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

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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