PLANNING A WOMANSocial Issues Concerning Acceptance of Women and Cosmetic SurgeryBeauty has always been society's greatest obsession, and without realizing it, society is breeding a society that caters to its standards. Society has forced women to go “under the knife” as society's ethics and beliefs have set an unrealistic standard of beauty that is unreasonable to meet. Cosmetic surgery has become a practice used to help women meet these social standards of beauty. Women undergo surgical procedures to gain social acceptance in society, meet the standards set by the media, and satisfy today's male dominant society. A woman's physical appearance is so concerning and important that the need to possess desirable traits is eliminating one's individuality. Standards of physical beauty have been displayed throughout the media, while they continue to perpetuate this conception by bombarding women with images of unrealistic women. models. These unattainable goals are unrealistic and even dangerous as they make it difficult for women to achieve their own satisfaction. The mass media has shown that many women have reached this standard by making it seem normal that women want to reach it. This motivates more and more women to undergo cosmetic surgery. David Sarner of the University of Pennsylvania's medical school states that "women who are more concerned with their appearance and those who internalize the mass media's image of beauty have more favorable attitudes toward cosmetic surgery." Due to the rapid advancement and use of social networks, women feel the need to compete with these fictitious images taken from photos circulating online. The importance of social media has become so strong, "It's like... half the paper....... The physical appearance of the body has become a fundamental part of identity. To gain social acceptance in society, women feel pressured to meet the standards of what society considers beauty Women have tried to have liposuction or reconstruct their face to try to get the attention of their significant other and follow what i. media portray as attractive. By eliminating their individuality, women try to achieve this invalid image to feel more confident and feel more accepted. As society becomes more open to plastic/cosmetic surgery, women in society will no longer appear unique. and they will become a dominant race that will eventually brainwash society as individuality becomes extinct is the result of a woman's motivation to try to achieve the ideals of beauty within society. As John Mason said: "You are born an original. Don't die a copy" (Mason, 1993).