Should Cosmetic Surgeons Be Influenced By Societys Social Norms As Illistrated In The Ethics Of Complicity By Margaret Olivia Little

the social implications? Who would change their mind due to the fact that their
             surgery may be viewed as conforming to society?
             Little believes one should be labeled a "sell-out" or "complicitous when one
             endorses, promotes, or unduly benefits from norms and practices that are morally
             suspect" (Little, 169, 170). She applies this belief to cosmetic surgeons who "help turn
             society white or women into Barbie Dolls" (Little, 171, 172). She characterizes those
             seeking these surgeries as victims of a morally unjust society, falling prey to
             profit-blinded surgeons looking to exploit their faults (in the eyes of suspect norms).
             Perhaps what the author neglected to take into consideration is the fact that these
             people come looking for the surgeon. A cosmetic surgeon no more seduces a patient
             ...

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