Does Plastic Surgery Help Improve Women’s Self-esteem?

It is common nowadays seeing patients who are not satisfied with their physical appearance because of their weight, wrinkles, breast, buttocks, abdomen and so on.

Women turn to cosmetic surgery trying to solve an underlying problem which they are not aware of. It is not feasible to tell a patient with low self-esteem that she should go to the psychologist instead of seeking the solution from a plastic surgeon since this suggestion could not be easily accepted by her.

It is important to understand that this obsession with beauty is fueled by the media which, by establishing iconic and “fashionable” figures, instill great insecurity and lack of self-esteem in people. These celebrities look magnificent from every point of view because they are rich, famous, beautiful, desired, admired, recognized, having many more attributes than a simple cosmetic surgery could have.

According to some surveys, 7 out of every 10 women who undergo cosmetic surgery come back to have another one, which could turn into a pathology where the person worries excessively about any defect, imaginary or not, creating a great deal of anxiety and stress.

However, cosmetic surgery other than changing physical appearance can certainly have many psychological benefits for women such as increasing their self-esteem and confidence.

It is a fact that people with high self-esteem are more confident, do better at work and in social situations. Therefore, many specialists consider cosmetic surgery as “psychological surgery” because it improves the emotional state of patients. }

For most women, cosmetic surgery only means a stimulus that helps them to progress more confidently in different aspects of everyday life. For example, many women confess that their sex life has improved after undergoing breast surgery or buttock augmentation because they now feel confident and more attractive.

As one talks about recovering self-esteem through cosmetic surgery, it is also necessary to mention those cases that may end up on the exact opposite side. It has become increasingly harder finding specialists who can truly get closer to the patient’s goals; more and more doctors claim to be knowledgeable in every kind of cosmetic surgery, but the reality may be different. Even among those who pretend to be graduated cosmetic surgeons, there are many who do not possess the credentials or experience that back their statements.

These doctors succeed to convince convince and gain confidence from patients although once at work, they are inclined towards easy solutions, shortening surgical time in order to save money as per what outpatient center where they operate, has quoted them due to the fact any overtime will be charged accordingly to anesthesiologist’s and surgical specialized nurses’ fees.

In other words, the world of patient’s expectations clashes against an underworld which she is not given the chance to enter into being these are internal issues of medical centers.

Patients seek to obtain favourable prices and make kind of pilgrimages from surgeon to surgeon trying to obtain the prices that better fit their budgets without taking into account the fact that a surgery cannot be measured in terms of money and on the contrary there is no guarantee that by paying to an allegedly eminent personage, she will obtain perfect results.

Marketing through various existing channels such as websites, social networks, and media make it possible for anyone with enough money to launch cosmetic surgery portals and access, under formal appearance and prestige facades, patients anywhere in the world.

Cases of doctors’ misconduct and malpractice arise continually, yet he/she continues working as if nothing would have happened. Rarely do investigations reach an end that could compensate patients for any injuries doctors may have inflicted too.

This important information is brought up because we are referring fundamentally to the self-esteem of people who address cosmetic surgery as an anchor of salvation.

Patients who in the first place did not find their goals met as per doctor’s promises are often unfairly pointed out as psychologically unstable, perennially dissatisfied and addicted to cosmetic surgery.

It is left aside the fact that many women who were unable to get an answer to allow them correcting the imperfections left behind by the doctor who initially operated on them and found themselves with their hands tied by having signed documents such as confidentiality agreements, informed consents or waivers to sue, look for additional (secondary) surgeries to repair the flaws caused by the original surgery and this configures a vicious circle as secondary surgeries never usually offer satisfactory results unless many years have passed and being that this is not the case because they want to resolve the problem quickly, they fall back into this endless wheel of cosmetic surgeries that plunge them into depression.

In this respect, it is worth mentioning that there are very few places where a person can go with their eyes closed since these are places established by some specialist with a long and impeccable trajectory who does not want to see his reputation affected under any point of view.

This is achieved by forming a medical team with specialists of their complete confidence having verified their medical credentials and the way they work and type of surgeries where they are particularly skilled at.

This team of board-certified specialists must adhere to the policies imparted by the Chief Medical Officer who will assign cases to them depending on the complexity of each case and the specific experience of each surgeon. This prevents doctors from assigning themselves cases for which, although not being entirely specialized in them, they claim that they are, simply as a matter of ego or pride. The role of the CMO (Chief Medical Officer) is thus perfectly justified.