Millions of people, if not all of us, are not contented on our physical appearance and endlessly trying to find ways to look better. From this number, a lot of people turn to cosmetic surgery to transform their bodies, to look better, and feel better about themselves. According to a recent survey, on the average, about 55% of young adults would consider having cosmetic surgery and that 9% of women are considering having a face lift. Other surveys show that more than 10 million procedures on cosmetic surgery are done in the US alone since 2006, and the number of procedures keeps on increasing by roughly 43% every year.

The statistics mentioned clearly shows how many of us now would want to undergo cosmetic surgery. But have you asked why? If it a typical complaint in being fat, most people would work out or get themselves memberships to good gym or sports club. But for someone who is willing to undergo surgery, I think there is more than the average daily complains you hear on body image dissatisfaction.

Psychologists say that people now a day are over-exposed to celebrities, supermodels, and fashion and are very much influenced at what the media dictates as beautiful. People are convinced that you are not thin enough, your nose is not high enough, there’s something wrong with your shoulder blades. We are so influenced by the beautiful faces and bodies, which we try to emulate in an attempt to complete the missing part some of us have.

Aside from overexposure to seemingly impossible to achieve standards of beauty, people are driven to undergo cosmetic surgery because they suffer from low self-esteem, body image depression, and too much insecurity. People think that there is something wrong with them. They are often unaware of the fact that other people are leading far worse lives than they do. Those who have been called fat and ugly suffer from an emotional trauma that may lead to desperation and seek the quick remedy of surgery.

Aside for from some emotional reasons, people choose cosmetic surgery because of a birth defect or an accident. Some are simply unluckily born with the lips or teeth unsightly positioned.

No matter what reason may be, cosmetic surgery is not something that is to be entered into lightly. It requires a long though process, search for a good and creditable practitioner; support from loved ones and of course, a lot of money.

In today’s time, cosmetic surgery is not only very common; it is even made accessible everyone, unlike before when only the rich and famous can afford to be beautiful through surgery. It is now available publicly and price does not seem to be a hindrance. Almost any person in the world can now change and have whatever procedure they want to be done.

But in the end, I still suggest thinking it over and over and over. If the reason for surgery is mere insecurity, I suggest getting closer with your family or finding friends that can accept you for who you are and what you look like.