Aesthetic surgeons are witnessing a new trend wherein people want to go in for surgery in order to copy the looks and lifestyles of models and celebrities. These “unrealistic expectations” are driving away surgeons from conducting operations.

The main reasons for this could be the high number of celebrities who undergo surgery and play it up in the media. In addition, there is fierce marketing about how easy such a surgery can be. This makes women think that they can drastically change their lives for the better by undergoing cosmetic surgery.

A survey conducted by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed that unrealistic expectations—coupled with the obsession for looking like celebrities—is making surgeons say no to clients.

Another common reason surgeons are turning down clients is that they want to undergo procedures that would actually not reap any benefits. Another factor: the probability of health risks associated with the procedure.

Adam Searle, a surgeon in London, said that when clients come to him with the picture of a certain celebrity, he realizes that they do not want to have a certain feature like him or her. Instead, they want to emulate their lifestyle.

He added that he is dead against men who force their wives or girlfriends to become their fantasy women. But people do get caught in the hands of dishonest surgeons who promise them the unachievable.

[Source: The Med Guru]