Little Olivia Ross from Cleveland is
busy playing games on her tab, while her mother is screaming to call her for
dinner. She is so engrossed in the game called ‘To Be Frozen Sisters.’ The
player plays the role of a plastic surgeon, and the objective of the player is
to nip and tuck two ordinary sisters in order to transform them into famous
frozen princesses Elsa and Anna.
Even
though the game sounds intriguing, and by now many children might have
installed the game captivated by the idea. But, the primary point that concerns
the parents apart from the excessive inclination of the children towards
technological devices is the insecurity that the children develop about their
physical appearance after knowing ‘the standard’ description of beauty via such
games. A recent petition was filed on one such game called ‘Beauty Clinic
Plastic Surgery’ calling for Apple, Google and Amazon.com to remove or make the
apps less appealing to children. The major concern behind the petition is the
growing insecurity among children for their body shape and size, known by a
common term, ‘Body Image’.
Cosmetic
surgery as a surgical procedure is an idea to fall for as that has provided the
individuals with an ample opportunity to reconstruct or restructure any part of
their body for enhancing their physical appearance. But, the basic construct of
such games, psychologically affects children. It will not be justified to
utterly blame individuals who are in the gaming industry because at the end of
the day it is the parents or guardians who have the onus to shape and develop
the mind-set of their children. Engaging kids in the outer world, making their
perspective broader by reading a good book to them religiously are some of the
ways to shape the mind of your kith and kin.
Digital
advancements is one of the prime reason of making the world a global village.
We owe a great deal of gratitude to this creation of mankind. Every coin has
two sides, so is technology. Hence, it is important to not let your creation
rule you, rather have a great grip on your mind, and control your fingers as
everything is just a touch away. Filling petition is a good option as that
might make the game creators more vigilant and aware about how their products
psychologically affect or influence children. Further, such petitions will also
impart greater awareness amongst parents and children alike. But, a better
option here can be the sense of responsibility in parents to guide their
children unfailingly about the aspects and objectives of the content creators
of the virtual medium. As it is rightly said that, ‘The struggle you’re in
today is developing the strength you need for tomorrow.’ For the children who are
reading this, always remember that ‘Beauty and Beast are who they are because
of their deeds, not appearance.’
Cosmetic surgery as a procedure is highly
prevalent in India. Higher success rate and cost-effectiveness in the process
of treatment are the factors that arrest and absorb the attention of the
international patients to India. Being from a foreign land, it is completely
understood on the part of the international patients to feel alienated with
respect to healthcare providers and professionals in India. Medmonks, a medical
travel platform gets to play a role here by handholding the patients in their
treatment journey and bridging all possible information and service gaps.
Cosmetic surgery demands higher level of awareness with respect to the
candidates about their choice of surgeon, as it is a matter of not only
physical but mental satisfaction too.
