Summer Borelli
English 103
Candance Wiley
2/26/09
Teens Resorting to Cosmetic Surgery
I. Introduction
a. Increasingly popular among teens
b. Low self-esteem plays role in decision for surgery
c. Other issues need be addressed before surgery or instead of surgery
II. Body Image
a. Distorted body image may result in pursuit of plastic surgery
b. Teens’ bodies are changing during puberty
c. Expect unrealistic outcomes after surgery
i. “cure” for psychological or emotional issues
d. Learn to accept oneself without surgery
i. therapy, counseling, peer groups
ii. positive self affirmation
e. Importance of focusing on internal beauty
III. Controversy/Risks
a. Teens still developing mentally and physically
b. Aftermath
i. infections, hematomas, seromas
ii. unable to breast feed (breast augmentation)
c. Doctors tend to be biased with information (business, money)
d. Unrealizable screening tests
e. Unnecessary surgery
i. anesthesia
IV. Exceptions
a. “necessary” reconstructive surgery
i. Accidents (burn victims)
ii. Birth defects (deviated septum, birth mark, cleft palette)
iii. Acne treatment
V. Media Influence
a. TV and magazines become “a standard of reality and desire”
b. Models give unrealistic “perfect bodies”
i. Weigh less than average woman, have trainers, chefs
VI. Cultural/Society Influence
a. American culture
i. Barbie doll icon
b. Chinese culture
i. Desired “Caucasian look”
1. eyelid, height, breasts
ii. common patients are high school grads
c. Greeks/Italians
i. Nose jobs
d. African
i. Tribal beauty
VII. Peer Pressure/ Basic Acceptance
a. Desire to fit in rather than stick out
b. Weight issues prevalent
c. Body development
d. Comparisons
e. Attempting to please a boyfriend or friend rather than oneself
VIII. Effect on Males
a. gap beginning to close
b. studies on male model influence
c. increasing young men resorting to cosmetic surgery
i. popular procedure: gynecomastia
1. Dominick example-teen male who desired surgery
IX. Conclusion
a. Importance of education among youth
b. Resorting to alternatives for body image satisfaction
i. Setting goals
ii. Values
c. Addressing self-esteem issues through society
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I think this is a really good outline! My only suggestion would be to move part VIII up after body image or the section on risks. You have a lot of good points to back up your thesis!
ReplyDeleteSummer, I really like this topic, very interesting. I agree with Emily about part VIII, and it will be interesting to hear about this from the male perspective. I never think of this on the plastic surgery topic.
ReplyDeleteI don't really know how to comment on this outline. Since you didn't use complete sentences, I have to assume that I know what you are arguing.
ReplyDelete-Candace