Going Under the Knife, yea or nay?

Is it wrong for a person to want to improve their appearance?

Isn't that why people get braces, change how they dress, shave/pluck/color/cut their hair, go on diets, get tattoos, wear make-up and even contour their faces with make-up, put on fake eye lashes and now even use medication to help make them grow? So, I guess the questions isn't, "is it wrong for a person to want to improve their appearance?" it's, "where do we draw the boundary in the natural-improved look and the "plastic" look?"

This is just my take on this controversial topic:

Just like the majority of people, I don't see a problem with getting braces to straighten your [naturally] crooked teeth, using make-up to hide blemishes or to highlight certain areas of your face, or doing anything of that level. And, maybe a less popular opinion, I also don't see a problem with breast reductions, eye lash implants or getting a nose job. However, there is a difference between when someone wears make-up to do a little touch-up and when someone cakes it on. Parallel to that, I feel like doing a reasonable amount of correction to your nose or breasts is reasonable. It's when someone gets an obvious amount of work done under the knife that makes me start to question if they are "fake" or not.

Some may say that, braces are just correcting what you already have and it's not like you have to go into surgery. This isn't necessarily true, some people don't fix their teeth just using braces, some people had teeth that jutted out at an unwanted location, or their teeth looked a little too small or large for their liking. Well, those people had to do more than just wear braces. So, what's wrong with people wanting to adjust their nose a little bit, and what's wrong with reducing your breast size? Everyone is entitled to do what they want in order to make themselves feel more positive about their appearance. Having self esteem and feeling proud of yourself...you cannot put a price on it.

People who change their breasts, nose, get botox, etc. to an extreme amount where it becomes unnecessary and can be ask categorized as "plastic surgery gone wrong" may have gone a little overboard and can be seen as "plastic". But hey, if they can honestly say this is what they needed to feel good, and that it's not an addiction or a psychological problem of depression or something where they continually need go under the knife, then I support them.

This isn't to say that young children who hate something about their own body should consider extreme measures. There should be lots of thought and discussion that goes into one's decision process before doing anything permanent to your body.