Why Do People Have Cosmetic Procedures?

By Alistair Nole


These days, it's more accepted that certain signs of aging are best treated in consultation with a cosmetic surgeon, such as wrinkles or a loss of elasticity in the skin. Proper treatment can provide the right course of action to get the results you want in targeting excessive skin or a loss of collagen in certain parts of the face. In the past ten years, there has been dramatic growth in the number of treatment options available, and they are becoming even more popular. So what are some of roots of the motivation people have nowadays to get treatments done?


Certainly, self esteem is at the heart of many people's decision to seek treatments. Some seek improved confidence, and decreased self-consciousness. In particular, one might feel their nose is conspicuous or large. Whether true or not, if one believes this to be true, the perception can create the reality and cause discomfort and anxiety. Some people work very hard at diet, exercise, makeup, clothes and so on, to look their best, so it can be quite important to address a problem or flaw that they can improve upon, or an area that they would like to make just a bit better. When this is linked to sexuality, the level of importance goes up a few notches.

A change can actually bring about an increase in a person's sense of improvement in quality of life or work. This can include things like wearing the type of clothes or bathing suits you want to wear. Or you like going to the beach and would like to feel good about the body that you have. Maybe you have a very public job or deal with the public a lot. These factors all contribute to the decision.

Closely connected with self esteem, vanity is one of the top motivators. Wanting to regain a lost positive attribute is only natural. For example, my lips always had volume but now... , I always had a nice figure but now.... It can be like losing your self-identity when you have had good positive reinforcement over the years and then lose that attribute.

It's completely normal to want to slow down, reverse or turn back those effects of aging that start to show up, or have been creeping up for some time. Moreover, wanting to alter or improve a feature that you have always disliked is equally natural. This can develop with age -- when you were younger, you thought about it a lot and after much reflection, realize it absolutely is something you want to improve.

Health reasons are definitely a motivator. Many unpleasant postpartum changes to the body that can make any mom depressed. It could also be necessary to relieve physical factors or symptoms, as well as the real tangible benefit that comes with correcting post-weight loss body changes. For example, a breast reduction could alleviate chronic recurrent headaches, neck strain, lower back pain, shoulder notching, numbing or tingling in the hands due to nerve stretch-- all of these are associated with mammary hypertrophy--or excessively large, heavy, dense breasts. Almost all of these problems are 100% remedied by a breast reduction procedure.

Dramatic life changes can also be a big motivator. Sometimes people feel like their divorce shows on their face, or that their work or other substantial stresses of life have aged them. There are clear, safe and affordable options available for anyone looking to make those changes or small corrections, whatever the reasons.




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