by Inky Chang
It is human nature to appreciate beauty, and with the rapid development of plastic surgery nowadays, people now have a new, high-tech way to change the way they look. As long as you can afford the operation, it’s quite simple to have a face-lift in order to make you look ten years younger. Or you could have a straight nose, or double eyelids, anything you wish. Surgeons who perform plastic surgery play the role of magicians. For example, in Korea, some parents have their children’s frenulum, which links the tongue and the oral cavity, cut short. This way, they think, children’s tongues can become more agile so that they can speak English fluently. Or some people believe they can prevent their skin from aging by getting injections of a kind of virus called Botulinum. However, the incredible demand for plastic surgery reveals several problems. It is natural for people to be concerned about how they look, but too much emphasis on appearance results in neglecting inner beauty and cultivation. Korean teenagers, for example, ask their parents for large amounts of money to get plastic surgery as a gift for turning twenty. Then they would just wait for the scars (another negative result of the operations) to heal. What’s more, one can never become too beautiful. Surgery on your nose, for instance, can easily lead to other surgery for other body parts. Anyone who desires to change his or her appearance should think carefully about some other factors, too. First, how healthy are you? If you have any medical condition such as hypertension, you should be very careful. Second, are you willing to accept the outcome, whatever it might be? Any surgery has risks and perhaps some side-effects. Make sure to ask your surgeon before the operation. Lastly, be sure to do some research about hospitals and surgeons, as medical skills and ethics are equally important. Actually, I don’t approve of plastic surgery unless one’s life is at stake. ( For example, some people are born with crooked craniums, so they need surgery in order to survive.) However, here in Taiwan, with the gradual deterioration of traditional values, there is a new vogue among young people, the major consumers of plastic surgery, who are unhappy with their bodies. People are willing to travel long distances in order to undergo miracle operations for losing weight or for a totally different face. One day a surgeon may be able to put on a surgical fashion show just like a clothing designer! a
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