Cosmetic surgeries still focused on reconstructive procedures, such as repairing cleft palates, skin grafts mastectomies and reconstructed noses and ears .
Psychological Aspect of Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery is a risky business, and there are many psychological unsatisfactories that come with cosmetic surgery .Psychosocial issues permeate the field of cosmetic surgery ( Grossbart, & Sarwer, 138 ). Factors identified are being young, suffering from depression or anxiety, and having a personality disorder. According to Pruzinsky, & Edgerton, ( 223) has stated the nature and degree of surgical change is an important predictor outcome more extensive procedures are more likely to result in serious body image disturbance than " restorative" procedures. The extent of changes in sensation following the procedure (face lift, loss of nipple sensation after breast augmentation) may also influence psychological outcomes, with greater degrees of sensory disturbance making adjustment to the procedure more difficult ( Grossbart & Sarwer, 172).
Asian Eyelid Surgery
Eye-fold surgery is now the most popular cosmetic surgical procedure among Asian women; in an attempt to make themselves look more western like the actresses they see on television. This is a common procedure for teens in Asia, in order to prevent aging, and for the application of make-up to go on smoothly. However, this surgery is not without risks, and there is no proof that this procedure increases the teens psychosocial well-being. Song, and Song (174) double eyelid surgery in the Chinese population is a desirable physical feature, which is more popular and demands up-to-date aesthetic operations for its formation . While the results in many patients have been satisfactory, there are others with questionable results. Unsatisfactory results include a tendency on the surgeon to take the operations lightly, unfamiliarity with the anatomic relationships of the delicate structures inherent to the upper eyelid, improper case selections and limitation of the mode of operation to one method only. According to Lee, there are many risks involved with this cosmetic...
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