I want big Jugs!

**Editor's note: This blog was written by Amanda Leth, University Press Staff Writer

Young women all around Boca have been talking about the dangers of plastic surgery since last week's 18-year-old West Boca High School cheerleader died because of a reaction to anesthesia during an operation to correct the teen’s inverted nipples, click here to read more.

Even though the surgery was corrective, not cosmetic, both procedures are equally as dangerous.

It seems like plastic surgery has gotten more and more common every day. A few weeks before graduation day in high school, a friend of mine told me that she was getting new boobs as a graduation gift from her parents. I wasn’t sure how to react — so I just didn’t react at all. I just sat there like an idiot and replaced the word “boobs” with the word “laptop” in my head so that we could get through the conversation as quickly as possible.

To me having plastic surgery was like smoking cigarettes — we've all sat through the D.A.R.E. program that tries to keep kids off drugs, and we’ve all seen the Montel Williams and Oprah specials about When Plastic Surgery goes horribly wrong. But like cigarettes, having plastic surgery seems popular despite all of the after school specials warning us against it.

I never did get to see Kelly after the operation, but a mutual friend later told me that she “really loves her new boobs.”

Even though it was barely four years ago — it seems like a long time ago. Four years ago it was rare for a barely 18-year old girl to get plastic surgery and be so open about it. Times have changed, and the trend for young women getting plastic surgery has increased by nearly 15-20% over the last few years, according to a Boca Raton plastic surgeon in this article from the Palm Beach Post.

One reason surgeries might becoming more popular, is because there aren't as many financial setbacks for women who want bigger jugs. Now women can put their silicone breasts on layaway. Thanks to some surgeons and medical companies who are providing load-type services to help every woman, even ones with bad credit, can now achieve an unrealistic standard of beauty.

This popular Web site is designed by women, for women, who are interested in getting plastic surgery. They use Jessica Rabbit as one of their icons — if your goal in life is to look like a cartoon that was obviously drawn by a perverted man, then a minor surgery isn’t going to help you very much.

On this Web site there are testimonials from women on what they did to save money for their surgery,

“Well, I stopped going to school for one whole quarter, and picked up a second job. I wouldn't even go visit my boyfriend as much because I didn't want to waste the gas!" wrote one woman.

This woman sacrificed getting her education and spending time with her boyfriend just to save up for plastic surgery--and I thought that the point of getting plastic surgery was to attract more attention from men.