Almost 77,000 teens underwent cosmetic surgery last year, with 34,000 of them getting nose jobs. The next two most popular cosmetic procedures took place below the neck: About 14,400 teen boys underwent breast reduction surgery, while nearly 9,000 girls received breast enlargements. For every teen who has work done, others would like to, also. A recent survey by InSites Consulting found that nearly one in six youth ages 15 to 25 have considered cosmetic surgery. Teens have a variety of reasons for undergoing plastic surgery, but experts say that many are hoping to correct perceived wrongs, to resemble more closely a favorite celebrity or to reach for some concept of physical perfection. All of those reasons worry doctors—most of whom advise their patients to consider very, very carefully what they’re doing before they go under the knife. “They don’t understand it,” says Amand Smith, the assistant director of health education programs at the University of Texas in Dallas. “They’re still at an age when it’s hard to even visualize, to think long-term and project down the road. If they have surgery that early in life, they’ll never know if they would end up growing into [their features] or actually embracing them.” (Washington Times)