Plastic Surgery Should Be Banned For Everyone Except...

Pro says that it's an "evolutionary fact" that plastic surgery does not look good. That is false. Many people love the way they look after plastic surgery, and at least 5 examples of that can be found here [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Pro goes on to repeat his (irrelevant) opinion that plastic surgery does not appeal to him personally, and posits that surgeons who operate on people cosmetically are disingenuous. He then goes on to describe the scenario of a botched surgery, though the majority of plastic surgeries in the U.S. are free of complication and there are many ways to avoid risk [6]. Beyond Pro's fallacious fear mongering, he argues that the government has the right to control things to protect people's safety. He says it wouldn't be a "government thing" but a state effort, which of course is a contradictory statement that makes no sense. However his position is that people have the right to inhibit others from risky behavior. That is false. The government attempts to protect society as a whole and people's individual rights. For example smoking cigarettes is dangerous, but the government still allows it. The sale of cigarettes is regulated. Likewise medical procedures can be regulated for safety and government oversight, but it doesn't mean the entire procedure is banned due to potential risk. My opponent contends that one's self-esteem is "probably" not improved after they have plastic surgery. However I've proven that is untrue with cited sources and various research in the last round. Indeed most people's self-esteem improves (which has widespread beneficial effects on their personal and interpersonal success) after surgery. Here is another source confirming this [7]. == CONCLUSION == Pro alleges that surgeons who perform cosmetic surgery "don't know what they're doing" and simply make you look weird. In fact surgeons are accredited doctors who have completed medical school and a PhD residency; we have no reason to assume most surgeons don't know what they're doing (and Pro hasn't proven as such). Pro claims that he is "ragging on people who waste money on this crap for no good reason whatsoever." However I've given some good reasons for people to pursue plastic surgery even if Pro disagrees with their motives: - We have the right (and good reason) to want to improve our appearance - Research proves cosmetic surgery increases people's self-esteem - Plastic surgery can have health benefits And again, we have the individual freedom and liberty to alter our body how we see fit, thanks to the right to bodily autonomy. My opponent dropped the contention on health benefits, and he undermines the benefits of one's improved appearance and self-esteem through surgery. His entire case is based on his subjective preferences and unsupported fear mongering. But I have proven that citizens not only have the right to pursue cosmetic surgery, but often good reason and it should be up to them to research/assume the risks and rewards. Thank you. [1] http://www.dailymail.co.uk... [2] http://style.people.com... [3] http://www.instituteofplastics.com... [4] http://psychcentral.com... [5] http://www.surgery.org... [6] http://www.surgery.org... [7] http://www.thisisreallyinteresting.com...