Plastic Surgery in Popular Culture
The same reason why people look to get cosmetic surgery, is the same reason why people villify it in our society. That reason as was so eloquently the focus of the film “ American Beauty ” is “In order to be successful, one must project an image of success at all times”.
In our capitalistic dog eat dog society, shark ethic is the guideline of social interaction, eat the wounded.
An indication of this in action is evident in the opinions of the public when confronted with an imperfection (plastic surgery) topic (and try not to choke on the irony of the beautiful women telling everyone they don’t need plastic surgery).
In the end plastic surgery can do wonders to augment a person’s self esteem . Just be sure that the base of your self esteem is grounded in something more integral or personal than physical appearance. Perfect tits and ass are no match for grace and wit, if you don’t believe me just look at the success of Steve Buscemi. Or take this quote from an interview with a prominent Hollywood Plastic Surgeon.
‘‘ ‘(It) gets desperate on a deeply metaphysical level,’ he says. ‘I’ve seen it get very dark. They wake up one day and realize that they are nothing but a shell of skin. They didn’t do anything on the inside. And I don’t care how many yoga classes you go to, they won’t be able to cope. They’re not equipped. And they don’t know why.’ �
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