There is a growing trend of teenagers turning to cosmetic plastic surgery to change or improve their looks.  While some plastic surgeries performed on adolescents are needed, many are not.  The adolescent years are a difficult times when the body is changing, some may say they are the hardest years, especially since we live an image-obsessed society.  The growing trend of teenagers turning to plastic surgery to change or improve their looks is staggering.  Plastic Surgery has a heighten risk for teenagers because their bodies are still growing, changing and developing, and it is not always clear how a procedure will affect the patient years later. Since the human body isn’t always fully developed before a person turns 18, the cosmetic changes teenagers have done may change and possibly become distorted as they get older. A teenagers body image are still changing.  They may be very unhappy with something at age 14, that in fact they love at age 20. (Height is a common example.  Often girls grow before boys and so they feel too tall as a young teenager.   Later, as they mature and men get taller, they become grateful for their height.)   Body image is frequently negative among teenagers and improves as they grow older. 

I’d like to invite you to listen and give you comments on my radio show, Thursday, June 12th on KLAV 1230 AM.  Callers can give their opinion and ask question by calling in at (702) 731-1230 or from out of state on (866) 820-5528.  We encourage the public to participate in this important topic to help guide our children to a have a healthy body image.