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When
Is Cosmetic Surgery Right for Children?
A very legitimate question has always been
asked regarding cosmetic surgery for children. Is it ethical?
Some people think cosmetic surgery on kids is a perfectly
legitimate practice, while others believe it is morally wrong.
Those who are for cosmetic surgery for children know that it
would help improve that child’s sense of self worth, improve
that child’s outlook on life, and help them succeed. Those
against cosmetic surgery for children say that it provides
the child with a false sense of security about themselves and
the world around them, and cause them to develop superficial
relationships.
Before
you decide one way or another, just think of how you
would feel if you had to live your whole childhood with a physical
deformity such as a cleft lip and palate, misshapen skull,
or burn scar. This could be detrimental to your child's emotional
health and limit his or her ability to engage in everyday activities.
There are as least five times when cosmetic surgery is right
for kids. Those instances are listed as follows:
Removal
of a birth defect: Sometimes children have a birth
mark that looks like a large bruise on the face or other visible
part of the body. This may be difficult to live with, especially
when the child reaches the teen or young adult years. The reason
why is they are often asked if the bruise came from someone
who has physically hurt them, or they may have been accused
of hurting themselves. On the contrary, the only thing that
would probably cause a person in this condition to hurt themselves
is being tired of getting asked what is wrong with them. Therefore,
it may be wise for a parent to consider having this birth mark
removed from a child's face as soon as possible. This will
provide peace in your child’s life as he or she grows to be
a young adult trying to succeed in this world.
For
healing of a burn scar: Sometimes when a young child or
teenager is a victim of a severe burn, on the face, arms, neck,
and other exposed areas of the body, the child may feel ashamed.
If the child feels this way, it could not only scar his or
her body for life, but could also scar his or her emotions
for a very long time. It is true that it is all about what
is on the inside that matters and children need to be taught
that. But, just as a blind or deaf child, a child with a physical
defect feels left out, self-conscious, and sometimes inferior.
It could prevent them from succeeding later in life, for fear
that no one would want to hire them for a job, or accept them
into any organizations. If your child has a burn or serious
injury that could last a lifetime, consider having cosmetic
surgery performed on that child.
To
correct a deformity caused by a tumor: It is best to find
a doctor who knows how to deal with cancer in children before
making a decision to have cosmetic surgery done for this reason.
Nevertheless, with the correct treatment, and the correct advice,
your child could return to a normal life after having a tumor
removed. Just make sure you know the risks involved in having
cosmetic surgery performed on a child in this case.
Removal
of a serious scar due to injury: Sometimes after a
serious head, arm, leg, or neck injury a child or teen can
feel self-conscious. This is because sometimes an injury of
this nature often leaves a permanent scar on the exposed part
of the body. Surgery can remove these scars, and help restore
the child to as close to his or her natural self as possible.
To
correct other major physical deformities: Sometimes children
are born with deformed body parts such as a cleft lip and palate,
misshapen skull, webbed fingers, or misshapen breasts. If the
surgery is performed by a doctor who specializes in cosmetic
surgery, optimal results can be achieved which can greatly
improve the child’s whole outlook, and quality of life. That
child may soon be able to play football, speak better, write
better, type on a computer, and perform other activities that
the child was not able to perform earlier. In other words,
even though the deformity may not be life threatening, it can
help them be able to participate in more useful and beneficial
activities than before.
Now that you have though of what you would want if you were
a child with a deformity, birth defect, or scar from a serious
injury, and you know that there are legitimate reasons people
decide to have surgery done on their children, you are able
to make a decision.
You can either hope that your child will be able to look past
being ridiculed and even having bullies harassing them, or
committing violent acts against them or you can seek a cosmetic
surgeon. It is possible that none of this would happen to your
child even if that child did not get surgery, and that the
child can grow up feeling loved and accepted as if his or her
body is exactly like everyone else’s. However, the reality
is that is not the case for most children with a deformity
or disfiguring or scarring of any kind. Therefore, surgery
in one of the above five cases is strongly recommended.
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