Plastic Surgery - Taboo Topics

Are you happywith your body?
Discussion
You bump into a woman friend in town. You knew she was thinking of having breast implants and you
can see that she has obviously had the operation.What do you say to her?
rl. Nothing. It's too embarrassing.
b. "\7ow. Those look great! How much did they cost?"
c. "Wow. I'n"rsurprisedyou can stand up straight!"
d. Somethingelse.
ls plastic surgery popular in your country? ls it expensive?
Do you think peoplewho have plasticsurgery are too concernedabout their looks?
Reading
Readthrough the articleand answerthis question:
Is there tt similar trend in your country?
YOUNGER PLASTIC SURGERY PATIENTS

Surgeonsat clinics specialisingin plasticsurgery Her mother said, "If it makes her happy and
are reporting increasingly younger patients, gives her more chance of successin life, then
according to a report releasedrecently by the what is the problem?" Though women still
National Association of Plastic Surgery in the dominate the plastic surgery scene, men are
United States. growing increasingly concerned with their
"They physical appearanceand are doing something
want to look like the people they see in
films or the models they see in magazines.It's about it. According to the report,men now make
becoming an obsession,"said one doctor in a tp 39Vaof all surgeriesperformed - that's an
beautyclinic in California."Last week we had a increaseof nearly 20Vofrom last year.
woman in here who, at 30, said she was looking One man, who wished to remain anonymous,
too old and wanted a facelift. I told her to come said he got his liposuction - removal of excess
back and seeme in 15 years." fat - after pressurefrom his wife. "She's a very
The averageage for patientsundergoingplastic athleticwoman and, well,I enjoy a good steak."
surgeryover the last year was 32, down from 34 Liposuction tops the list of plastic surgery
just the year before.In Englandrecently,a 15- performed on men, followed by hair implants
year-oldgirl was in the news for announcingthat and breastreduction.For women the top order is
her parents were going to pay for breast still breastenlargement,followed by liposuction
enlargementsas her 16th birthday present. and facelifts.
Readthrough the articleagain and answer these questions:

l. Why arc younger peopleturning to plasticsurgery?
2. Why did the cloctorrefuseplasticsurgeryto one patienr?
3. Why is plasticsurgerynow more popular with men?
4. Whv c-lidthc man have liposuction?
Discussion
Do you think the number of men who want plastic surgery will eventuallyequal, or even surpass, the
number of women?
Read again what the mother of the 1S-year-old
girl said. Do you agreewith her?
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Language
Match these types of plastic surgery solutions to the problems below:
breast enlargement rhinoplasty (nosejob) facelift
bair impldnt uaricoseuein remctudl tummy tuck
1. "This thing on my faceis an atrocity.I'm 4. "l hate being flat-chested.The boys at school
'ironing-board'.Imagine!
surprisedbirds don't sit on it or that lightning usedto call me
doesn'tstrike it in thunderstorms." I think I have a pretty face but I don't feel
confident about myself from the chin down.
2. "1 hirtethem. I can't wear shortsor a bikini I would like to feel good about wearing a tight
becausethey stick olrt, especiallyon the back sweateror a low-cut dress."
They're the ugliestthings I've
of my tl-righs.
"l usedto have such a youthful, vibrant-
ever seenand they'regettingworse everyyear 5.
bccauscI havc bad circulation." looking face.Now my skin just sags.I think
"l I look twice my age."
3. startedrecedingreally badly at the age of
23. My wife saysshe doesn'tmind, but I hate 6. "No matter what I do, my belly sticksout.
it. I meirn,I'm not completelybald or anything, I think it has somethingto do with my posturc.
but I constantlywear hats and baseballcaps If I could just get a flat stomach,I wouldn't
beciruscI'm so self-consciousabout it. I could feel so bad about looking at myselfsidewaysin
ncvcr wcar a wlg. the mirror."
Which of the above treatments are most popular in your country? Are there any other ones that were not
mentioned?
lf you had the problems above and plenty of money, would you have the surgery? Tell your partner what
you would do for each problem.
Discussion
ln a survey of 37,500girls aged 12 to 15, more than half listed appearanceas their biggestworry.
What do you think is the reason for this? ls it a worrying statistic?
Are you happy with your size and weight? ls there a part of your body that you would like to change
(i.e.make smaller,make bigger)?
Here is an alternativepoint of view from a culture where people take a different view of size:
" l m u s t e a t s o l ' l l b e f a t a n d p e o p l ew o n ' t l a u g ha t m y f i g u r e , "e x p l a i n so n e o f t h e
" N o b o d y w i l l m a r r ym e i f
w o m e n i n a f a t t e n i n gr o o m i n C a l a b a rS , o u t h e r nN i g e r i a .
I don't get fatter."Women come from all over Nigeriato put on extra poundsat these
"They will
fatteningrooms. "We can make any woman obese," boaststhe owner.
g e t a h u s b a n da f t e rt h e i r s t a yh e r e ,n o p r o b l e m . "T h e w o m e n e a t a l l d a y a n d a v o i d
m o v i n gs o t h e y d o n ' t b u r n o f f a n y c a l o r i e s ". l t ' s a b i t t i r i n g e a t i n ga l l t h e t i m e , b u t I
k n o w w h e n l c o m e o u t l w i l l b e a t t r a c t i v eh, e a l t h va n d b e a u t i f u l , "s a i dt h e w o m a n
we spoketo.
Do you think it will be fashionableto be fat one day?
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