by
Kristi Runyon ,
WTVQ |
2010-06-29
Teens
and Cosmetic Surgery
Many teens attempt to improve their appearance (and
acceptance) by using make-up and wearing the “right” clothes. A small
number of teens seek change through cosmetic surgery. According to the
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, more than 36,800
cosmetic surgery procedures were performed on Americans 18 and under
last year.
Rhinoplasty,
or nose reshaping, is the most common cosmetic surgery for teens,
accounting for 17,040 procedures in 2009. It may be done to straighten a
crooked nose, remove a bump, reshape the tip or decrease the size of an
overly large nose. Sometimes the surgery is done to fix a nose
misshapen by trauma (which can cause breathing problems).
Otoplasty
(ear reshaping) is the second most common cosmetic surgery among teens.
In 2009, nearly 9,660 of these procedures were performed in the U.S.
The procedure may be done to pin back protruding ears, change the size
of the ears or fix misshaped ears.
Some
other cosmetic surgery procedures that may be done for teens include:
correction of breast asymmetry, breast augmentation, breast reduction,
liposuction and chin augmentation (enlargement).
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