In many cases, rhinoplastycan substantially improve breathing difficulties. In cases wherepeople have broken their nose, the cartilage can becomeconstricted, creating breathing problems. Rhinoplasty canalleviate this, along with snoring problems associated withconstricted nasal passages. Many people who have persistentsinus problems have remedied the issue with rhinoplasty. Face lifts have long been considered a purely cosmetic procedurefor people to fight the effects of aging. However, evidenceshows that face lifts actually can have health benefits. A studyperformed at the Mayo clinic reviewed data from 250 women whohad undergone face lifts in the ‘70s. The data showed that onaverage, women who received face lifts outlived theircounterparts in the general population by 10 years. The selfesteem factors attributed to looking and feeling younger as aresult of the
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face lift are cited as possible reasons why thesepatients lived longer.
Eyelid surgery known as blepharoplasty is a procedure to removefat--usually along with excess skin and muscle from the upperand lower eyelids. While the procedure does have cosmeticbenefits, it can also provide real health benefits to those whohave vision problems caused by excess skin around the eyelids. Gastric Bypass surgery, while not often considered “cosmeticsurgery” can be viewed as a surgery to improve appearances. Likeliposuction, it reduces an individual’s weight through surgicalmeans. However, the health benefits of losing weight andmaintaining a healthy weight are well documented and accepted.Losing weight is a perfect example of how health benefits andaesthetic benefits can both result from the same surgicalprocedures. Most who have significant dental problems will view fixing thoseproblems as a mandatory concern. Braces were once consideredstrange, but now are commonplace. People who lose teeth inaccidents don’t think twice about the vanity associated withreplacing those teeth. Indeed, they argue that replacing brokenor lost teeth is necessary for healthy eating function, as wellas restoring appearance. Improving speech through dentistry hasbeen long accepted for its benefits, and without the taboosassociated with many cosmetic surgery procedures. Cosmetic surgery is not just for vain people who want to improvetheir aesthetic appeal. In many cases, the real benefits ofcosmetic surgery make the aesthetic improvements just an addedbonus when compared to the health benefits the procedures canprovide. As cosmetic surgery becomes more common, the linesbetween purely cosmetic and self esteem benefits and realmeasurable health benefits will increasingly blur. As the healthbenefits of cosmetic surgery become more apparent anddocumented, the acceptance of the procedures by the public atlarge will continue to climb. About the author:Rex Ryan maintains a website on cosmetic surgeryprocedures: http://www.aboutcosmeticsurgery.info
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