One has to ask why there is a growing trend for increasing numbers of young teenage girls deciding that they need to undergo cosmetic plastic surgery procedures to improve their appearance. It is puzzling to say the least, particularly as there have been well-publicized instances of negative after-effects, which one might think would discourage other women even to consider plastic surgery as the way to improve their own appearance. A classic and perhaps notorious example in recent times was the case of the French-manufactured breast implants, containing an unsuitable (industrial grade) silicone filling. Many of those implants later ruptured, Continue reading...