Beauty

Is cosmetic surgery an acceptable way to improve self-esteem?

For

It can help people feel happier with their appearance.

Against

It treats confidence with surgery instead of inner acceptance.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • i got a rhinoplasty and my confidence went up A LOT.
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • some of us genuinely want to fix a specific feature and have felt better after that’s been fixed.
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • Yes, cosmetic surgery is a quick physical fix, but most times there is a much deeper issue
    RedditOriginal language: English
  • Having plastic surgery become this normalized absolutely changes the perception of what kind of features can exist in nature
    RedditOriginal language: English
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