Is cosmetic surgery just a big ?experiment??
February 20th, 2012, 1:00 am ? ? posted by MARILYN KALFUS, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Hot topics:?Plastic surgery and patient vulnerability; a lawmaker introduces a bill to warn consumers about Photoshopping in ads; health risks cited with the use of human growth hormone.
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 |  | An ?experiment on ? vulnerable women?? Cosmetic surgery is ?an industrial-scale scientific experiment, carried out on vulnerable women,? says a writer in the New Statesman. The article cites a Norwegian study in the March issue of Psychological Medicine in which researchers followed about 1,600 teenage girls over 13 years. ?The finding is that women who use cosmetic surgery do not have lower opinions of their general attractiveness than women who do not opt for surgery,? the writer says. ?However, they display more symptoms of depression and anxiety, use more illicit drugs and have stronger histories of self-harm and suicide attempts. And the surgery is likely to make things worse.? More here ? |
 | | A bill to warn consumers about altered ads An Arizona lawmaker proposes legislation to?warn?about?ads in which photos have been altered. The bill, introduced by Rep. Katie Hobbs, D-Phoenix, would require advertisers who change or enhance a photo to put a disclaimer on the ad alerting readers that ?postproduction techniques were made to alter the appearance in this advertisement. When using this product, similar results may not be achieved,? according to the Arizona Republic. Hobbs knows the bill likely will fail but says she wanted to highlight what she considers a pervasive problem. ?We need to bring attention to these body-image issues, especially with young girls,? she says. ?Girls need to know that they don?t have to look perfect.? More here ? |
 | | Questions about human growth hormone Human growth hormone is all the rage in Hollywood, Vanity Fair Magazine reports in its March issue. The piece says actors who are in their 50s but still have ripped abs and fewer wrinkles could be on it. The story says, ?In a sense, H.G.H. is the love child of Viagra and Botox; when administered appropriately, it is said to smooth wrinkles, reduce body fat, and increase lean-muscle mass and bone density, while also improving one?s libido, mood and overall sense of vitality ? to the point that the recipient both looks and feels years younger.? The downside? Some researchers studying what came of undersize children who received H.G. H. in the 1950s have reported an increased risk of cancer, diabetes and heart failure. More here ? |
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