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Our adolescent years are some of the most difficult. As we grow into our rapidly changing bodies, we enter an awkward phase of endless confidence issues centred around our appearance, which leads many teens to consider surgical procedures as a means of tackling these newfound insecurities.
Speaking to the Huffington Post, Dr. Dennis Wolf at The Private Clinic says: “I would only consider seeing them {a minor} if the treatment they were seeking was for reasons beyond just pure aesthetics.”
Most leading surgeons are in agreement that prospective patients under the age of 18 are not of sound age to make an informed, balanced decision about an enhancement.
The influence of high-profile celebrities adds the pressure of aspirational body ideals to an already vulnerable age group. For this reason, most reputable medical professionals across the globe will not perform cosmetic enhancements on under-18s simply because they want to look like a celebrity idol.