THE PEHNOMENON OF COSMETIC SURGERY: BEAUTIFUL AT ALL COSTS OR RIDICULOUS ALMOST MONSTERS?
Realized by Francesca Mendolicchio
Friday 7 March 2014
About Me
Hi everybody,
my name is Francesca Mendolicchio and I'm a final-year student of SSML GREGORIO VII in Rome.
This blog has been created in order to discuss about my graduation thesis. I chose as topic the Phenomenon of Cosmetic Surgery.
Scrolling down the page and visiting the various sections, you will find out all the information about this topic, the video that I've realized and some information about me.
Ejoy the read!!!
Personal Information:
Here there is my Curriculum Vitae.
De-ethnicization
De-ethnicization
Ethnic cosmetic surgery
In Asia and Africa whitening
cosmetics and ethnic cosmetic surgery are booming, with specialization in westernization of
facial features.
If the imposition of a single standard of beauty concerns all over the
the world, as evidenced by the global business of cosmetic surgery and the
alarming spread of eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, the cult of
physical perfection in the Eastern and African countries has gone through in
recent years a dramatic degeneration.
When we talk about racism there is a trend to contextualize the
phenomenon in the West. We can mention for example a country like India, where
the belonging to a caste depends on the color of the skin.
Racial discrimination in former colonies is a neglected reality not very
discussed, to accommodate the large market that is behind it. Continue...
Low cost surgery
Low cost surgery
Italy VS Foreign CountriesThe low cost cosmetic surgery is the true
emergent phenomenon of recent years: a booming market. Unpleasant surprises are
often hidden behind the offer with a too low price, and disappointment is
always in ambush. Surgical operations at low prices, in inadequate facilities,
without any guarantees for the safety of the patient. The situation is becoming
more widespread in Italy, especially in big cities like Milan
The safety of every surgical operation is based not only on the choice
of a serious operator, but also on the quality of the structure where it is
made. Unfortunately, with the economic crisis, making important interventions
in an unsuitable environment has become a habit. Conitnue...
Why apply to cosmetic surgery
Why apply to cosmetic surgery
Psychological aspects
The correction of certain physical defects or
blemishes thanks to plastic surgery has a positive impact on the psychological
state of the patients. When plastic surgery is used with moderation or
intelligence, the resulting effects are only positive.
The increase of self-esteem is one of the many
results we can expect, which implies: a greater self-confidence, a greater
pleasure to stay with other people finally feeling at ease, a general much more
confident attitude towards life. However, the statistics, show that every year,
only in Italy, thousands of cosmetic surgery are made, to correct more or less
important blemishes. Patients who decide to make surgeries of this type can be pushed
by physiological needs, for example when a physical defect prevents a correct
life, or just for aesthetic needs. Continue...
Modern cosmetic surgery
Modern cosmetic surgery
Modern cosmetic surgery operations
It is very difficult to
list all cosmetic surgery primarily because of the flourishing, in the last
decades, of new procedures and more and more advanced technology that also
involve similar medical specialties, such as dermatology, dentistry, physical
medicine and so on. In a short descriptive way, the goals of cosmetic surgery
can be divided into three main groups: the correction of developmental defects
that lead the morphology of the individual, once in adulthood, to deviate from
the norm aesthetic average; the minimization of the effects of 'aging; restoration
of global body contours and shapes.
In the first group are included surgeries aimed at correcting the
characteristics of some parts of the head or malformation syndromes. Continue...
The history of surgery
The history of surgery
The surgery in the ancient times
According to the
definition, Surgery is a branch of medicine that cures pathologies with
interventions made inside or outside of the body and it dates back to
antiquity.
Plastic surgery has very old
origins: “plastic” derives from the Greek “plastikos”,
meaning “to mould”. But some descriptions of the first plastic surgery operations are mentioned in the Egyptian Papyri and in the Sanskrits of ancient India. Continue...
Thesis & Video
Here below you will find the link to display the thesis in PDF format and you can also view the video that will be screened on 21 March during my session of graduation. I hope you like it!
PDF Format Thesis
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