Okay, we have all heard a multitude of things about breast implants. From extreme groups we hear that they are linked to breast cancer and from some of the surgeons who perform this cosmetic surgery, we hear that they are completely safe. To top it all off, I have now run across another study that adds still another thing to consider if you are thinking of breast implants. I am only telling you about this because the results of the study make perfect sense in light of womens general obsession with appearance. I have to admit that I am still not sure exactly what to believe concerning breast implantation cosmetic surgery.
This study was done in Canada and revealed that while breast implants are not related to breast cancer (or other serious diseases), they are linked to suicide. Over 40,000 women who underwent various forms of cosmetic surgery were subjects of the study, which means that the results are well researched, 25,000 were implant patients and 15,000 were patients who utilized other cosmetic surgeries. Of these women, it was found that women who had surgically implanted breast enhancements had a lower than average risk of death from breast cancer, heart disease, and many other serious diseases. These results are in agreement with several American studies. The link to suicide, however, adds a new dimension to the complexities of this type of cosmetic surgery.
You should understand that, in general, women who are allowed to have cosmetic surgery are screened for an overall good health, so this has some impact on the lack of diseases linked with cosmetically enhanced breasts. However, mental screening is not currently considered a normal practice in screening patients who request cosmetic surgery (although, some doctors do require this).
Women around the world are obsessed with their appearance and inundated with media that shows perfection in women, which is not the norm, but what we see on a daily basis through print ads and televised ads and shows. It is very easy for a woman to see herself as unacceptable and breast size is one of the features that women use to compare themselves to others. These women often have low self esteem and suffer from depression and other psychiatric disorders more than their counter parts. This is not to say that every woman who has breast implants or other cosmetic surgery suffers from these things, just that many of these surgery patients do.
Patients who do suffer from these issues are often looking for a happiness cure, which cannot be surgically produced. The let down of having surgery, dealing with recuperation, and finding that the person they were before the surgery is the same person that they are after the surgery is quite often a fatal let down for these women. In the study, women who received breast implants were actually 73% more likely to commit suicide than women who do not undergo this cosmetic surgery. Those who had other forms of cosmetic surgery also had higher suicide risk, but did not reach the high of 73%. Keep in mind that this is a risk, not an act. These women are more likely to contemplate suicide, but not necessarily willing to carry it out. Of the women studied, 58 of the patients who received breast implants committed suicide.
The study resulted in a recommendation that doctors require patients who want breast implants to undergo a mental health consultation before surgery can be performed. Even if your doctor does not require such a screening, it is wise for you to consider why you are interested in this surgery. Do you think it will change your life? Are you looking for a new you?
While cosmetic surgery can help the way you see your physical body, it cannot change your inner feelings. If you are looking for something that will make you like yourself, enhancing your body is only a helper, not a cure. You need to look at both your inner feelings and your outer appearance. Utilizing the help of a qualified counselor is truly in your best interest to achieve the overall effect you are looking for.
The Irish health care system is universal or socialized, meaning everyone is entitled to receive care under the public health care system which is funded by taxes. Since private health clinics are not funded by the universal system, they are not licensed or regulated; As a result, patients are having difficulty in separating good surgeons from bad because there is no official training in cosmetic surgery.
Australia on the other hand is a mixture of universal care and private health care. There is formal training for cosmetic surgery which is an additional 8-10 years after obtaining their medical degree and the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons have a hot line that can be called at any time to verify whether a doctor is in training. The problem is that technically, anyone with a medical degree can perform cosmetic surgery.
The United States require plastic surgeons to undergo 8 years training between pre-med and medical school plus additional years of internship, residency followed by specialty training and fellowship. Each state requires doctors to be licensed and surgeon specialties (such as plastic surgery) have their own association, which certifies techniques and practices as well as requiring continuing education in the field.
Plastic surgery usually makes headlines when something is perceived to have gone wrong. Such is the case of Donda West who died of heart disease the day after a cosmetic procedure. California lawmakers are now trying to put through Donda's bill. This would have required a medical clearance, from a licensed physician prior to surgery
In Florida, eighteen year old girl died during what has been reported as either breast reconstruction surgery or breast augmentation procedure. The cause of her death is believed to be a reaction to anesthesia due to a rare genetic disease. No matter, any death is a tragedy. Does this mean that everyone considering Cosmetic surgery should be genetically tested?
Plastic surgeons in the United States are regulated by their peers, by the FDA as well as the medical community. Trying to legislate every single situation that ever goes contrary to plan, is unrealistic.
However, there are areas of plastic surgery that still needs some attention. There are medical spa's that offer what is termed "non-invasive" procedures such as Botox injections, photo facials and laser hair removal. California for one is looking closely at this unregulated cosmetic treatment business, since there are no rules on who can operate these lasers that are burning and scarring patients.
Currently, there is not even a regulation that says a doctor has to be on premises with one of his staff to use the lasers. Just as certifications have changed as technology has changed, so should the regulation of who is operating the machines that hold the capacity to burn and scar patients.
Ask questions and be aware of the cosmetic surgery practice when receiving non-invasive treatments. You should only consider a surgeon's office that is fully trained and certified.
The consumer has a responsibility to educate themselves and not to take things for granted. The consumer needs to find out who is behind that mask that will operate on them, or inject them, or shine a laser on their face. An example of that would be Priscilla Presley and her botched silicone injections. Here is an educated woman who should have been asking a lot more questions from the man who was not a doctor and she allowed him to inject her face with what turns out to be silicone that he smuggled into the US from another country. Be aware.
Doctors have been trained in medicine, who practice their art and do the best they can. Patients should not put blind faith in every doctor. Both need to work together, in full communication of skills and conditions, so that the final outcome suits them both.
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