Kids are mean. Kids have always been mean to one another. But kids today are not just taking the abuse from their peers without trying to do something about it. Instead, they may be turning to plastic surgery to try to improve their appearance after being emotionally battered by others in their schools.
That's the news coming out of UK newspapers right now after it has been discovered that platsic surgeons there have been giving nose jobs and breast implants to young teens who have come to them to help resolve some of the problems of low self-esteem that have been caused by verbal attacks from abusive peers.
The problem with this is that teens may not have the ability to make a good judgment about whether or not to get plastic surgery. It is never a good idea to get plastic surgery because of someone else. Instead, it should be something that you have thought through and chosen to do on your own.
And, of course, teens may find that they don't get any better treatment from their cruel peers after they get the plastic surgery than they did prior to getting the work done. Combined with the risk to getting plastic surgery while the body is still developing, this results in a situation that definitely needs some review.
If these teens still feel like they want plastic surgery a few years after high school is left behind and bullying is behind them, then they can move forward with the procedures. Until then plastic surgeons will need to work with parents to find safe solutions regarding teen plastic surgery.
Question of the Day: Does plastic surgery benefit any teen who has been bullied?
