Plastic Surgery -- Reasons to Term Paper

A person with a deviated septum may benefit from a nose reshaping. Women whose breasts have become enlarged after pregnancy or nursing, patients who have been in car accidents and through other traumatic physical incidents can benefit psychologically and physically, if the memory of that trauma is erased from their body. If surgery can improve a patient's health as well as a patient's appearance, health insurance may cover all or part of the expense. Feeling healthier and feeling better also often means that a patient will eat better, exercise more, and treat their new physical body with greater care.

Also, whether you like it or not, your appearance can even affect your income. "Good-looking, slim, tall people tend to make more money than their plain-Jane counterparts, according to a study released this month by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, with researchers finding that beautiful people tend to earn 5% more an hour" ("Surprise! Pretty people earn more," CNN.Money, 2005). This statistic is especially surprising when you consider that "variables like education and experience are factored out, and a "beauty premium exists across all occupations," not just in "jobs requiring more interpersonal contact" ("Surprise! Pretty people earn more," CNN.Money, 2005).Plus, there is also a "plainness penalty," for people with "below-average-looks" whose earnings average 9% less an hour ("Surprise! Pretty people earn more," CNN.Money, 2005). So, when you hear a person is trying to look like 'themselves only better' by getting plastic surgery, and hopes to feel better and even earn more, despite the expense of the surgery, don't be so quick to laugh or shake your head!

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