Bernice’s toward self-acceptance was a fun, little thrill for us, since it taught us that we can still experience self-loathing well into our senior years. Why not relive that realization through a re-sugar of our foray into plastic surgery. Well, our academic foray - no actual surgery was had. (But, it’s not too late - still taking donations!)
OH, and if you’re interested in diving even deeper than we do in this segment, check out these resources:
CNN.com’s brief history of plastic surgery, along with this article on Plastic Surgery of Boston’s website which even tells us where the term plastic surgery came from!
Living Magazine offers more history, breaking down the humble beginnings of breast augmentations, while Allure covers how they’ve…grown…over the years.
UCLA Health offers more on the “Zoom Boom”.
If you were as surprised by the concept of prison plastic surgery as we were, you won’t want to miss Wikipedia’s write-up.
The Jewish Chronicle offers a brief look at the not-so-brief history of nose jobs and the Jewish community.
Some researchers have found positive affects of plastic surgery on mental health (like in this journal article: The effect of cosmetic surgery on self-esteem and body image: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trial studies), but Forbes also speaks to some of the self esteem-related considerations around plastic surgery.
And, as of the writing of this segment, there was a very recent news story about a significant number of American deaths tied to plastic surgery in the Dominican Republic, which we referenced.
Come on y’all, let’s get into it!
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