Cosmetic surgery on Teens

The Text “Plastic surgery for teen” written by Valerie Ulene who Is a specialist in preventive medicine in Los Angeles focuses more on the cosmetic surgery and text 2 “Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery” written by Camille Sweeney more on self-esteem and image. They do to some degree share the same problems for consequences surgery and they also do have the same point of view because both texts do agree the fact that those teens who do the surgeries has a low self-esteem. Many of the plastic surgeons argue that cosmetic procedures can improve teenagers’ self-esteem “Because teens take every imperfection (real or perceived) seriously, physical differences”. One of these surgeons is the president of the National Research Center for Women and Families, Diane Zuckerman. She emphasizes the problems of the modern world’s view on beauty and the culture of unrealistic ideals.
Zuckerman appears in both articles, due to her relations to the issues. In text 1 she says that, “We’ve made a decision about what beauty looks like in this country, and everybody – teens in particular – wants to fit the mold”. With these words Zuckerman try to tell us that teenagers’ see beauty as the culture made it and that affected teens and she means that teens will not get increased their self-esteem be aided by the surgery. She does also refer to a study that shows no evidence of improving self-esteem after surgery. Valerie Ulene has queried the surgeons herself president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Dr. John Canedy, who seems to have a critical view as well on cosmetic surgery among teens. But Dr. Canedy does not exclude the possibility of improved self-esteem. Valerie says “Surgery should never be a response to pressure from friends or a boyfriend or girlfriend” but Dr. Canedy means that parents also pressure their children; he tells that he