Gaining self-confidence is probably one of the most important advantages that a person can gain from plastic surgery. Despite common opinion, a wish to surgically correct one’s appearance may not necessarily be dictated by dysmorphophobia (a psychological condition when a person is obsessed with imaginary or real defects in their appearance), but can be a rational and conscious decision. Some people have physical features that have a recognizable impact on their daily lives, such as cleft lip, skull deformations, excessive pigmentation, and so on; other people tend to perceive such features as unpleasant, and this fact can negatively affect communication and social interactions, also causing low self-esteem and depression in a person, who is, by other criteria, the same as other people, or even better. In such cases, plastic surgery not only helps to remove undesired disturbances, but also boosts self-confidence and self-esteem, granting a person the ability to live a normal life (LiveStrong.com).