To be honest, though I'm not crazy about the way it's phrased, I think there is a kernel of truth to what the OP is saying.
I guess I don't get why women do it. And I do worry about their mental health. I'm not saying this applies to every woman, but to feel so unsatisfied with your body that you're willing to pay a lot of money and undergo the risks and pain of surgery to make a completely unnecessary change seems like a risk factor to me.
Most people are probably aware of the headline that women who get breast implants are more likely than the general population to commit suicide. This has been found and confirmed in multiple legitimate, peer-reviewed studies.
Again, I am NOT saying this applies to every woman, but I think it's significant. I don't know anyone who wakes up the morning and decides to have surgery for giggles. If there is no legitimate medical reason driving it, there has got to be a deep dissatisfaction and I think that should be addressed.
I feel kind of sorry for people who pursue truly "cosmetic" surgery. I'm not talking about reconstructive surgery--I completely understand why a woman might want to do breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, fix a cleft lip, or try to undo damage from an accident. But I do think it's kind of sad when perfectly healthy, normal people decide to have bags of saline stuffed in their chest, or botulism injected into their foreheads, or hunks of cartilige hacked off of their noses and chins. Why not just accept ourselves?
What's wrong with the way we're made naturally? A healthy body is beautiful, in any shape it comes in. I wish everyone could feel the peace, confidence, and satisfaction of that.
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