Nowadays, a lot of people look for ways to improve their own appearance, and a significant number of them turns to cosmetic surgery. There are two main reasons why this trend appeared, and while it has its downsides, I think it is mainly a positive developments
Firstly, the main reason why people change their appearance is their dissatisfaction with how they look, which was only intensified by fashion magazines and the culture of beauty in the modern society that appeared recently. While you can do a lot with cosmetics, some parts of our bodies can only be changed with surgery, which is why a lot people turn to it in order to improve their appearance. Another important reason is that unlike traditional means like styling hair or applying makeup which needs to be done every day, the changes from surgery are permanent. While some see it as a downside, since if you do not like how you look or want to change something you will have to do cosmetic surgery again, a lot of people appreciate that after surgery you need to spend less time on your appearance each day.
While the are some downsides, like the price of surgery and that it can lead to a lot of diseases, with more people interested in plastic surgery it will be improved and made more accessible in the future. Another benefit is that since plastic surgery is used to change how you look, it leads to improvements in both self-esteem and your emotional state, since instead of feeling dissatisfaction with your body each time you look in the mirror, you will now feel that your appearance matches how you see yourself.
In conclusion, the main reasons for an increasing number of people that choose to have cosmetic surgery is their dissatisfaction with how they look and the permanence of surgery, and I think it is mainly a positive development as it allows people to look how they want to and most of the downsides can be fixed with time.