Extended Project Qualification : Is All Plastic Surgery Vain?: February 2015

Proposed EPQ Plan - 5/01/2015

EPQ Plan

Introduction

What is plastic surgery? Different types, types not normally considered to be plastic surgery but actually are
Why do people get plastic surgery?
The effect of bullying and the media on young people
Percentages of people having different types of plastic surgery

Point 1 – why do people get plastic surgery?

Wrinkles – fear of ageing
Treatments are accessible (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22277890)
The availability of non-surgical treatments has helped to normalise cosmetic procedures, fuelled by the celebrity culture which pervades much of the media. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22277890)
Psychological reasons - bullying; reconstruction after a mammogram; Katie Piper
Celebrities and their impact on fans - Dolly Parton; Katie Price; Jodie Marsh

Point 2

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Point 5

Conclusion

Points to research/ work on

Vanity vs. bullying
Quotes from celebrities – Joan Rivers "I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die, they will donate my body to Tupperware"
Renée Zellweger’s plastic surgery – ‘unrecognisable’
What surgery can people get because of bullying?
Breast reductions because of back pain etc.
Sinus surgery (Kaley Cuoco)
Case studies as to why certain people have had surgery
3 breasted woman – fame, attention, too much money to handle?
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/10/french-breast-implant-pip-jean-claude-mas-jailed
If everyone gets plastic surgery to stop them from looking old, will we have no old-looking actresses etc?
Do the risks outweigh the benefits?
Is makeup not enough for women? False eyelashes; Lip Voltage; face contouring palette
What’s the difference between getting your teeth straightened and having surgery? Surely it is for the same purpose; to look better.
Selfies cause plastic surgery: looking closely at yourself and publishing that worldwide - want to look the way you can edit yourself
Selfie article - 10 per cent rise in nose jobs and a seven per cent increase in hair transplants. Six per cent increase in eyelid surgery.
Can ex-service personnel receive plastic surgery to correct injuries on the NHS or by the MOD

Darryn Lyons: The Guardian - Darryn Lyons's no-sweat six pack

Costs between £4000 - £9000 says Marco Moraci, a cosmetic surgeon at the Harley medical group, who reckons Lyons underwent a procedure known as vaser liposuction.

This involves inserting a metal tube into the abdominal area that destroys the surrounding fat and all but burns the skin, causing it to tighten and give abs better definition.

Katie Price

countless number of surgeries
Katie Price most famous boobs
'didn't feel confident in herself'

Joan Rivers

739 cosmetic procedures
joan rivers

I have designed a questionnaire in order to find out what people consider vain in relation to getting plastic surgery. I also wanted to find out how many of the random amount of people that I surveyed knew someone who had plastic surgery or whether they had it themselves. This will give me an insight into how much of the population is connected to plastic surgery, and what influence this causes. I asked whether or not people thought that celebrities with plastic surgery were having a negative effect on children and teenagers, and whether products such as Lip Voltage should be sold.

Questionnaire link

Lip Voltage

On a website called 'To Make You Look Gorgeous', Lip Voltage by Dreamweave is sold at £16.00. It is designed to look like a Botox injection, where you use the syringe to inject as much of the lip plumper as desired into the lip gloss. It uses 'Nano technology to fill and volumise the lips' for an effect that 'lasts for up to 24 hours'. With continual use over time, the collagen builds in the lips to create softer and fuller lips. The lip plumper is described as a 'non-injectable lip plumper', but gives the effects of lip fillers:

"Few people have asked me if I've had lip fillers...No girls it's

all down to Lip Voltage" - Danielle Armstrong from TOWIE

Pros:

stops girls/women from wanting plastic surgery as they can receive the desired effect from a lip gloss
it is safe, as many cosmetic procedures can go wrong or women can want fillers removed over time
temporary solution that could increase confidence
don't have to go overboard using it, as you can use as little or as much lip plumper as you want, which could increase confidence

Cons:

can be sold to kids (no age restrictions), which could be dangerous
could encourage others to get plastic surgery, including teenagers and children, as they see the effects but want a permanent solution
it is up to you to control the amount of lip plumper added, which could also be dangerous if instructions haven't been followed. Other, safer products are available, such as 'Sexy Mother Pucker', where the plumping is controlled as it is sold as a ready-mixed lip gloss and it doesn't tingle as much as Lip Voltage
are those that don't own the product not gorgeous?