Over the years when we hear about cosmetic surgery our minds quickly wander to Kim Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and generally Hollywood.
And for my fellow Nigerian folks, Late Stella Obasanjo who died from complications during a beauty procedure. Her death came as a shock and as much as she was loved and appreciated, her love for plastic surgery was met with disapproval and judgment by the Nigerian citizens which is why spike in plastic surgery procedures and gradual appreciation is rather shocking and surprising.
The rate at which Nigerian ladies are embracing plastic surgery has increased dramatically from the days of Stella Obasanjo and it’s on the rise.
Cosmetic surgery as some say is here to stay now I guess.
Cosmetic surgery as some say is here to stay now I guess.
When the then 27 year old Modupe Ozolua introduced her plastic surgery company to Nigerians in 2001 she claimed it held the secret to a forever youthful appearance. Her services included tummy tuck, facelift , botox, liposuction, etc.
Despite the criticism she received from the members of the public, her expensive services attracted the bourgeoisie of the society. The likes of Senator Florence Ita-Giwa embraced it with a liposuction . The services however became even more infamous when it was reported that Former First Lady Stella Obasanjo had died due to complications from a tummy tuck procedure.
Now in 2020 the trend is back, stronger than ever with many of our own celebrities undergoing procedures whilst strongly defending their decisions against critics and trolls also encouraging our young girls who look to them as role models to get work done on their bodies if they damn well please.
Alongside reports as well as pictures of successful surgeries done there are equally reports of deaths during surgery, cases of ruptured silicon, disfigured bodies and unskilled/fake doctors.
My two cents on this however is:
Caution should be taken for those who wish to undergo cosmetic surgery, the doctor must be a board certified plastic surgeon with a long list of successful procedures and patients that can approve his work.
More-so, whatever you do, evaluate yourself, your self-esteem level, your purpose which by the way if you ask me should be ‘YOU’ and only ‘YOU’. Remember you’re going to be making life altering decisions and for that reason you best not be doing it for someone who is not you. Some regrets we can live with, Some we unfortunately can’t.
Regardless it’s all Love and Support from here
Stay safe guys
Until Next time
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Well my opinion though, our parents should teach our children self love and not condemning how they look ...it starts from the family. Whether you like it or not ,self esteem is the reason people will want to go under the knife to do alot of things. For example BBN Mike's wife may not have the banging body but has the most beautiful smile and her confidence shows in her smile, God is the not a partial God so love who you are,engage in healthy habit and enjoy your life. But if you still want to do your surgery to have all the confidence no problem, am not against it either.
ReplyDeleteI do think self worth and self esteem should be taught extensively that way...people begin to make better decisions
ReplyDeleteWell on a light note. I Stan been okay in your body or skin but if you feel otherwise that's totally on you. And like the most catchy part of this article; make sure you're doing it for you.
ReplyDeleteBecause criticism hurts alot and yielding to what people say can run you down
Good writeup Suoebi. I strongly believe this will change the scope of young ladies out there. Well, I came to a point in my life where after looking at the mirror, told myself am not good looking. I compared it with other guys I had met, including my cousin brothers. Constantly, I was looking at the mirror at every bit of the day but a day came I had to release that I can't afford to continue comparing myself cause I released there is a part of me people are waiting to see. And then I encouraged myself saying I was good looking and that has kept me going and has made me to always do things differently from others. So it all boils to our mindset to always see that we are good looking no matter what. Though everything about life is sacrifice, so if we can sacrifice this, I believe it will really help.
ReplyDeleteExactly my point its starts from within ,children suffer alot unknown to parents. Most of us did not believe in our selves because we had no body constantly reminding us of how wonderful we are but am sure we had people criticising some parts of our body and how we look . So my call is constantly remind that child of yours how awesome he or she is weather your biological or any child. Try it today and you'll see how happy and bold that child will become.
DeleteWell said...dont copy anybody in life..don't do this because people are doing it
ReplyDeleteMeanwhile we all are beautiful so why are you trying to re-create what God has created..are u saying God didn't do a good job on you..
Spend money on ur self n u will look good.
Don't impress anyone
Make yourself happy and God will be happy with you.