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Increasing number of people are choosing cosmetology surgery to improve their appearance. What are the reasons? Do you think is it a positive or negative development?

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In recent years more and more
people
 opt for surgeries to change something about their appearance.
This
 is
due to
 the fact that social
media
 created some
beauty
standards
 that are hard to achieve, and
also
 because medicine has improved so much that now individuals can modify almost anything about their looks.
Firstly
, we now live in an age where social
media
 apps, like Instagram or TikTok, are part of our day-to-day
life
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, and
people
 with a large number of followers have become influencers. They usually consist of men or women
that
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who
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 are considered attractive by the society that
the
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they
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 live in,
thus
 creating some
beauty
standards
 that their followers would want to achieve so that they can be or look like them,
this
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thus
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 way becoming beautiful in the eyes of everyone. Unfortunately, a fact not known by a lot of
people
 is that the majority of influencers edit their pictures to hide their imperfections, so the standard they are creating is fake and not realistic, and it can create mental health problems for the followers
that
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 can not afford to achieve it.
Secondly
, the
beauty
standards
 created by
the
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society are more and more demanding, and every little imperfection can cause a normal individual to not feel good about themselves. The improvement of medicine and technology now allows
people
 to remove their moles, create dimples, remove wrinkles, lose weight, create ‘hip-dips’ or create the so-called ‘fox eyes’, following every
beauty
 trend that appears once in a
while
 and achieving a perfect face or body, in the eyes of social
media
. In conclusion,
i
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 believe that the
beauty
standards
 implied by influencers and social
media
 are unhealthy for
people
,
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 and that they should resort to cosmetology surgery only if they truly feel that the change they are going to
do
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make
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 will make them truly happy.
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Task Achievement
Make sure your essay has a balanced discussion on both aspects of the question - reasons for the trend and your opinion on its positivity or negativity. While your essay wonderfully outlines the reasons, incorporating more direct discussion on the positive or negative development of the phenomenon can enhance task achievement.
Task Achievement
Enhancing your examples with more specific instances or facts can strengthen the argument and provide a more vivid illustration of your points. For instance, mentioning studies or statistics related to social media's impact on beauty standards can add credibility to your argument.
Coherence and Cohesion
The essay is logically structured, with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. However, using transitional phrases between paragraphs and within paragraphs can improve the flow of ideas and maintain coherence.
Positive Highlight
You provided a well-thought-out argument on how social media influences beauty standards, showing a good understanding of the topic.
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Your conclusion effectively summarizes the main points of your essay, reinforcing your stance on the issue.

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