Plastic Surgery – A Boon As Well As Curse

Out of the many types of surgeries mastered by doctors today, plastic surgery remains the most controversial one of the lot. Due to the various ethical issues attached to cosmetic surgery, doctors have often been indecisive about its usefulness. It can either be considered a boon or a curse for the human population because it entails an equal amount of pros as well as cons.

Reconstructive surgery is most often considered better and useful because it entails restoring the functioning of an organ of the body. It is a procedure that doesn’t necessarily focus on form, that is, how visually appealing the organ will look once the operation is performed. Success of this type of surgery is assessed on the basis of functionality rather than look. It is clearly a boon to victims of burns, accidents or birth defects. People suffering from these have no alternative other than reconstructive plastic surgery in order to lead a normal life.

Cosmetic surgery on the other hand has always been clouded by controversies. There are people who believe that the amount of effort, time and resources spent purely on making someone more aesthetically pleasing is a waste. People elicit undue advantage of technology to fulfill their whims and fantasies. It is highly discouraged by doctors themselves but seeing the high demand for it, they have no other option but to deliver desired results. Many people become obsessed with altering their appearance and go for plastic surgery several times in their life. It gives rise to a psychological disorder that ends fatally. Most often observed among the rich and famous, this can lead them to a state where their appearance becomes worse than what it used to be.

Just like anything of great power, plastic surgery also finds its advantages as well as disadvantages. It is the moral responsibility of the entire society to check the misuse of this extremely important science.

Source by Kathy Mercado