Use and misuse of cosmetic surgery

Use and Misuse of Cosmetic Surgery Critical Interpretation of Culture Annice Lappin and Larissa Boyhan Brought to you by This presentation examines the use of cosmetic surgery and critically examines.

Critical Interpretation of Culture Annice Lappin and Larissa Boyhan

This presentation examines the use of cosmetic surgery and critically examines and evaluates the

cultural influences behind this.

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Cosmetic surgery is concerned with the

correction, restoration or enhancement of the body It has a history dating back to the

Which of the following would you agree is cosmetic surgery

using the above definition.

 Movie of Heide from popular sitcom ‘The City’ reflecting on her plastic surgery.

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Use of

Cosmetic

Surgery

Misuse of Cosmetic Surgery

•Aesthetic

reasons

•Reconstructive

reasons

•Gender

dysphoria

•Aesthetic reasons

•Body

dysphoria

disorder

•Unattainable body image

•Industry – consumerism

Healthy Effects

of Cosmetic

Surgery

Unhealthy effects

of misuse of Cosmetic Surgery

•Increased self

esteem

•Being able to

contribute

positively to

society

•Being able to live a

normal life

•Empowering to

improve conditions

of life eg get a job

•Debt

•Major risks of surgery

•Surgeons operating out of desire for money

•restrictive models

of femininity

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 A good plastic surgeon walks a fine line between the Hippocratic ideal of “doing no harm” and giving the patient what he or she asks for Obviously, the surgeon should put the health and safety

of the patient first in deciding whether or not to accommodate a patient’s request for a particular procedure Ethics dictate that he or she would not perform any procedure with the written consent

of the patient Nor would the surgeon perform surgery on a minor without the consent of his or her legal guardian(s).

Ethical Gray Areas

 the ideal of full disclosure to patients regarding the scope of the surgeon’s experience with a new technique or piece of surgical equipment.

 The issues of ethics become even more complex where mental and

emotional state of the patient is concerned.

 How does the surgeon determine when “enough is enough”, in the case of

a person who displays signs of plastic surgery addiction?

A Judgment Call

 Ultimately, it is up to each surgeon to call upon his or her experience,

training, and judgment to make the decision.

• appearance-oriented ideology

• patriarchal ideology

• promises of power, pleasure, and freedom

• Body consumption

• beauty ideal -unrealistic conceptions of beauty

• desire for self-improvement

• Consumerism

• conforming to an acceptable standard of appearance

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Gain lose

•People with disfigurements

•Females

•Western Culture

•Doctors

•Fashion industry

•Cosmetic Product Industry

•Females

•Racial minority groups

 Media - (TV, film, magazines, internet)

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 Equality of opportunity for all eg Moira Kelly’s

work

 Quality of life

Negative

 Societies acceptance of women being judged by their appearance more than men – inequality and oppression.

Imperialism of a Culture to the detriment of

 When aesthetic plastic surgery remains where it commenced, in the realm of the medical system where it was intended to seriously benefit

patients it is a positive contribution to society

the commercial world reinforcing naturally

unachievable stereotypes of beauty and its

immediate focus is on benefiting the business it can have a negative impact on the social

construct of identity and feminism.

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 When cosmetic surgery is used address social justice issues such

as to enhance the lives of the disadvantaged or marginalised

such as the work with Moira Kelly or with the work of Fred Hollows foundation with the Indigenous communities of Australia then it is having a positive impact on society

 Cosmetic surgery has a positive impact on the lives of people

when used in a responsible manner such as reconstruction after trauma or due to disfigurements, as it can enable the recipients to live a better quality of life

achieve the unrealistic body images portrayed in the media it

becomes a manipulative and exploitive force that impacts on the identity formation of some members of society

 http://www.cosmeticsurgeryaustralia.com.au/ accessed on 25.3.10

 Rosemary Gillespie Women, the Body and Brand Extension in Medicine  Cosmetic Surgery and the

Paradox of Choice Accessed at

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a904837204&db=all on 25.3.10

 Woo Keong Ja  The Beauty Complex and the Cosmetic Surgery Industry Accessed at

http://www.ekoreajournal.net/archive/detail.jsp?BACKFLAG=Y&VOLUMENO=44&BOOKNUM=2&PAPERNU

M=4&SEASON=summer&YEAR=2004

on 25.3.10

 Bryan C Mendelson Aesthetic/Cosmetic Surgery and Ethical Challenges Accessed at

http://www.springerlink.com/content/t1377x2656365447/fulltext.pdf?page=1 on 25.3.10

 Deborah A Sullivan Cosmetic surgery: the cutting edge of commercial medicine in America

Accessed at

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XgPAzXxGGE4C&pg=PR12&lpg=PR12&dq=ideology+of+cosmetic+

surgery&source=bl&ots=_PqKyfXpbJ&sig=qmkWsukqMBl7ycy-gNQcDfr2RXY&hl=en&ei=cS6rS82iEZSXkQX_ -qDEDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CBcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=ideology%20of%20 cosmetic%20surgery&f=false

on 25.3.10

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