Vocabulary :

• cosmetic surgery :
  "- Surgery that modifies or improves the appearance of a physical feature, irregularity, or defect.
  - reconstruction of cutaneous or underlying tissues, performed to improve and correct a structural defect or to remove a scar, birthmark, or normal evidence of aging."
  (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)

• plastic surgery :
  "- surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, correction, or improvement in shape and appearance of body structures that are defective, damaged, or misshapen by injury, disease, or growth and development."
  (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)

• aesthetic surgery : "Plastic or cosmetic surgery."
  (medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com)

• Plastic surgeon: "A surgeon who specializes in reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases, such as melanoma.
  Many plastic surgeons also perform cosmetic surgery that is unrelated to medical conditions, such as rhinoplasty to change the shape of the nose."
  (medterms.com)

• Botulinum toxin "is a protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, and is extremely neurotoxic...
  Popularly known by one of its trade names, Botox or Dysport, it is used for various cosmetic and medical procedures."
  (Wikipedia)

• Hyaluronan (also called hyaluronic acid or hyaluronate) "is a common ingredient in skin-care products...
  In 2003, the FDA approved hyaluronan injections for filling soft tissue defects such as facial wrinkles...
  Hyaluronan injections temporarily smooth wrinkles by adding volume under the skin, with effects typically lasting for six months."
  (Wikipedia)

• Laser Skin Resurfacing : "One of the most popular anti-aging remedies is laser skin resurfacing, which improves the appearance of fine lines or wrinkles, scars and hyperpigmentation (discolored areas of the skin), primarily around the eyes and mouth. It can also be used to treat large areas of the face."
  (yourplasticsurgeryguide.com)

  
  

Pictures :

		Laser skin resurfacing
		Hyaluronic acid injection

Facts :

• The most prevalent aesthetic/cosmetic procedures (Wikipedia)
  
   
• Cosmetic surgery U.S. 2001 - 2006 (elizabethromo.com)
  
  

• Risks and Rewards of Plastic Surgery (plasticsurgery.about.com)

Listening :

• Cosmetic Surgery
  I. Pre-Listening Exercises
  II. Listening Exercises
  III. Post-Listening Exercises
  (esl-lab.com)
  
  Reading + Discussion + Listening – Plastic Surgery (esltogo.wordpress.com)
  
  

• ESL Podcast 511 – Getting Plastic Surgery  (eslpod.com)
  "Looking a little old? Get a new face and body on this episode about plastic surgery." 
  
  
• Cosmetic surgery - ESL podcast (vietesl.com)
  (START : 00:35)

• 656 - Plastic Surgery 
  "Wendi and Todd talk about plastic surgery and what they think about it."
  + Quiz and Instructions
  (elllo.org)
  

Conversation questions and Debates :

• Conversation Questions on Cosmetic Surgery (esldiscussions.com)

• Reading + Discussion + Listening – Plastic Surgery (esltogo.wordpress.com)
  + Cosmetic Surgery (esl-lab.com)
  

• Plastic, but not fantastic
  "Cosmetic surgery for the rich and famous is booming. Why do they do it, wonders Clive James, in his Point of View column."
  (BBC)

• Beauty and Physical Attractiveness (iteslj)

• Views on Tattoos and Plastic Surgery (topics-mag.com)
  "What do you think of tattooing and plastic surgery? Would you have either one done?
  Students from Argentina, Korea, Turkey and Japan express their viewpoints."
  
  

• Why do people get plastic surgery ? (thatswhy.co.uk)

• Pros and Cons of Cosmetic Surgery (cosmetic-surgeries.net)
  
  

• Should cosmetic surgery be banned? (idebate.org)

• Should cosmetic surgery be banned? (debatepedia.idebate.org)
  
  

• Is cosmetic surgery good or bad ? (debatewise.org)

Quiz :

• Cosmetic surgery quiz (revolutionhealth.com)

Worksheets :

• Facial Cosmetic Surgery - Patient Information Worksheet (permanente.net)

Lesson plans :

• 'It's Complicated': Cosmetic Surgery - a lesson plan with movie segments (warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com)
  
  

• Cosmetic Surgery Becoming More Popular (12th February, 2010) - a lesson plan (newsenglishlessons.com)

  The 11-page classroom handout Listen to the MP3 Play the online quiz Online gap fill The giant gap fill

  Definition activity Online crossword Play hangman Vocab. flash cards Word matching

  
  Before / After

  How safe is cosmetic surgery ?
  "Cosmetic surgery is becoming increasingly popular - there are now around 100,000 operations in the UK each year.
  But for those tempted to improve their looks surgically, how safe are the procedures?"
  (BBC)

  
  
  
  

• Health Risks Of Body Art (discoveryeducation.com)
  "Students will do the following: 
  

  1.	Explore what is involved in body piercing, tattoos, and cosmetic surgery
  2.	Discuss why people engage in these activities
  3.	Research the health risks associated with these activities"

  
  
  
• English Lesson Plan on Michael Jackson (famouspeoplelessons.com)
  

Cartoons :

Songs :

• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
  Lyrics below the video on YouTube.
  "Pay your surgeon very well
  To break the spell of aging
  Celebrity skin is this your chin
  Or is that war your waging..."

   

   

  Californication 
  "is a portmanteau of the words California and fornication, appearing in Time on May 6, 1966[1] and written about on August 21, 1972, additionally seen on bumper stickers in the U.S. states of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, Idaho,[2]and Washington.[3] 
  It was a term popular in the 1970s and referring primarily to the "haphazard, mindless development [of land] that has already gobbled up most of Southern California",[4] which some attributed to an influx of Californians to other states in the Western United States..."
  (Wikipedia)

• I Want Some Plastic Surgery for Christmas - Parody song (amiright.com)
  

  Original Song Title:

  "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas"

Videos :

• Cosmetic surgery - Videos (YouTube)

Cinema :

• 'It's Complicated': Cosmetic Surgery - a lesson plan with movie segments (warmupsfollowups.blogspot.com)
  
  

• Plastic surgery in films (movieretriever.com)