What you should know about cosmetic surgery Cosmetic surgery is a phenomenon on the rise in recent years. Even though this epidemic has become very popular, there is still a lot to know before realizing it. Most people who undergo cosmetic surgery do so to change their appearance by altering the parts of the body that make them unhappy. Being dissatisfied with your appearance sometimes reduces self-esteem and people feel that cosmetic surgery can help them regain the confidence they have lost. Depending on the type of procedure a person receives, it can also improve their social life, sex life, and interpersonal relationships with people. Other reasons for cosmetic surgery are “peer pressure”. Feeling unaccepted by your peers because of your appearance also plays an important role in wanting to undergo cosmetic surgery. Feeling dissatisfied with your appearance is hard enough without adding the additional pressure of being made fun of. Some people undergo these procedures because they want to fit in. Being overweight and out of shape are two major factors for undergoing cosmetic procedures. The desire to fit in overwhelms people and they want to fix it. There are many types of cosmetic surgery procedures. The two most important surgical operations today are plastic and reconstructive. Between these two procedures we are faced with surgical and non-surgical interventions. Surgical procedures occur when a person gets an actual incision, while non-surgical procedures occur when one does not need to be cut at all. Breast augmentation, chin and cheek implants, liposuction, and abdominoplasty are just some of the surgical procedures. Collagen injections, Botox injections, facial threading, hair removal and microdermabrasion are...the focus of the article......ReferencesDavid Gutierrez (March 22, 2007) "Cosmetic surgery patients regret not learning more before undergoing the procedures” News Target articles www.newstarget.com/cosmetic_surgery.htmlMike Adams (May 26, 2005) “Will that facelift get you a pay raise?” Target News Articles www.newstarget.com/cosmetic_surgery.html SBJ Staff (January 9, 2008) “SBJ List of Area's Largest Cosmetic Surgery Practices” SBJ News www.sbj.net/articlesLisa Nichols (September 12, 2007) “Insurance Coverage for plastic surgery- Can you afford the high price of cosmetic surgery?” www.health-insurance.suite101.comJohnny Sogard (November 22, 2007) "Why Get Plastic Surgery?" www.ezinearticles.comJohn Saia (November 5, 2005) "Affordable Plastic Surgery" www.cometicsurgerytruth.comMelissa Pittman (September 2005)" Plastic Surgery: Beauty or Beast?" www.apa.org