plasticsurgery

Singer'sdeathtriggersplasticsurgerysafetyconcerns

In2005,"SuperGirl",aTVtalentshowinChina,turnedcollegestudentLiYuchun

intoanationwidecelebrity,butfewcouldrememberanothercontestantWangBei

untilrecently,whenshediedduringplasticsurgery.

HealthauthoritiesconfirmedthatWang,24,diedonNov.15duetocomplications

fromanestheticduringplasticsurgeryinWuhan,capitalofcentralChina'sHubei

Province.

PostingsaboutWang'sdeathdrewextensiveattentionfromthepublic,triggering

safetyconcernsabouttherisingplasticsurgerybusiness.

Late2005SuperGirlcontestantWangBei

"Theinvestigationresultsshouldbemadepublicwithoutdelay,"saystheMinistryof

HealthonSaturday,callingonlocalhealthauthoritiestostepupsupervisionoverthe

medicalcosmetologyindustry.

"She'ssopretty,whybotherhavingsurgery?"askedanetizennamed"shortlife"at

thewebsite.

Mostnetizenxpresdtheirsympathiesonline,butquestionedherdecisioninthe

firstplace.

ThedemandforplasticsurgeryissurginginChina,asmanyyoungpeoplebelieve

cosmeticsurgerywillearnthemabetterpositioninpursuingajoboraromantic

relationship（1）.

Inanextremeca,a30-year-oldwomanhadreceivedover30plasticsurgery

treatmentsinthepasttenyears,accordingtoadoctorinaplasticsurgeryhospitalin

Wuhan,whorefudrevealhisname.

"Beautygivesmeconfidence,"said27-year-oldTangYun,whounderwentan

operationtoshaveherjawbonesayearagoineastChina'sJiangsuProvince."If

makeuphelpsgirlsbepretty,whynottryplasticsurgery?"

,whohasundergonemorethansixcosmeticoperationsoverthepastfive

years,includingeyelidtucks,liposuctionandanojob,saiditwasakindof

addiction."Iwasstimulatedbyagreatfeelingthefirsttime,I'veneverbeenmore

confident,"saidShen.

Althoughherfriendsthoughtherprettyenough,shestillcouldnothelpgoingfor

moretreatmentsuntildoctorsdeclinedtotreather."Theytoldmetoturnto

psychologistsinsteadofsurgerydoctors,"shesaid."Ithinktheywereright."

BOOMINGPLASTICSURGERYBUSINESS

Afacewitheyelidtucks,aRomannoandapointedjaw,isusuallyconsidered

beautifulbyyoungChine,andsomeofthowhoarenotbornwiththefeatures

willturntoplasticsurgeries.

"Wehave,onaverage,30to50patientsundergoingplasticsurgeryeveryday,and

mostofthemforeyelidandnojobs,"saidLiBinbin,adoctorattheChine

AcademyofMedicalSciencesPlasticSurgeryHospitalinBeijing'sShijingshan

District.

AccordingtoLi,aneyelidandnojobcosts2,000yuan(s)to3,000

yuanperoperationwhilejawbone-grindingsurgery,whichismuchmorecomplicated

andcomeswithgreaterrisks,couldcostupto50,000yuan.

Thehugeprofithaspromptedanumberofhospitalsandbeautysalonstoprovide

plasticsurgeryrvices,althoughsomearenotqualified（2）."Atleast2,000hospitals

andbeautysalonsoffercosmeticsurgery,andevenahairsaloncandoeyelidtucks

for300yuan,"saidLi.

PSYCHOLOGICALPROBLEMS

RumorssaidWangBeireceivedsixplasticsurgeryoperationsaltogether,which

psychologistsbelievedtobetheresultofa"riousmentaldisturbance".

"Beinganxious,peoplenowadaysaretryingtoekaquickerwaytosucceed,and

theybelieveplasticsurgeryisoneofthemostconvenientways"en

withthepsychologicalcounlingcenteratPekingUniversity.

"It'themdonotrecognizethemlvesandneed

psychologicalhelp,"Xusaid.

"Theychotohavesurgery,tasurgerycould

changeisjusttheappearance,ratherthantheattitudetowardslife,workandfriends."

"Theyneedmorepsychologicaltherapythanplasticsurgery,"hesaid.

celebrity(名人)plasticsurgery（整容手术）

anesthetic（麻醉剂）extensive（广泛的）

medicalcosmetologyindustry（医学整容业）

netizen（网民）eyelidtucks（双眼皮）

liposuction（抽脂）addiction（上瘾）

psychologist（心理学家）

dueto…=becauof…sfiredhimduetohiscarelesswork.

Whybotherdoingsth…?何苦干某事？

hercollectingthemsinceyouwillthrowthemawaylater?

onaverage平均ived20callsadayonaverage.

（1）目前中国对整容手术的需求日增，因为很多年青人认为整容能给他们在求

职和求偶过程中带来更大的优势。

（2）巨额的利润驱使众多医院和美容沙龙提供整容服务，尽管其中有些并不具

备这一资质。

Questions:

plasticsurgery?

youthinkofplasticsurgery?

Shouldcosmeticsurgerybebanned?

Whenyouhearofcosmeticsurgery,whatdoyouthinkof?AHollywoodstar

tryingtodelaytheeffectsofaging?Peoplewhowanttochangethesizeoftheir

stomachs,breasts,orotherbodypartsbecautheyeitdonesoeasilyonTV?

“Cosmeticsurgery”(alsoknownas“plasticsurgery”)issurgerythatisunnecessary

fromamedicalperspective,butiscarriedouttoimproveappearance.

8thcenturyBC,theIndiansurgeon

SushrutaSamhitadescribedwhatisknowntodayasrhinoplasty(surgerytotheno)

andotoplasty(totheear).Bodyalterationmoregenerallyhasbeencarriedoutbyall

peoples,fromtribaltattoostotheneck-extendingKayansofThailand.

（KayansofThailand）

Butmodernmedicinehasmadethepossibilitiesofcosmeticsurgeryfarmore

theaftermathofeachofthetwoWorldWars,cosmeticsurgeryleaptforwardsasthe

demandforreconstructivesurgerycreatedskillsandtechniquesthatcouldbeas

easilyappliedto(perceived)improvementstoimageastomedicalnecessity（1）.

Conquently,cosmeticsurgeryhasbecomeincreasinglypopular.

In1948,fewerthan300board-certifiedplasticsurgeonswereinpracticeintheUSA;

todaythenumberismorethan4,200412millioncosmeticoperationswere

mericahasled,muchoftheworldhasfollowed.

Televisionshowsandnewspapersupplementsarenowdevotedtocosmeticsurgery

andmakeoverprogrammesadvocateit.

Todaymoreandmorepartsofthebodycanbe“improved.”Oncethepossibilitiesfor

surgerywererelativelyrestricted,nowalmostanythingcanbethesubjectofcosmetic

surgery（2）.Tonamebutafew,commonoperationsincludeabdominoplasty(a

“tummytuck”orreshaping/firmingoftheabdomen),blepharoplasty(eyelidsurgery),

buttockimplants/reductions,chemical“peels”(removalofacnescarsandsagging

skin),chinandcheekaugmentation,lipectomy(orliposuction–removaloffatfrom

thebody),andrhytidectomy(a“facelift”)Amongthemostpopularproceduresare

theotoplastyandrhinoplastymentionedearlier,andfinallyandmostcommonly,

surgeryforthebreasts:bothmammaplasty("breastenlargement/reduction")and

mastoplexy(“breastlift”)–collectivelyknownas“boobjobs.”

Thisarticleconsidersonlycosmeticsurgerycarriedoutpurelytoimproveappearance,

anddoesnotaddressplasticsurgeryformedicalreasons,forexample

post-disfigurementreconstructionorremedialsurgery.

cosmeticsurgery（整容手术）tattoo（纹身）

Anaesthesia（麻醉）aftermath（后果）

abdominoplasty(腹壁成形术)blepharoplasty(眼睑成形术)

buttock(臀部)lipectomy（抽指）

rhytidectomy（除皱）disfigurement（畸形，毁容）

froma…perspective/fromaperspectiveof…从……角度来看

fromawesternperspective,Chinahasanenviableproblem.

inpractice1.开业；执业wasinpracticewithtwocolleagues.

2.在实践中

tice,erroratwhilessllthetimeemsunavoidable.

（1）每一次世界大战都会令整容技术向前飞跃一步，因为对修复手术的需求所

激发的技巧技术除了应用于医学需要，也可以很容易地应用于整形需要。

（2）过去整容术的可能性相对受到限制，而现在几乎任何部位都可以接受整容。

Questions:

eanyonearoundyouwhodidcosmeticsurgerybefore?

avechanceandenoughmoney,willyouproceedwithcosmeticsurgeryto

"change"yourlife?Why?