It seems that young women across the country are going under the knife now, more than ever before. Last semester, a classmate told me that she was going to take out extra student loans so she could make her itty bitty Aâs larger. Extra loans to pay for a boob job? No thank you. Do you ever think of why women, especially young women want to change the way they look? Are celebs like Kylie Jenner- although it is still unclear whether or not she has actually had surgery, or uses lip liner to make her lips appear bigger- Â the inspiration for this plastic surgery frenzy?
Rachel Keller, 19, a sophomore at Temple University, believes cosmetic surgery should only be performed when necessary.
ââŠIf you really have to [undergo surgery], because [the problem area] is really bothering your self-esteem and you think your life will be better, I think [plastic surgery] is okay in moderation,â Keller said.
Keller, however, does not believe young women should not have unnatural cosmetic enhancement.
âWe see girls getting huge size F boob jobs, or extremely huge butts that are unproportioned to their bodies. It just doesnât look tasteful,â she said.
She says the only times where plastic surgery is unquestionably appropriate, is in the event of an accident.
âI think if someone gets into some type of accident, and letâs say their nose gets chunked up, then yes, itâs okay for them to have surgery to fix their nose,â Keller said.
What do men think? Do they like their women to look like the women on TV? Or do they like them âau naturalâ?
Jason Long, 22 and a junior at Temple University has mixed views on plastic surgery.
âI think [plastic surgery] is okay to a certain extent,â said Long. âSomething small is fine, as long as itâs not face altering.â
What about boob jobs? Butt implants?
âI donât really like when girls have breast or butt implants. But, I mean, if Nicki Minaj was in the room, I wouldnât turn her away, said Long.
Omari Coleman, 20, junior at Temple University says the media is to blame for young women seeking cosmetic surgery.
âI think thereâs a certain societal pressure to itâŠsome people do it for the wrong reasons. They want to look like what the mainstream media says looks good,â Coleman said.
Coleman says young womenâ idols have a Euro-centric look, which makes them want to be like their idols.
âI definitely think celebrities have a major influence on girlsâ decisions to get cosmetic surgery,â Coleman said. The Beyonceâs the Nicki Minajâs⊠those are the people we always see. Light skin, blonde hair, full lips.â
âYou have to love who you are first. If you want to get lip injections just because you want bigger lips, thatâs fine,â Coleman said. âYou shouldnât get lip injections because you think âI need bigger lips so someone will think Iâm cute,ââ Coleman adds
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