In most television programs or magazines, depictions of an unrealistic population are portrayed. The images of clean-cut suburbanite family life, portrayed by television in the middle of the twenty-first century, can certainly be joked about now, however, this was only the spark that lit the flame. Families like the Cleavers, the Nelsons, the Osmonds and the Bradys were put on screen to show our world what everyones life should be like. They had good children, nice homes, and every episode taught some lesson in mortality. Every wife wanted to be just like June or Harriet. Every teenager wanted to be Greg or Marsha. Society felt that they could be like one of these unrealistic characters, possibly have something that they had, they would, in some way, be happier or a better person. Then, corporations caught wind of this effort to be like and sent it to their advertising departments. Soon, it was not just another pretty face endorsing Mabeline cosmetics; it was super-model, Twiggy. Who better to sell the products, but someone rich, famous, beautiful, and appearing to be flawless. These seemingly trivial beginnings have now snowballed. Take a closer look at who is on the big screen; superstars like Pamela Anderson, a 57 blond weighing in at 115 pounds, including both of her 34 DDDs. These are the images our society looks at in awe and strives to become. Looking good is a universal human obsession. Plastic surgery has taken the role of the closest thing to perfection of the body that we obtain. The reasoning behind cosmetic surgery are self-esteem, success, social stability, and health.The definition of plastic surgery is a medical specialty that has distinct branches of its own. The word plastic is derived from the ancient Greek word plastikos, which means to mold or give form (Heckaman and Henry 5). Many search for perfection by undergoing surgery to construct their ideal figure or shape. Due to distorted expectations...
