A great number of people, either male or female subject themselves to cosmetic surgery, otherwise known as plastic surgery on a yearly basis. This surgery, however, is usually done by specialists called plastic surgeons. The aim of the surgery is to alter almost any aspect of the physical appearance, which could be from facial features to body shape. However, some of these cosmetic surgeries are done for medical reasons, especially after sustaining an accident to reconstruct and restructure the facial appearance, while many are voluntary.

However, considering the pros and cons before undergoing any cosmetic surgery could be of help in term of decision making, whether to proceed or not.

Pros Of Cosmetic Surgery

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• Health Related Issues

Those with health issues related to the physical appearance could derive a whole lot of benefits from plastic surgery. For example, a woman with very large breasts will experience excruciating back pain that could be eliminated or reduced by reducing the size of those breasts. Also men, the removal of breast tissue can significantly reduce the risk of cancer in that tissue. There are many more of these regarding health.

• confidence levels

For some, undergoing cosmetic surgery can be very essential to improve their confidence levels and self-image. For example, if someone has a physical feature he/she spent years wishing were different or probably having a recognizable impact on their daily life or health, this could be a pointing to the fact that such person truly desire to change, as opposed to a sudden dislike for something about yourself that recently became an issue. However, if such person is obsessed about a specific facial or body feature, it could eventually leads to mental health issues. In this case, therapy might be considered, instead of surgery.

Cons Of Consmetic Surgery

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• Could Lead To Complications

Surgery generally shouldn't be taken lightly because of the potential complications that follow in most case. Cosmetic surgery, just like any other surgeries might results in Pains and this is a significant drawback in this case. As regards the pain sustained, the recovery time can be as long as six months in some cases. Also, some patients might develop health problems such as hemorrhaging as a result of this surgery.

• People's Expectations

In most cases, some patients might be so disappointed after undergoing a surgery since the result they are actually expecting is different from what they get at the end of the day. This happens especially when the expectation of someone is so high before undergoing the surgery. For instance, if a patient expectation is to look like a movie star or automatically solves one's dating problems, but unfortunately getting a result far away from one's thought. This can be seen as a drawback to having cosmetic procedures.

• Cost Factor

Cosmetic surgery can be very expensive and it's usually not covered by medical insurance. Also, complications resulting from the surgery could lead to financial loss due to time taken for recovery, especially off work.

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