226 - Will Cosmetic Surgery Make Me Happier?

Savvy Psychologist

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Education, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 14 December 2018

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Individuals who undergo cosmetic surgery expect to look better or younger, of course, but they also want to feel different—happier or more confident. But does it work? Whether you think peels are just for bananas or you’ve been under the knife more than a chopped salad, this week Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen answers the question: Will cosmetic surgery make me happier? Read the full transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/will-cosmetic-surgery-make-me-happier Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW SAVVY PSYCHOLOGIST Order Ellen's book HOW TO BE YOURSELF: https://us.macmillan.com/howtobeyourself/ellenhendriksen/9781250161703/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist On Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych Download free, science-backed resources to fight social anxiety: http://EllenHendriksen.com

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0:17.0	Welcome back. It's savvy psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and every week I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment. Joan Rivers once quipped, I've had so much plastic surgery, when I die they'll donate my body to Tupperware.
0:27.0	And if your breasts hang so low you can tuck them into your bikini bottom, or your nose rivals the neighborhood snowman's, you may have considered cosmetic
0:35.0	surgery as well. Now, cosmetic surgery is by definition not medically necessary and it's done
0:41.9	simply to enhance your appearance.
0:44.3	Therefore, it's different than reconstructive plastic surgery for, say, burn survivors, kids
0:49.7	with a cleft lip or palate, or women who have undergone a mastectomy. Now many folks argue that
0:56.4	cosmetic surgery is oppressive, homogenizing the normal range of human appearance
1:01.8	across age and race and pathologizing those of us who weren't
1:05.9	born looking like Hallie Berry or George Clooney. But many others argue that cosmetic surgery is
1:11.7	empowering in a world where beautiful people are rewarded. that cosmetic surgery is empowering.
1:12.6	In a world where beautiful people are rewarded professionally and socially for their looks,
1:17.6	cosmetic surgery levels the playing field.
1:20.2	And more than that, many people argue that it has psychological benefits, that cosmetic surgery enhances confidence and satisfaction.
1:28.0	But does it? Regardless of your point of view, whether you think peals or just for bananas, or you've been under the knife more than a chopped salad,
1:36.5	this week, by request from an anonymous listener,
1:39.5	will tackle the question, will cosmetic surgery make me happier?
1:45.4	And the answer, as you might expect, is more complicated than a straightforward yes or no.
1:51.2	When I dove into the literature for this question, I found studies with completely opposing
1:55.9	conclusions. So apparently this is one of those topics where arguments among researchers
2:01.0	gets as hairy as a follicular transplant.
2:03.8	Therefore, here are four points of view.
2:08.8	Conclusion number one is not at all.
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