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Most people, like Ms Abbott and Ms Orbach, are fortunate and comfortable in their given bodies. Some would like to have something done but chose not to act on it. A minority chose to have something done because they have decided that it will improve their quality of life. This is their choice.
It would be ideal if policymakers like Ms Abbott could make choices easier by laying down clear and strict regulations on who should be carrying out the procedures and where. Pointing patients in the right direction where they will receive appropriate counselling and assessment before they proceed with surgery or be refused surgery will certainly address her concerns.
It would also help if people in the media like Ms Orbach can use their very influential medium to educate people that cosmetic procedures are medical treatments and cosmetic surgery are surgeries with all its attendant possible risks. Her industry needs to heed Ms Orbach's point about not trivializing the nature of cosmetic surgery, especially in the widely viewed makeover programmes.