- Why do we only value the average? Why are plastic surgeons dedicated only to restoring our current notions of the conventional, as opposed to letting people explore, if they want, what the possibilities are?
What is “accepted” in society.
The norm.
Fear of being harshly critiqued.
Are there patients that want something outside of the average?
- Plastic surgery is the intersection of art and science.
- The body is a conduit for the soul, at least historically speaking. When you change what you look like, you change who you are.
A change in view of ones self doesn’t really change who they are on the inside.
They may be more accepting and comfortable with their appearance which in the long run will make them less self conscious. However, that doesn’t mean that they as a person on the inside are different.
- I don’t have any problem with altering the human form. We do it all the time. It is only our Judeo-Christian conservatism that makes us think this is wrong.
- So are we supposed to stop advancing? And who says it’s bad to play God? We already alter the course of God’s ‘will’ in hundreds of ways. When we use antibiotics to combat the flu, when we figure out a way to wipe smallpox off the very face of the earth, surely we’re altering the natural course of things. Who says the natural course of things is even right?
This is true. For example, braces. They alter your appearance during and after the dental treatment. Your teeth will never be the same again. However, braces is considered “normal” in society. What is so different between braces and plastic surgery? They both alter ones appearance.
- If I were to attach a third thumb, your brain would map it, absolutley. Our bodies change our brains, and our brains are infinitely moldable. If I were to give you wings, you would develop, literally, a winged brain. If I were to give you an echolocation device, you would develop in part of a bat brain.
Source:
http://1pieceswimsuit.16mb.com/2013/01/dr-daedalus-by-lauren-slater-knowledge-issues/