Cosmetic surgeons and psychologists have called for young people to undergo mandatory psychological testing before having plastic surgery.
Statistics show the number of cosmetic surgery patients in Australia doubled from 117,000 in 2010 to 225,000 in 2018.
However, most concerning to one of the country’s top cosmetic surgeons, Dr Amy Chahal – the founder of The Centre for Medical Aesthetics in Sydney‘s Surry Hills, is the number of people in their 20s going under the knife.
She’s found more Australian women, sometimes as young as 18, are seeking fillers, facelifts and skin rejuvenation treatments – none of which they need.
Dr Chahal said most Millennials and Gen Zs should be spending their money on skincare rather than $1,000+ permanent procedures.
The number of plastic surgery patients in Australia doubled between 2010 and 2018 with Millennials having more work done than any other generation
‘If we come up with a complete plan and we do the right things in the right stages … people can look really great throughout their 40s, 50s, and 60s, without needing surgery,’ she told the Daily Telegraph.
Research from the Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery and Medicine found Millennials, born from 1981 to 1996, are undergoing more cosmetic surgery than any other generation.
On top of that,]16 per cent of Australian women aged 18 to 29 said they’d already had plastic surgery and more than half of the 238 women surveyed planned to have work done in the future.
The college found a massive contributing factor to the rise of cosmetic surgery is social media.
Its findings stated young women who regularly use social media are ‘excessively self-judgemental’ and ‘more likely to consider cosmetic surgery’ than those who don’t.
Psychotherapist Dianna Kenny believes the research supports the introduction of mandatory psychologist testing before cosmetic surgeries.
Dr Amy Chahal (above), the founder of The Centre for Medical Aesthetics in Sydney’s Surry Hills, said there’s no need for women in their 20s to undergo cosmetic surgery
‘There are predatory advertisers out there who entice people to think they are deficient in some ways,’ she said.
‘There should be some form of psychological testing of young people before they take a knife to their body. We need to have better gatekeeping of that industry.’
Her suggestion was supported by clinical psychologist Professor Adam Guastella who believes young people could be looking to fix issues like social anxiety and low self esteem with surgery.
‘Self doubt and social anxiety are the most common mental health concerns in young people, particularly girls, often this needs to be managed psychologically or people need to develop their confidence as opposed to getting a quick fix with surgery,’ he said.==
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