125 You have decided to comment on the blog post above. In your blog comment you should: speculate what makes teenagers want to get plastic surgery discuss problems that might occur when getting plastic surgery advise teenagers to get adequate information before undergoing plastic surgery Write around 250 words. See Writing coach, Blog comment, p. 170. over time. She also asks that teenagers pay for the procedure, in part. “I think it’s important that they have ‘skin in the game’ and don’t just have their parents pay for it,” said Johnson. Stafford Broumand, a plastic surgeon in New York City, said doctors have always had to temper unrealistic expectations from patients seeking surgery. In the past, patients would come in with a Playboy magazine and say, “I want to look like this.” Now they bring in their phones and show the accounts of people they follow on social media. “These kids don’t realize those people have been filtered and morphed and Photoshopped,” he said. “That is part of the education and discussion process that we go through before anything is done. We are trying to look out for them for their lifetimes and not just for the moment.” Statements T F First four words 0 Teenagers are increasingly interested in plastic surgery because of social media. Doctors say this phenomenon 1 The ASPS approves of operations on teens that reconstruct facial features. 2 Plastic surgery is unproblematic at any age. 3 Selfies show your face just as it is so that young people realise they aren’t beautiful enough. 4 Social media influence both young and older people to want beauty operations. 5 Some surgeons advise teenagers about the future developments of their body. 6 Parents should support their children financially by meeting the costs of operations. 7 Teenagers fail to understand that the pictures they see on social media have been digitally altered. Browsing lifestyle blogs, you have come across the following blog post. WRITING 9 p.sunderland 18 April, 3:07 p.m. Plastic surgery for everyone? … I just wonder what goes through some teenagers’ minds when they want to get plastic surgery. Aren’t they aware of the possible dangers of such operations? reply Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum d s Verlags öbv
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