Dr. Sharon Orrange
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Dr. Orrange received her BA in Biology at the University of California, San Diego, and a Masters Degree in Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. She received her MD from the USC Keck School of…
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More Male Teens are Choosing Plastic Surgery, but for What?
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Posted in Plastic Surgery by Dr. Sharon Orrange on Jun 19, 2012
More and more teenagers are choosing plastic surgery, both males and females. The good news is that adolescents who undergo elective plastic surgery tend to sail through surgery more easily than adults. Ninety percent of cosmetic procedures done on adults are done on women but that’s not the case with teens. The interesting thing here is that more male teenagers are seeking these procedures, so the striking gender disparity among adults is not there with teenagers.

So what procedures are teenagers getting?
1) Otoplasty was the most common elective surgical procedure in patients under the age of 18 years in 2011. Otoplasty is the surgery to correct defects or deformities of the ear (the outside of the ear, not the inside.) About one third of the estimated 11,000 otoplasties were performed on males.

2) Rhinoplasty, a nose job, came in second with 20% of the 9,500 procedures performed in males.

3) Breast augmentation was the third most common procedure performed in teens. Remember that silicon implants are not FDA approved for kids under the age of 22, so saline is your only option as a teen.

4) Liposuction. Plastic Surgeons caution that liposuction and tummy tucks are inappropriate procedures for weight loss in teens. In contrast, lipoplasty, liposculpture, or liposuction to treat localized fat deposits can be indicated in some teenagers. Plastic surgeons will say the ideal patient is at or near ideal body weight and not obese.

5) Breast reduction (for cosmetic reasons) was the next most common. Breast reduction surgery can’t be done until full breast maturation and growth is achieved. Breast size should be stable with no continuing growth for 9-12 months. Another point to remember is that lactation is not always possible after breast reduction.

6) Correction of gynecomastia (enlargement of a man’s breasts) was next on the list, not surprisingly, 100% in males.
As you can see from some of the items on this list, there are huge quality of life benefits to some of these plastic surgeries.

What are your thoughts: plastic surgery in teens weird or not?

- Dr. O

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Yeah, and I'm not talking about surgery for children who have a physical deformity who would experience isolation and real discrimination. Last time I checked, an A cup isn't a deformity.
By rmb  Jun 28, 2012
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I second rmb's thoughts. I wouldn't allow either one of my children to have cosmetic surgery, learn to be happy with what was given to you was what I was always taught.
By ShannonA  Jun 27, 2012
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Outside of the exhausting debate below, my take away from this article isn't so much the parity between teen boys and girls getting procedures, but rather, what kind of parents sanction these procedures for their kids? I mean when did it become normal to be ok with having your NON ADULT kids have non medically necessary, elective surgeries??

People aren't necessarily born with self esteem. It's trait that is fostered. If a kid doesn't have it, I believe that's on the parent to try to make right, in a healthy way, one that doesn't involve sedation and cutting into body parts. WTF
By rmb  Jun 26, 2012
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Sorry I didn't mean to include the word "between" in the first sentence of my last post
By Spiky  Jun 21, 2012
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Well my age range cutoff is between 5 years older than myself. I don't really have a cutoff for younger, but I'm just talking sex. While I CAN be sexually aroused by a guy who is merely over 18, it doesn't mean I want to date him.

Too much older than me just feels like a different generation. I'm still youthfully oriented, I don't have kids or a career, so I relate more to the younger folks. My recent relationship was with a guy 10 years younger and it was a good fit, but he's mature for his age. I don't insist on younger guys, but I feel like 25-35 are good dating ages. I also think if I'm going to spend the rest of my life with someone, it makes more sense to have a younger guy because women tend to outlive men, so it would mean I got more time with him and less time as a widow.
By Spiky  Jun 21, 2012
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Ok I'm confused. You said that you can't be attracted to a guy who falls outside of your age range, but you're attracted to 20somethings? Did you mean only if he's older?
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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The girl in the link you posted is pretty much what I'm talking about when I say average. She looks like the typical girl I'd see on campus. There are lots of guys who would consider her attractive. Personally I wouldn't consider her my type, but not because she's average. There are lots of average girls I would consider my type. Particularly girls who are African American. I just tend to prefer those kinds of features, so I consider most of them to be attractive, even if they would be classified as average by "normal standards".

Yes, I got what you were talking about with the girls gone wild thing, I know those women aren't average. I don't agree that average girls are invisible to men. If that was the case, then we would only be seeing a small percentage of girls getting all the male attention.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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Apparently you missed my sarcastic tone when I compared "average" to girls gone wild videos. Obviously those women aren't average.

Truly average girls are invisible to men. These girls you are seeing on campus aren't actually average because if they were you wouldn't notice them. Sure, the cute ones are a dime a dozen, but still more attractive than the norm if for no other reasons than their relative youth.
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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So what are you whining about. At least part of the 18-22 range still falls within a 5-year margin of your age. I'm in my 30's and I still like 20somethings, so over 40 isn't gonna cut it for me.

I can post a link of a 18-22 year old girl that I believe to be "average" (actually slightly better than average, as she is pretty thin). I don't know if the link will work but here it is:

http://media.cleveland.com/plain-de...
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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"Yeah girls are all gorgeous when they're that age, with a few exceptions."

So basically you just said the same thing I was saying, which is that your average girl is attractive, at least in my experience in college.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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No, I am not saying i have been blown off because of my age. I am just going based on what I have heard from women, including yourself, who say they consider men more than 5 years older than them to be too old.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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Well I didn't know anyone in college who would have blown off a 24 year old. I was thinking you were speaking from the POV of someone who's at least 30. Do they often cite your age as a reason for not being interested? I wouldn't think they could tell by looking at you.
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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Are you suggesting that all women under 25 are gorgeous and are out of the league of all average men and that average men under 25 should only pursue older women?
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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Spiky, so then what is your definition of an "average" girl?
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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And this is another way that men are held to a higher standard. I have not men a single guy who says he can not think of women more than 5 years older than him or even more than 10 years older than him in a sexual way. It seems to just be women who have these age restrictions.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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Yeah girls are all gorgeous when they're that age, with a few exceptions. They don't look like the models means they're not 5'7" and 110lbs and they're not made up for a photo shoot.

But they have the classic female faces, they're between size 5 and 8, and even though it appears they're dressing down, they are still conscientious about every detail, even if they're wearing sweats.

Yeah, average -- just like all the girls in the "girls gone wild" videos, just your average girl-next-door.

NOT
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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Spiky, if more than 5 years older than you is considered "too old" then I hope you are really young. I am actually 24, but I am still in college, so many of the women I find myself attracted to are in the 18-22 year old age range. Honestly, I don't look at 20-22 year old women as being "younger" because I actually find that I identify with them more than I identify with 24+ women who have graduated college and are career oriented. Yes, I do have a problem with this stigma that society has places on age differences. It's ridiculous than anyone would have a problem with me a dating an 18-20 year old girl.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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By "average" I am referring to most girls I encounter on an average day on campus, who are not dressed up to go out or for a party or anything, just natural looking girls. They don't look like the models you see on T.V., but to me and to the majority of the male population they are still considered attractive.
By HeroInATrance  Jun 20, 2012
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I also detect a tinge of resentment over getting rejected by younger women. Does it shock you that not all women are into older guys? And when they are, they often have ulterior motives. I myself am more open-minded and flexible when it comes to looks, but I am incapable of finding older men attractive. By older I mean any more than 5 years older than I am. A guy can be great looking, charming, smart, etc, but if he's outside my age range I can't think of him in a sexual way. I can't help it.
Women, because of being approached more frequently, have to face the problem of blowing off unwanted suitors. Some men are disrespectful and don't take no for an answer, which is why women periodically get frustrated by having to be forced to say "I'm not into you" over and over and over.
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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"Maybe because what is considered a "hot woman" is actually an average decent looking woman who is representative of the relatively young female population" Forgive me if I think you've been brainwashed like everyone else concerning the definition of "average and decent looking women". What you classify as "average" is exceptionally hard to maintain. Women themselves are responsible for this misconception by the efforts they put into their appearances. It raises the entire curve, so that "average" for women is still good looking enough to be on TV.
By Spiky  Jun 20, 2012
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