In class, we discussed the ethical issues of plastic surgery and social stigmas attached with them. There is a new, patented laser procedure which clears away the dense layer of brown pigments in the Iris, revealing the blue layer underneath. This procedure may have health risks, and risk of blindness, as it is yet to be fully researched, tested, and documented. Is it ethical to allow patients to change their eye color, at significant risk to themselves, for vanity's sake? One critic claims "This is great news! If you're shallow and narcissistic enough to worry about such things". If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, why should such a procedure exist? This is related to several subjects we discussed in class, such as the biology of the eye, as well as the ethics of changing your appearance for vanity.
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