Under the Knife

"Former Miss Argentina dies after plastic surgery"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/12/01/argentina.model.death/index.html

Now this might be harsh, but I find Miss Argentina's decision to go under the knife not only unnecessary but irresponsible, particularly as she was a mother of seven-year old twins. I am not saying her death wasn't tragic by any means. I am also not just applying this to her either, but to any man or woman who decides to get unnecessary surgery when in the midst of raising young children. Even sadder is the fact that plastic surgery and the hunt for perfection are so prevalent in our society that even a model felt the need to alter her already stunning body. Indeed, the article mentions that medical tourism is a quickly growing $100 billion dollar industry. I read that fact and thought to myself, medical tourism? Since when is plastic surgery abroad a widespread industry, so much so that they even have a technical term for it now? How absurd! As a society, are we that concerned with our looks? Maybe I can't blame Miss Argentina, because if even a super model can't feel secure with herself in this world, we have some societal reassessment to do.