40% of girls in the UK want plastic surgery from the age of 14.
According to ‘Bliss magazine’ two thirds of the 2,000 girls asked if they want surgery said “absolutely yes” from the ages of 14. They say the pressure of celebrities being so perfect and gorgeous makes them want to change themselves, and of course boys.
Very few girls are satisfied with their bodies and like how they look physically, out of that 2,000 girls that were questioned only 8% said that they liked their bodies and a quarter said they suffered from eating disorders too.
An endless parade of perfect celebrities and role models puts tremendous pressure on teenage girls going through adolescence which means figuring out their identities and going through emotional turbulence they are too busy obsessing over their weight. Bliss editor Chantelle Horton said “This is a 21st century tragedy!” parents are partly in fault too. More than half of the girls said their mothers “moaned and complained” about their weight as well as their own, while a third said they were attractive and beautiful. 15% parents even told their daughters that they are “unattractive” and 7% “yuk”. We all know teenagers do not want to listen to their parents while growing up, but they look to their parents for guidance and reassurance that makes them feel good and teaches them to be proud of who they are.
They also feel magnificently pressured from boys wanting something hotter than them, the increase of boys wanting them to resemble a super model body. Also, reality TV shows put huge impacts on girls wanting to look like them, get all the attention like them and desperately wanting to lose weight, bigger boobs, and narrower hips.
The most common cosmetic surgery wanted for teenagers is rhinoplasty (nose job), the next most common was otoplasty (reshapes the ear so they lie flat against the head). And obviously boob jobs are wanted among thousands of teenage girls but they a little bit behind compared to these 2 procedures.
Plastic surgery isn’t all bad for teenagers because there are beneficial sides to it. For instants, correct prominent ears or a nose or correcting previous accident body errors such as broken cheekbones, jaw, or head. And plastic surgery can really help e.g. a 4-year-old boy who got bitten by a dog and wants to rebuild the chin area or a birthmark lightened from the forehead.
But while there are good sides to it, there are absolutely risks, complications, scaring or disappointment that can be involved. There are many success stories but before wanting any surgery please consult with your GP.
Teenagers want to turn to plastic surgery because it seems easy, lazy, safe, and there are very few complications that can go wrong and of course confidence. These are just a few of the reasons why teens want surgery. But plastic surgery is not something that can be taken lightly for teens. It is not something that a teenager should even be thinking about. Plastic surgery is utterly inappropriate for the vast majority and not something you would want to consider until you are mature enough to make that decision (there are exceptions but very little). There are always other ways to change your body e.g. exercise, padded bras, slimming clothes or make up. Surgery is not always the answer. If you’re teenager daughter ever wants to have plastic surgery because she dislikes her body or does not feel good in her own skin, just tell her that she is the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world and that there is nothing that could be changed to look more beautiful then what it already is.
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