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       Professionals understand that not everyone receiving injection training or injections is simply doing it because they are vain. Although there is a growing stigma that wanting to change one's body or appearance is simply selfish desire, in many cases, this is simply just not the case. Many, many cosmetic procedures are performed each year, whether surgery or injections, to correct prior problems due to medical issues. A local beauty school can often offer some types of training, mistakenly leading some people to believe that any individuals wishing to receive such procedures simply care altogether too much about their own appearance.

       Stigmas seem to follow people who would like to receive plastic surgery or even those who would like to receive injection training to perform injections. Recently, an associate professor at the University of Toronto found that younger adults are less likely to be accepting of anti-aging measures then older adults; however, regardless of age, there seems to be a stigma that any and all cosmetic procedures are sought out because of vanity. What are some of the most prevalent stigmas currently associated with cosmetic procedures? Is the reason behind pursuing any cosmetic procedures a predictor of whether or not it will be socially acceptable? What are the differences that make a cosmetic procedure either socially acceptable or unacceptable?

      A recent study published in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences assessed the reactions of 122 younger adults (mean age 19) and 123 older adults (mean age 70) to people age 60 or older using facial creams or injections from individuals with injection training. The study found that older adults had more positive feelings than the younger adults did toward those who used the anti-aging techniques, but both groups viewed mild methods, such as sun-avoidance and facial creams, more favorably than major methods such as Botox or cosmetic surgery. Most reported that they viewed those who employed more invasive anti-aging methods as vain and selfish.

      Does the reason behind wanting a cosmetic procedure predict whether or not the procedure will be viewed positively or negatively? Perhaps. For example, consider two women who would both like to have breast surgery. The reason for the first woman having surgery is that she lost both or her breasts to cancer in a double mastectomy. The reason for the second to pursue surgery is that she has never been satisfied with her appearance and feels a change would increase her confidence. Same procedure, but generally viewed very differently when it comes to social acceptance.

      There seems to be a growing trend that certain procedures are socially acceptable while others are not. A beauty school may teach permanent cosmetics so that individuals can enjoy long lasting beauty effects. Many would say that this is acceptable and not vain, just a desire to reduce the time it takes to get ready. However, considering an individual who would like to receive Botox injections for wrinkles from an individual with injection training and you will see a gravitation towards it being socially unacceptable.

      And individual who seeks injection training at a local beauty school generally holds the belief that individuals do not seek cosmetic procedures because of vanity alone.




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