Plastic Surgery By: Natasha Skvorc and Rudolf Gregurek 4MM.
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Transcript of Plastic Surgery By: Natasha Skvorc and Rudolf Gregurek 4MM.
What is plastic surgery?
• medical concerned with the correction of form and function
• includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns
• plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles
• Special skill and knowledge needed to be plastic surgeon… (to achieve problem resolution and patient
satisfaction)
• Repair skin damages• Self esteem and confidence• Successful in life and more opportunities• Accepted by society• Positive effect of person’s psychological
health• Feel comfortable in company
• Risk of infection, blood clotting etc.• Unsatisfactory results • Expensive• Causes undue stress on the body• Long time spent on recovery. Have to sacrifice
part of daily routines
Example 3: Katie Piper
• Plastic surgery after getting sulphuric acid spilt over her face
• All skin was removed from her face
Religion in plastic surgery• Muslim: It is understood that surgery isn’t
allowed, on the basis that it permanently changes the body God created and gave as a “trust.”
• Catholic: doesn’t directly address the subject. If the procedure is not for something considered immoral by the Church (such as gender-reassignment surgery), then “elective plastic surgery is left to the prudent choice of those involved”
• Buddhist: see plastic surgery as an “offense”
and ethics of plastic surgery
• Body dimorphic disorder (BDD)
• The emotional aftermath of plastic surgery
• Ethical issues of plastic surgery has many connections with psychology
• Your self image
Conclusion
• Helps people with skin damage
• Helps people feel better about themselves
• Many go too far
• Psychiatric therapy and deep conversations before hand
Discussion questions
• Have you ever thought about doing plastic surgery and why?
• Do you believe that plastic surgery is necessary if someone feels unsatisfied with themselves?
• Do you agree with the statement: “thats how God ment it to be so it must be beautiful”?
Bibliography• Internet sites• http://www.bobpardue.com/articles/cosmetic-su
rgery-pros-cons.htm• http://www.oddee.com/item_96587.aspx• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Piper• http://pokedandprodded.health.com/
2008/07/16/is-cosmetic-surgery-wrong-is-it-prudish-to-think-so/
• http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/psychologyethics/Psychology_Ethics_of_Plastic_Surgery.htm
• http://plasticsurgery.about.com/od/psychologyethics/a/surgeon_ethics.htm