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Plastic Surgery Addicts Can't Get No Satisfaction

June 30, 2009 - 8:58pm 169 reads 1 comments

In the wake of Michael Jackson's sudden death, it seems like an opportune time to think for a moment about body image. The self-styled "King of Pop" was also widely known as the "King of Plastic Surgery." Yet he was reportedly never satisfied with his appearance.

Everyone seems to agree that Michael Jackson took plastic surgery to a ridiculous extreme. Unfortunately, the singer was far from alone in undergoing several cosmetic procedures. In fact, most sources agree that about two-thirds of people who undergo one surgery return for at least one more procedure. Many of these can be classified as "plastic surgery addicts."

The situation has not gone unnoticed. Both American and British professional societies have issued warnings to plastic surgeons and patients not to go overboard. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons advises members to be on the lookout for people with "imagined ugly syndrome" and those who are vague about what aspect of their appearance bothers them and why. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons cautions people considering multiple procedures that eventually they will cease to look like themselves.

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I find it hard to believe that you did not know Michael Jackson and did not follow his career but you are basing this article off of him... seems a little unreal.

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