Breasts, noses, thighs and stomachs. All of these can be altered with a flick of the wrist and a slice of the scalpel. But do these surgeries seem to change more than the physical appearance of a person? Earlier in the week I overheard some girls talking about another girl whom they believe should, to put it lightly, admit to having her breasts surgically tampered with. This made me wonder why plastic surgery is viewed so differently by people and why people are scrutinized for something so personal.
A girl can be looked down upon for getting a breast augmentation because people seem to think she just wants to get more attention for that area of her body. This may be the case for some girls, but I don’t think this should be a general rule for all surgeries like this. Some women recovering from breast cancer choose to have breast forms put in after their mastectomies; I don’t think these women or women in general should be looked at negatively for this.
It also seems like a girl is looked at completely differently for having a breast reduction than she would be for having a breast augmentation. They are both surgeries that change the way God intended on making someone look, so why are they looked at so differently?
I can say that most women who have surgeries to make their breasts smaller are usually doing it for non-cosmetic reasons, but there are still other women who do it just because they don’t like the appearance of their breasts. I think this can apply to women getting bigger breasts as well. If a woman wants to change her appearance, why should we be the judges of its appropriation?
Another common surgery that can be looked down upon is liposuction. People sometimes think this is a lazy way to get out of working out, but I completely disagree. A teacher I once had used to exercise everyday, and her body was immaculate except for her stomach. She turned to liposuction after everyday exercise didn’t rid her of the excess fat she got from having four kids. When we got back from the summer break, she looked great. However, people, including other teachers, were talking terribly about her.
People seem to think that liposuction and tummy tucks are just for lazy people. But sometimes people don’t know that genetics can work into how flat someone’s stomach is going to be.
A magazine I was reading last week featured an article about how Ashlee Simpson supposedly had a nose job. In a poll, readers said they wished that she would admit to having it done. If this younger Simpson sister did have the surgery done, I don’t know why it matters. Plastic surgery should be a personal thing that no one should be forced to admit to. It usually is done to make people feel better about themselves, just like makeup, hair color and nice clothing. Some say the Bible doesn’t approve of plastic surgery, but it also disapproves of “braided hair, pearls and gold” (1 Timothy 2:9).
I can’t say whether I would ever have plastic surgery because it has never run through my mind. Either way, it’s no one’s business but my own.