Gravitas Plus: The plastic surgery debate

hello and welcome to gravitas plus i'm palki sharma very few things in this world are as controversial as plastic surgery it's the kind of surgery that alters the way you look recently an indian actor tried changing the way she looked she died the actor was all of 21 her parents had no clue she was going in for such a surgery what did she want to look thinner the actor's death made headlines people asked what was the need of taking that risk in fact this comes up every time we talk about plastic surgery you know what is the need what really changes by changing the way you look liposuction is the most frequently performed plastic surgery changes the shape of your body by removing excess fat liposuction makes up 19.9 percent of the total aesthetic surgeries performed globally this is closely followed by breast augmentation this surgery changes the shape or size of the breasts the third most popular plastic surgery is eyelid reshaping it's called blepharoplasty another popular surgery is abdominoplasty changes the way your abdomen looks how by removing excess skin from the abdomen area then comes rhinoplasty this surgery changes the shape or size of your nose and it's not just nose breasts and abdomen plastic surgeries can completely transform you meet rodrigo alves this is how he looked at 17 rodrigo then decided he wanted to look like ken you know bobby's friend ken 10 years and 12 plastic surgeries later rodrigo looked like this he had changed his name to human ken doll he then went for a hair transplant also removed some ribs to enhance his six pack after his 11th rhinoplasty rodrigo's nose began collapsing soon he decided he's had enough of ken rodrigo now wanted to look like barbie this is how she looks today the name's now jessica in 2021 jessica declared she wanted to look like herself again so she began sharing no makeup selfies this is her some 75 plastic surgeries later from this to this jessica insists she couldn't be happier with the way she looks now this is an extreme case but it still begs the basic question do plastic surgeries really make people happier some people do it just to fit in south korea is a plastic surgery capital of the world in 2015 the number was 20 surgeries per 1000 people the most common surgery in south korea is the eyelid surgery you see most koreans have what's called a monolid meaning they do not have an eyelid crease and that's perfectly normal it's like asians having dark hair or people of color having broader frames these are racial traits and they're normal if you ask me they should be embraced but the problem arises when the world begins idolizing western features when lid becomes a sign of beauty and a monolid the opposite today south koreans are queueing outside clinics to meet western beauty standards to fit in at least one million surgeries are performed in south korea every year one in three women say they've gone under the knife some for eyelids some for fat removal breast augmentation hair rejuvenation face lifts skin whitening or restructuring the jawline now on a side note i can't help but ask is k beauty nothing but the magic of multiple cosmetic procedures and here's the previously asked question does changing the way you look really change anything actually it does studies show that an attractive person is more likely to get hired promoted they're also more likely to get a better salary it's unfortunate but it's true we live in an age where people swipe left and right on others faces depending on the way they look it is not unusual to come across ads seeking quote unquote aesthetically pleasing brides certain jobs expect you to look a certain way ask a receptionist or cabin crew today the world champions diversity celebrates inclusivity but refuses to divert from the set definition of beauty people who look unconventional are often bullied at school again all of this is unfortunate but true so if plastic surgery helps you regain your loss self-esteem makes you feel more confident at work helps you perform better then maybe it is the option for you but by changing the way you look you will be feeding into this vicious cycle then there are instances where plastic surgery is medically recommended say you've burnt your face or had an accident that has left you with a scar then plastic surgery becomes a lifesaver and not going for one is not really an option and iran has a special place in the plastic surgery story the country expects its women to cover up to wear a hijab they are expected to cover everything else but their face the nose is obviously a prominent part of it so women go for numerous rhinoplasties to correct any perceived flaws in their nose plastic surgeons say the most common request is to reduce the size of the nose iran also has the world's highest rate of rhinoplasty in 2011 for example 180 people were getting a nose job per 100 000 population the total number of surgeries per year nearly 135 000 it is extremely common to find men and women in tehran wearing post-surgery gauze like this one western media calls iran the nose job nation but most rhinoplasties are actually performed in china in fact it is common to gift a teenager a plastic surgery package after their national college entrance exam it's a reward it also gives them time to recover before their classes commence so that's china for you if iran's obsession is the nose americas are breasts from breast implants to fat transfer to increasing the size of changing the shape even back in 2014 one in every 26 american women had had a breast implant currently more than 300 000 augmentations are performed every year in america numbers from india are eye-opening too around 150 000 breast augmentations are performed in india every year the most popular surgery in india though is liposuction how much do these procedures cost depends on where you get them done the u.s for example is among the most expensive countries for these procedures a breast augmentation costs around forty five hundred dollars rhinoplasty around 5 500 liposuction around 3 600 in india a facelift costs anywhere between one and a half to two lakhs rhinoplasty one to 1.5 lakhs liposuction between 50 000 to 2 lakh again these are average costs it is not uncommon today for people to save up for years to go under the knife or to travel to other countries for plastic surgery these surgeries are comparatively cheaper in turkey mexico thailand ukraine and the czech republic the plastic surgery market is worth over 46 billion dollars today by 2028 it is expected to cross 64 billion dollars and that's hardly surprising just look at china the cosmetic surgery market there alone is worth over 27.3 billion dollars some 20 years ago it did not even exist now should you put your money in this market well plastic surgeries promise to change you many actually end up damaging you these procedures come with their own set of health risks almost six percent of breast augmentations result in hematoma two to four percent breast surgeries lead to infection many also lead to nerve damage you may lose your sense of smell as a result of botched up rhinoplasty tummy tucks often result in seroma you may end up with scars or worse you may end up dead the chances are one in fifty thousand there's another problem with plastic surgery and that's addiction do you recognize her kourtney cox played monica in friends this is how she looked when the show began this is how she looks now cox says she went too far with surgeries you see going under the knife becomes a habit you start chasing perfection like a car chasing a mirage there is also the problem of unlicensed practitioners you see plastic surgeries are complicated even if it's something that's non-invasive like skin whitening it must be performed by a certified practitioner but do we have enough of them the indian actor who died she went to a hospital that did not even have an icu she did not get proper post-surgery care water had entered her lungs today there aren't enough regulations to protect those going in for such surgeries and life-threatening complications are a fact so i'll end with a question i began with is it really worth it what is the real need of a cosmetic surgery like i said it may boost your self-esteem but for how long also by changing the way we look by adhering to the way the society expects us to look we end up normalizing the biases we fight we end up promoting the standards that cause us suffering ultimately of course it's your choice but do think about it [Music]

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Length: 9min 6sec (546 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 18 2022