“The New Face and Body of Plastic Surgery in L.A.” by Nancy
Miller in the Los Angeles Magazine is
about how people in Los Angeles look at plastic surgery today. There were some interesting
point brought up in this article. It talks about what’s the finest line we will
draw by using metaphors to describe our face. The finest line most of us will
draw is the one that defines what we’re willing to do with ourselves “to stay attractive
by either prolonging your youth, or enhancing our bodies.” There are many
reasons stated by people on why you shouldn’t get plastic surgery. They say it’s
scary, expensive, and the most important one to keep in mind is it doesn’t work.
They also state that plastic surgery is at a turning point, it has become a
shorthand term for modification of the face or body.
It was interesting to read what the people in Los Angeles
had to stay about what they think about plastic surgery in the world today. I agree
with a lot of what they had to say like how expensive plastic surgery is and
how much of a line we want to draw depending on how we want to make ourselves
look. I also agree that plastic surgery is very noticeable when someone has it
done and most of the time it is not attractive. I think most people do it to look
like someone they look up to.
I agree that people spend a lot of money on plastic surgeries just to look a certain way. People may do it to look like a specific person or celebrity, I agree I feel like that is a lot of reason women get plastic surgery. The media gives women a certain way there are suppose to look and that's something they have to live up to, especially models. This goes for guys as well, which is rarely ever discussed when it coms to plastic surgery but as time goes on I feel like men are just as likely to overdo it on the plastic surgeries, I wonder why it is being ignored or overlooked? Overall, I enjoyed the article you picked it gave me a different outlook on plastic surgeries since it discussed what Los Angeles had to say about it.
ReplyDeleteI agree plastic surgery is very expensive. I think plastic surgery is a waste of money. Judging from the results I've seen, I think people who've gone through plastic surgery could have brought something better with their money. I also agree with you that plastic surgery is extremely noticeable. My girlfriend's favorite television show is Mob Wives. Big Ang, who is apart of the reality show, plastic surgery and body work is definitely noticeable. I think plastic surgery does more bad than good to a person's appearance.
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