Today I came across the story of Wang Bei, a young, talented and beautiful Chinese pop singer who died last month while going under the knife for facial bone-grinding surgery.
She was all of 24.
During the surgery there was an 'anasthetic accident' that resulted in her jaw bleeding, in turn blocking her windpipe and causing her to suffocate to death.
So why would such a young and already beautiful girl feel the need to undertake such a procedure?
These days being in the public eye seems to mean leaving yourself open to criticism and pressure to be 'perfect'.
Crazy huh?! Well, seeing there really is no such thing as 'perfect' in my opinion, yes!
Nevertheless, millions of men and women go under the knife each and every year, risking their lives in the quest for perfection.
According to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery the US rates at the top of the list for number of procedures performed, followed closely by Brazil and China.
We have all followed the transformations of celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Pamela Anderson, Jocelyn Wildenstein, Mickey Rourke and more recently Heidi Montag. Fresh faced stars who succumbed to the 'celebrity pressure' of being perfect.
As our life expectancy increases, 'celebrity expectancy' decreases. I mean, more often than not these days once you hit 40 you are considered over the hill in TV and movie land. Pretty ridiculous huh!
Not only that, what was previously only available to the rich and famous is now readily available to most of us. Botox parties in the comfort of your own home and cheap surgery in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Brazil and Mexico. It's only getting easier for us to change our looks.
What scares me the most is what's to come. What the hell are we going to be like in another 20 years?
I only hope more of us stand up and say no to changing what we were born with.
We need to learn to love ourselves and the crows feet, saggy skin and saddlebags that come with it.
Sure, we'd all like to keep the body we had in our early 20s but that ain't reality.
Let's just hope with stories like Wang Bei's more people stop to consider whether it's really worth it...
What's your stand on plastic surgery?
More our society strives for happiness, more they'd be turning to plastic surgery. It's like a step closer to that happiness goal. I think.
ReplyDeleteI once dreamed of having plastic surgery myself (get my nose fixed, to be more exact)and even 10 years after giving up that though I still remember there's one thing about me I wish it would have been different. Better.
I'm trying to make up for that by being a better person. Inside.