In addition to the safety issues that I mentioned earlier, there is concern about the growing use of breast implant among adolescents. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, more than 333,000 adolescents 18 years of age or younger underwent plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures in 2005, and most of the procedures were breast augmentation.
Breast implant is now a trend among teens across the globe. Enough with a new wardrobe, the latest computers, and/or the newest car model; they now want breast implants. And unfortunately a lot of them are getting it; thus, raising concerns even to the authorities. According to an article by Saul Hudson, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez had to step down against giving teenagers breast implants as any type of gift. He calls it the “ultimate degeneration,” which I totally agree. There is already a great number of risks involved with breast implants, now lets add breast implant on patients whose bodies haven’t even matured yet. There are no legal restriction on breast implant procedures on American teens; however the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) does recommend it against women under age of 18.
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