In today’s world where everything is very accessible, people can easily change a part of their body that they do not like by having plastic surgery. Likewise, many aesthetic operations such as breast augmentation, liposuction, nose surgery are very popular.
However, some people may want to have more operations, feeling that they are not perfect enough, no matter how many operations they have had. The most distinctive features of these people are constantly applying to different doctors, is you can always be better We can talk about thinking and wishing for the positive feeling of change that comes after the surgery. In such cases, it is possible to talk about plastic surgery addiction.
It is understood that the person is dependent on plastic surgery, with the feeling of psychological pressure as if he has to constantly change his external appearance. So why does a person become addicted to plastic surgery? This psychological and sociological Let’s look at the reasons together.
Do not condemn people who are addicted to plastic surgery because one cause of addiction is body dysmorphic disorder.
Body dysmorphic disorder is considered a behavioral disorder in the fifth (DSM-5) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which defines various psychological disorders. People who suffer from this condition; They may perceive themselves as inadequate, formless, weak, disgusting and very ugly. This is in the general population 1% and 2% Although it is a very rare psychiatric condition, it has been revealed as a result of researches that it is seen 15 times more frequently in those who apply to plastic surgery. In short, this behavior disorder can be seen in people who frequently demand plastic surgery.
People with body dysmorphic disorder see themselves as defective even if there is no problem in their body in daily life. are struggling emotionally. The reason for the incessant plastic surgeries that people have done is this psychology they are in. Of course, some people who experience this situation may have a congenital or acquired defect in their bodies.
These people are obsessed with a part of their body and think that that place is so ugly that these negative thoughts drive them to do something. These people constantly have to look in the mirror, compare their own personal characteristics, peel skin and seek security. Sometimes people even have crazy attempts to operate on themselves. In fact, these behaviors are obsessive- compulsive (repetitive thought and obsessive behavior based on it) is a type of behavior.
People who are dissatisfied with their bodies may not only be trying to fix their bodies by constantly having plastic surgery, but may also be trying to correct a negative perception about themselves.
According to psychologists; People who are dissatisfied with their bodies may actually be trying to correct their negative self-perceptions by changing their images with a surgical operation. In other words, these people do not solve their psychological problems even if they have a surgical operation. constant desire to undergo surgery and we can say that this demand-oriented actions will continue.
However, these people, no matter how much they go under the knife, because their continuous aesthetic demands and unrealistic expectations will not come to an end. a worse image They may also lose a lot of money in this way. In this context, we can cite names such as Valeria Lukyanova, Nanette Hammond, Blondie Bennett, Heidi Montag, Dakota Rose, who had plastic surgery to look like Barbie.
Even Valeria Lukyanova in 2013 He attended the White Show and throughout the show everyone asks himself, “Is he from Earth?” He looked confused, as if asking a question. Nanette Hammond, on the other hand, spent 2 million 368 thousand liras to look like Barbie, and she had her last surgery through her vagina, making her wonder if that would be enough.
Of course, our examples are not limited to women only. Rodrigo Alves, who went under the knife to look like Barbie’s girlfriend Ken, is a very popular example.
Another reason for his addiction is opioids (chemicals such as morphine).
It may sound interesting, but sometimes the abuse of chemicals such as opioids can be found in people who have plastic surgery frequently. Since operations performed for cosmetic purposes are generally weak and painful, doctors use various techniques to heal wounds and stop pain. addictive can prescribe drugs to these people. Since the wounds take months to heal, these drugs can create a long-term use in the person. Thus, people who have both physical problems and emotionally weak people may be interested in plastic surgery in order to use these feel-good drugs more. As you can see, the situation is not encouraging at all.
Continuous plastic surgery is a great threat to health.
Having too many surgical operations; It can cause too many wounds in the body, blood clotting, infections, and muscle deformation. Even the heart may stop during the operation due to too much anesthesia. Because many doctors are aware of these risks, many plastic surgeries He does not want to operate on people who have had surgery.
Maybe all the operations and all the pain is because in today’s world just looking good is valued.
We live in a modern social structure and we can see that the body of the modern person is shaped around the ideal body perception. Today, image can mean ‘the only capital owned’ for a person. The body has turned into a consumer commodity within capitalism. If you ask how to explain this, it is aimed at aestheticizing the body, ”size 0, thin waist, full chest, muscular body” statements such as; It can push people to more plastic surgeries in order to put their bodies into these molds. In other words, people get into the body patterns that society likes as plastic surgery and thus gain a reputation and respect.
But as with everything, there is an ever-changing understanding of what the body should look like. What we like today the danger of not liking tomorrow we are in. Because tastes and likes can always turn into new consumption habits. Changes in body likes and pleasures can cause people to be dissatisfied with their bodies.
In fact, this seems like a difficult cycle to get out of. Because what is popular today will be obsolete tomorrow, people In order to catch the trend, they consume more plastic surgeries and change their bodies. they will constantly feel the pressure and need to change. More precisely, you can think of it as if the social meanings attributed to the body necessarily create this pressure for change in people who have a body that does not correspond to those meanings.
You may even have seen the Iranian Sahar Tabar on the news. He is an actor that people like and love. look like Angelina Jolie He’s had multiple surgeries. Do you think he really got the result he wanted? Also, was it worth the pain he inflicted on himself, what are your thoughts on this?
Editor Note: Plastic surgery is not applied only for the purpose of beautification. There are types of this surgery, for example, reconstructive surgery works to correct all congenital or acquired deformities and dysfunctions. What I’m dealing with here is the cosmetic surgeries performed for purely cosmetic purposes and the problem of addiction to these surgeries.
Resources: Verywellmind, The Recovery Village, Addiction Center
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