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Hannah Gold Jul 07, 2019.

Cosmetic Surgery Is a Personal Choice

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The Guardian reported on Thursday that an unnamed man who’d been wanted for drug trafficking for some 15 years was arrested on Tuesday by Spanish police who say he evaded authorities by getting implants in his fingertips.

These tiny implants are reportedly administered by cutting and burning the fingertip skin and replacing the removed skin with new fingerprints, which are a great way to feel...

Frida Garza Jun 25, 2019.

Social Media May Be Driving Younger People to Seek Out Plastic Surgery

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In the old days, people used to want Angelina Jolie’s nose. Now, according to an increasing number of plastic surgeons, patients often refer to their own selfies during cosmetic consultations, in an attempt to recreate the way their own face looks in a front-facing camera or through a puppy dog eyes filter.

This shift has been well documented over the last several years; a paper published in...

Hazel Cills May 29, 2019. 24 comments

New Bones and Huge Testicles Tied Up With String, These Are a Few Of Incels' Favorite Things

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In addition to the idea that women are petty sluts who only wish to ride a “cock carousel” of hot dudes rather than get with them, incels now think their literal bone structure is ruining their lives. The solution? Head to a shady Indianapolis plastic surgeon who can give them new cheekbones fit for a Dolce & Gabbana campaign.

For New York Magazine, reporter Alice Hines writes about incels...

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deliaplum May 29, 2019

can’t surgically alter a personality or misogyny though. so, the problem for these dudes will remain.

Mr.DuckSauce May 29, 2019

for them?

They are just the same problem with a coat of paint.

It’s like a shit covered in golden flakes, it’s still all shit.

sovtherngothic May 29, 2019

lwiggy May 29, 2019

Dear incels, we are not interested in dinosaur egg- sized testicles. What the FUCK ever gave you that idea???

Or maybe I’m wrong...just speaking for myself here, I guess. But testicle size is 100% not on my partner “must have” list...

JerseyShortie May 29, 2019

I rather that part of the man be as unnoticeable as possible, lol. I’m not grossed out by them but I never looked at a pair and said, “I wish they were bigger!”

helgaperez May 29, 2019

I doubt all of the patients this doctor sees are incels. Some may just have a desire for larger testicles and the money to pay for them.

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Emily Alford Apr 14, 2019. 16 comments

Michelle Visage Evicts Her 'Toxic Sacks of Silicone'

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Michelle Visage’s breasts are at least as delightful an element of RuPaul’s Drag Race as Ross Mathews, and next time we see them (Visage’s breasts, not Ross Mathews), they’ll be sans implants.

Visage recently told People that she had her implants removed and endured an agonizing-sounding four-week recovery because she worried they might be exacerbating an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto’s...

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fayke-dunaway Apr 14, 2019

Having been naturally “blessed” with big boobs, I never understood why women would want them. They make you look fatter, clothes don’t fit right and they’re uncomfortable as hell. I dream of being flat chested and never having to even look at underwire ever again.

hummusandflatbread Apr 14, 2019

For me, being a larger band and cup size would mean off-the-rack clothing would fit much better. All of my best-fitting garments are either custom or vintage with a full skirt because small on the top half doesn’t necessarily mean small on the bottom. I personally wouldn’t trade out for a larger set (ease of movement etc.), but being small-busted isn’t all rainbows and unicorns.

CarnyAsada Apr 14, 2019

Co-signed.

Valegro Apr 14, 2019

Hashimoto's is also genetic. Runs through my dad's side of the family and I've been afflicted since 20.

Bananabunny Apr 14, 2019

Same! I’ve had it since I was 29, and my mother and grandmother had it, too.

IAMRU2 Apr 14, 2019

Yeah, my mum and grandma both had it, and lucky me was diagnosed in my early 20s.

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Frida Garza Jan 24, 2019. 13 comments

Your Selfies Are Maybe Fucking With Your Brain

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Plastic surgeons have found clients are bringing in photos of their own faces as inspiration for their cosmetic work, according to a deep dive into the phenomenon by the Guardian, published Wednesday. The relationship between selfie culture and plastic surgery and the rise of “Snapchat dysmorphia” has been previously reported on—and physicians themselves have tried to educate the public on...

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Marvinogravelbaloonface Jan 24, 2019

If that woman in the picture wants to enhance her looks, she should start by taking off the goddamn fanny pack.

mimaw Jan 24, 2019

False. Fanny packs are awesome and super practical. Until they start making all women’s clothes with functional pockets, we should all rock them.

dildoswaggins Jan 24, 2019

This is the correct take. Tissues, keys, gum, snacks if you’re feeling spicy... The wondrous possibilities of fanny packs/a future where functional clothing for women are widespread like my legs on the metro !

Kim Jong's Angst Jan 24, 2019

Call me crazy, but I think wanting to look like a better version of yourself rather than looking like someone whose last name is Kardashian or Jenner, is actually a step in the right direction.

bio Jan 24, 2019

Except for the part where when I see a photo with one of these filters, I often can't tell who it is without looking at the name. That's how much they change a face, such that most people look exactly like someone else, provided they have similar skin tones and hair.

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Rich Juzwiak Jan 04, 2019. 15 comments

The Plight of the Aspiring 'Startender'/Kim Kardashian Wannabe on True Life

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One of the most sensitive-slash-lurid creations MTV has ever devised, True Life, returned Wednesday night in a slightly altered format—it’s titled True Life/Now, and features occasional talking heads opining on the issue du jour. This episode followed three people who idolize the Kardashians to the point of emulating them physically and, wow, was it depressing.

Multiple, if not all, of the...

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Babylegs Jan 04, 2019

“I know that I could be a lawyer or a doctor and make my mom proud, but that’s just not what I want ultimately. I don’t want to sit behind a desk when I know that there are people getting paid to do what they are actually passionate about,”

Reminder that “what these people are actually passionate about” thus translates to taking selfies, running them through filters, and sitting on a couch scrolling through a phone with talon-like nails (or eating a take-out salad in the kitchen and yelling at your mom).

Kish Jan 04, 2019

This is so... succinct.

kiisseli Jan 04, 2019

Also, being a doctor/lawyer takes A LOT of effort, some might even say passion, so her saying that so casually kind of makes me mad? T here are tons of folk who put in the time in hefty undergrad programs who STILL don’t get in to these post-grad professional programs. I’ll casually say sometimes that I could have been a doctor but like......I have a specialized biochemistry degree with high honours and a thick CV, so I actually did stand a chance of getting in. Maybe she does too and she still wants to be a startender. I don’t know.

Pumpkin Andy is Orange Jan 04, 2019

Admittedly I tend to be ambition-free (thx narcissistic family that made me the family scapegoat since I was born and destroyed my concept of self-worth! ) but this chick aspiring to be almost, sort of, more or less a D List celebrity at a strip club makes me feel relatively okay about my own situation.

30-Nothing Jan 04, 2019

Hey, me too!

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Hannah Gold Oct 04, 2018. 24 comments

Jane Fonda Really Got Under Megyn Kelly's Skin

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In September 2017, Megyn Kelly had a strained, awkward interaction with her guest Jane Fonda. Kelly asked the actor why she had said in a previous interview that she wasn’t proud to admit to getting some plastic surgery work done, and Fonda expressed her displeasure at the question, quickly changing the subject.

That’s it, end of not-so-bad confrontation! It’s a talk show and this definitely...

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Boobies6969 Oct 04, 2018

I’m considering a job at Fox News. I used to be a Booker but have been out of work for 5-6 months now, and they’re one of the only places that called back. I have a feeling I could get it, but I don’t know if it’d be worth “selling my soul” so to speak. I allign with the left on everything, and I’m sure not everyone there is a crazy conspiriting Trump supporter. But I feel like I’d be betraying my values. Then again, if they offer it and I don’t take it, it could be another 5-6 months or just over for me in TV in general. Plus I have debts piling up and can’t just push those away because I didn’t get a job at the place I wanted. What to do?

rrpete Oct 04, 2018

You can think about ethics when your money situation improves. Sticking to your values won’t put food on your table and you’re not being asked to go on TV and make announcements that would go against your ideals.

Perravieja Oct 04, 2018

You should take the job and be our mole! Think of it as being a double agent, lying in wait until the perfect moment when ZAP! You bring the whole fucking thing down.

The Ron Swanson of Westeros Oct 04, 2018

Kelly went on “[Fonda] answered that question in about 40 different forums. It was nothing wrong with me. And she’s answered it in 40 more forums since!”

And Jamie Lee Curtis has done ads about eating yogurt with lots of fiber to keep her poops nice and firm since then, too . That doesn’t mean you should ask about the frequency and consistency of Ms. Curtis’ stool on your morning talk show , Megyn.

Good gravy , lady. I’m on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, and if I know it’s not exactly “light and fluffy” conversation to talk about someone’s plastic surgery, I think it’s reasonable to expect you to learn it for $20 million a year. If you’re fuzzy on yes/no , maybe try asking them if it’s an acceptable topic before you ’ve got the cameras on them.

Perravieja Oct 04, 2018

Also, nice bit of projecting here from Megyn. She’s the one who wanted to stick it to Hanoi Jane and it went sideways on her. Now she’s claiming that Fonda’s reaction was political? Bitch please.

dorothy zpornak's hump Oct 04, 2018

My take on it. The one who’s stuck on it, is probably jealous of the other one. Obviously, she’s probably jealous of Jane because Jane stood by her convictions come hell or high water. Megyn can’t say that. She wants to be political without being open about it. Regardless of how you feel about Jane Fonda, she’s got the integrity to stand by her beliefs.

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Frida Garza Aug 17, 2018. 10 comments

Brazilian Doctor Known For Butt Enhancements Charged With Murder After Patient Dies

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A man known as Dr. Bum Bum—the Brazilian doctor known for butt enhancements with more than 650,000 followers on Instagram—has been arrested and charged with murder, the Washington Post reports, after one of his patients, a mother of two, died.

According to the Post, Dr. Bum Bum, whose real name is Denis Furtado, traveled to Rio de Janiero to give the mother, Lilian Calixto, butt injections...

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iwillwriteyourresume Aug 17, 2018

You might want to fix your typos...

“ not able to save. her. In resposne to her he head of Brazilian Plastic Surgery Society...”

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Aug 17, 2018

oh no, that was my fault as her editor. thanks for pointing that out, we fixed!

JelloRAT! Aug 17, 2018

I was literally at a transgender convention listening to a panel about feminization surgeries last weekend. They discussed the whole Brazillian butt lift, where they remove fat from your sides and inject it into your rear.

The surgeons we saw categorically stated there is a 1 in 3000 serious complication rate, and that the problem is that even experienced doctors can lose a patient to a fat embolism because it’s really hard to know where the injection is going exactly in relation to the persons anatomy.

They said the problem is it’s deceptively easy to do, but if you develop complications, most likely a fat embolism, there isn't anything you can do. You can die on the table.

A lot of trans women want this, but additionally it’s hard for a transgender woman to have enough fat in her sides to harvest in the first place, so even if it was safe, they said it’s kind of a no-go.

deliaplum Aug 17, 2018

question - is there an alternative to the injections? Like implants or is it always injections?

ClearHistoryNewBurner Aug 17, 2018

I hereby offer up my fat to help out. I have plenty that I don’t want and it would be great for it to go to a good cause :)

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Hazel Cills Aug 02, 2018. 20 comments

The Nipped, Tucked, and Photoshopped Revelations of Instagram's Celebface

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In 2006 Dove was on a mission to show the world “real beauty.” As part of an ongoing campaign to make women feel comfortable in their own skin, the company released an ad showing the labor-intensive process of transforming a woman into a model. In sped-up time, her fresh face gets covered in makeup, her hair is curled into perfect ringlets, and photographs are taken. The real fun begins as...

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Betty shooting birds Aug 01, 2018 Misogyny as empowerment. There’s such an overarching tone of woman-hating from most these sites. If an actress posts pre-retouch pictures of herself that’s one thing, but these sites read “no look, she really is ugly! she really is fat! she didn’t grow those boobs!” That shouldn’t make you feel better about yourself, it should make you feel bad about the world. Also that celebrity closeup site does not need to be zooming in on underage kids like Millie Bobby Brown, guh-ross. Adding: it’s like how many examples do we need? Wasn’t the Faith Hill picture enough? Could we repost that annually? Why do we need to keep showing every single time a beautiful woman is photoshopped to be even more flawless. That’s what seems misogynistic to me.

moopidoo Aug 01, 2018 A lot of those women became millionaires and even billionaires selling young girls a body image that was no more real than anime. There is value in pointing out how much of a lie the image is. And I have to ask, is the lie not misogyny? Is photoshop, hours of make up, surgery, and a team of experts to post a single picture of a woman’s half-naked body no longer misogyny if she’s “pretty” in the picture? If what you get from this is “She’s fat! She’s ugly!” I don’t know what to say. She’s not fat. She’s not ugly. What I get from it is, “She looks like a woman, not too far from what you look like, and the only reason you don’t know that is literally everyone has a financial stake in lying to you.”

CabaretTriscuit Aug 01, 2018 That’s a damned if you do damned if you don’t mentality. They are misogynistic if they photoshop to look more like a male-idealized fantasy but calling out that photoshopping is also misogynistic? Also, how in the heck are we supposed to spell the act of using photoshop? Photoshopping? Photoshoping? Photoshopering? They all seem wrong to me.

ReclusiveAuthorThomasPynchon Aug 01, 2018 I know a comment like this pops up on every Insta/social media story but, damn, I am happy that I grew up before smartphones and social media. The way that young women are targeted (and then target themselves after internalizing the images) is just so sad. These constructed ‘lives’ and persona are so hollow (not meant to insult the people who enjoy posting posed and curated images but they are just empty constructions or hyperbolic aspirations) but seem to mean so much to so many younger people.

mazzieD Aug 01, 2018 Social media really has gotten more people into “constructing” these images of themselves and their lives. I know people, regular people not models or actors, who get their social media pics photoshopped to look thinner and tanner. I remember talking to a friend who complained that she felt like a fraud because she was presenting this happy version of herself on social media when she was really sad and suffering, and I just wanted to say “what if.... you didn’t do that?” I’m not saying spill your guts on facebook, but don’t pretend to be all happy? I’m going through a rough time and I’ve just been avoiding social media for the most and it feels great. Also, I don’t know why people follow other people whose presence doesn’t make them feel good. Like unfollow is there for a reason. Our relationship with social media is really weird.

electrock Aug 01, 2018 Oh absolutely. It was bad enough when I was in high school in the early-mid 2000s (although when has it ever NOT been bad?) but at least then I could feel bad about not being a model or movie star, who obviously had resources I didn’t. Now young girls see “normal” girls/women who appear to have perfect lives, perfect boyfriends, perfect vacations, and of course, perfect bodies. What a fucking minefield.

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Hazel Cills May 11, 2018. 11 comments

Cardi B Reveals She's Having a Regular, Shmegular Baby Girl

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Cardi B went on the Howard Stern show this Wednesday to talk about attending the Met Ball, her engagement to Offset, and getting ready for her baby who we know now will be a regular, degular, shmegular girl.

Cardi B officially confirmed the baby’s gender, which was first reported by Us Weekly last month. As for what the little Baby B’s name will be, it’s all picked out, but Cardi tells Stern...

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Sodburger May 09, 2018 underground butt injections is such a dark fascinating journey

punkrockprincess SSDGM May 09, 2018 did you hear about the serial killer who was killing women through sketchy butt injections?

Ouroboros May 10, 2018 Cardi said in another interview that someone died on the “operating table” of the same woman Cardi went to.

VioletGatesy May 10, 2018 This is such a real thing to say. There is an astonishing amount of fat transfer, implants, etc. going on right now and it’s so seldom discussed yet it is right in front of our faces everyday, wearing us down...I like that she doesn’t pretend. I also like that she is honest about why she did it.

CTCOCA May 10, 2018 100% THIS. Your body, your choice, get whatever cosmetic surgery you want to spend your money on. But what GETS me is the lying. Those Kardashian bitches spend thousands on fillers and lip injections, deny it, and then hawk a $20 lip liners to gullible women with low self esteem.

mrsckugs May 10, 2018 This.

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Rich Juzwiak Feb 23, 2018. 20 comments

Jocelyn Wildenstein's Fiancé: 'She Never Really Did Anything to Change Her Face'

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With the way they dote on each other when they aren’t scratching each other’s eyes out , it’s amazing to me that severe socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein and her fashion designer paramour Lloyd Klein are not on reality TV. I guess given the massive settlement she received in her divorce from art dealer Alec Wildenstein in 1999 (a reported $2.5 billion), she doesn’t really need the money. What...

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TheDrDonna is not too not familiar Feb 13, 2018 So I guess MortalDictata’s been banned? Great job, everyone. Who’s gonna be the next monster for your pitchforks and torches? Shame on every last one of you.

hocuspocusoctopus Feb 13, 2018 Wait? What???

Floppy Moppet Feb 13, 2018 Absolutely disgusting. They’re fucking cowards. Hopefully he can get it sorted out.

KristenfromMA - A Moon Shaped Fool Feb 13, 2018 Often from that 20-year old piece (I read it and it stuck with me) is that she once entered her plastic surgeon’s office and some of the other waiting patients took one look at her and got up and left.

HoedownInMotown Feb 13, 2018 I can believe that. I also believe that Dr. should be ashamed of himself. I wonder if a different woman who didn’t have 2.5 billion dollars sitting in the bank would be able to convince a surgeon to mutilate them this way? Money talks... people right out of their ethical responsibility.

moopidoo Feb 13, 2018 I can believe it. There’s a brilliant essay by Cintra Wilson about Wildenstein and Michael Jackson and Courtney Love and the cult of plastic surgery. Pull quote: “Neither Courtney’s nor Jocelyn’s nor Michael’s ugliness was skin deep — it was much deeper. None of them were actually “ugly” before the surgeries, but now, by negating all the natural architecture of their faces, they have somehow exposed their scarily infested inner selves in a way that their real faces would never have betrayed. None of us have ever before seen self-loathing so nakedly revealed: No pursuit of beauty has ever looked so viscerally wrong.”

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Hazel Cills Dec 19, 2017. 13 comments

Bros Looking for Plastic Surgery, Meet the 'Medical Man Cave'

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According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the number of men undergoing plastic surgery has increased 53 percent from 2011 to 2015. But when men decide to go under the knife, many want to go to a place that’s kind to bros. Enter, the ‘medical man cave.’

The New York Times reports on the “Club House,” a new Upper East Side facility (described as a medical spa) where men...

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Andrew Daisuke Dec 18, 2017 God men are such fragile pussies.

PatFanda Dec 18, 2017 I beg your pardon. My pussy is the most toned part of me (heh). I believe the sentiment is ‘god men are such fragile ballsacs.’

Neuroplastique Dec 18, 2017 I really hope mr shameful pride is serious and not trolling. That would be hilarious.

Molly with the Mediocre Hair Dec 18, 2017 “A lot of men tell me they don’t like to come in and have a woman sitting next to them,” he says. We don’t exactly want to sit next to you either, but we’re adults who live in a society, so we learn to cope.

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Mark Shrayber Nov 20, 2017. 21 comments

Aspiring Model Gets Refillable Breast Implants that Balloon to Size 32K

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Move over Beshine and Claudia Marie . There's a new breast implant IT girl and it's 26-year-old Martina Big, who's spent over $50,000 in a bid to make herself a model. Not only has she had rhinoplasty and facial injections, but she's also got refillable breast implants that have possibly killed someone.

Cosmopolitan reports that Big, who was a former air hostess but now travels...

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spoto Feb 06, 2015 Uhhhhh that individual is not 26 years old.

Mark Shrayber Feb 06, 2015 Yo, I don't know her life.

LadyGrinningSoul Feb 06, 2015 That's what I was about to say. 36, maybe 41?

The Gaysian Feb 06, 2015 Still being reminded of this:

The Gaysian Feb 06, 2015 What it sounds like:

amycee Feb 06, 2015 That dude is sexy as fuck.

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Hannah Gold Oct 08, 2017. 24 comments

A Texas Woman Had 8 Plastic Surgery Procedures Done in Order to Look More Like Melania Trump

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A 42-year-old woman from Houston, Texas named Claudia Sierra elected to undergo eight plastic surgeries in order to look more like Melania Trump. In a teaser for her upcoming Inside Edition appearance, Sierra referred to Melania as “the perfect woman,” which sounds eerily like something the First Lady’s husband might say.

Speaking of which, of all the dazzling and wacky plastic surgery...

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Jerry-Netherland Oct 05, 2017 There’s nothing funny here. This is tragic in every way.

ForgotMyMantra Oct 05, 2017 How did I never realize the same author wrote The Stepford Wives AND Rosemary’s Baby? Interesting.

Jerry-Netherland Oct 05, 2017 Sorry, I’ve pulled the original comment.

ForgotMyMantra Oct 05, 2017 I have my own body image issues and wish my nose was smaller, etc. Is it weird that my reaction after reading this was to try to love myself more?

The Weary Luddite Oct 05, 2017 I think that’s a sane and kind-to-yourself reaction.

Bobbi Bee Burner Oct 05, 2017 Love yourself more ❤️❤️❤️

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Ellie Shechet Sep 09, 2017. 16 comments

Beauty Queen Died During Liposuction Procedure She Won As Prize

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Catherine Cando, a 19-year-old Ecuadorian model who was crowned the Queen of Durán last fall, died during a liposuction surgery that she won with her title. She was studying medicine at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil.

According to her brother (h/t NYDN), Cando initially turned down the surgery, but eventually caved under pressure from a surgeon. The doctors who performed the...

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madscientist Jan 14, 2015 Liposuction as a prize for a beauty contest? Literally, "You are the most beautiful person out of all the contestants and you're still not good enough." What the fuck.

Rustang Jan 14, 2015 First beauty competition ever where every contestant gets to brag, except the winner. "It's fine, they saw she NEEDED it, not me".

swiftamine Jan 14, 2015 Introooooduciiiing... Miss Literally No One In This Great Wide World Will Ever Be Good Enough For Us Because We Have Created A Singularly Bizarre And Entirely Unattainable By Any Natural Means Standard Of Beauty 2015, ladies and gentlemen! [wild applause]

ILikeThunderstorms Jan 14, 2015 Cando initially turned down the surgery, but eventually caved under pressure from a surgeon. Jesus. So some fucking surgeon basically shamed her into doing this and then killed her. I hope the surgeon(s) lands in jail. I continue to be sickened by watching women the world over literally die for "beauty."

violetmoon Jan 14, 2015 Indeed. Why did the doctor push this crap... She was already beautiful, and her hair, god I wish I had hair like hers. Wth did someone think she had to do to herself? I don't have words to express my condolences to her, her friends, and her family, who suffered a great loss, at the pressure of some inhuman asshole. Sometimes I wish we had a worse place for scum like that then jail, but I don't agree with killing people (as if that teaches much), so I'm at a loss of a punishment that is sufficient to give to this awful excuse for a human being.

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Mark Shrayber Sep 05, 2017. 17 comments

Model's Black Market Butt Injections Leave Her Life and Career in Painful Shambles

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Several years ago, Anivia Cruz-Dilworth was a successful plus-size model in high demand. The picture of flawlessness she presented to the world, however, came at a steep price. Now, the former model, whose career ambition drove her to elective black market plastic surgery, suffers from nonstop physical and emotional pain, brought on by the loss of her career as well as the...

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oh-LEE-shah Oct 12, 2015 I was with it until this: Cruz-Dilworth, who’s also been accused and tried for performing illegal plastic surgery on other women There’s a lot to be said about people that choose to take these sorts of risks with their bodies but I usually choose to err on the side of sympathy. But I’m feeling a little less sympathetic for this lady...

Mark Shrayber Oct 12, 2015 I really hope Iyanla brings this up on the show.

SillyMe8 Oct 12, 2015 Yep, that jumped out at me. Well, that, and the fact that she went to an unlicensed ‘surgeon’ and seems quite surprised this did not work out well.

Snake Person Oct 12, 2015 “The injections turned out to be infection-inducing substances that Cruz-Dilworth sealed with liquid adhesives such as Krazy Glue, prosecutor’s alleged. Six women were hospitalized and one required multiple surgeries.” From the linked 2010 article. I don’t wish pain and disfigurement on anyone, but it’s hard for me to see this woman as a victim. I’m also wondering if her agency may have been negligent here? Did they suggest or put her in touch with the, um, practitioner who got her started, or was this mainly of her own volition?

Gimme Some Sugar Oct 12, 2015 Yeah, I’m uncomfortable with the tone of this article. It’s drawn in such a way as to cast the subject as the victim and elicit sympathy from the reader. Which would be fine if it was one element along with an exploration of her culpability, but to then throw in this at the end — Cruz-Dilworth, who’s also been accused and tried for performing illegal plastic surgery on other women, knows that there’s nothing she can do but choose to accept her body. —without exploring it further makes the previous angle feel misleading and irresponsible.

serendous s Oct 13, 2015 She certainly isn’t the victim she’s made out to be. As soon as she started injecting other people, she became no better than the person who started injecting her in the first place. And, honestly, I have a hard time feeling overly bad for her from the start. She chose to do something extremely dangerous. We’re not talking about a person who goes to a licensed physician that completely fucks them up. No legit physician does butt injections on a sofa and she knew this going into it. And yes, I understand industry and social pressure, the obsession with physical appearance, and the need to be more marketable but, still, you can’t act too surprised when your cut rate procedure has dangerous side effects.

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Clover Hope Sep 05, 2017. 18 comments

E!'s New Plastic Surgery Show Good Work Isn't As Bad As It Should Be

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E!'s New Plastic Surgery Show <i>Good Work</i> Isn't As Bad As It Should Be

On Tuesday night after Botched, E! debuted a new series called Good Work, hosted by RuPaul and featuring Botched surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow. Its mission is to analyze and critique alleged celebrity plastic surgery. It could've been an utter disaster.

It wasn't. The show idea itself—publicly dissecting celebrity faces and bodies, overwhelmingly women in this case—is inherently crude,...

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imTired™thatisall, Global Socialite Apr 15, 2015 Random semi related question, how would a normal person find a good plastic surgeon they could trust?

Tza Apr 15, 2015 I would ask around. Maybe start with a normal doctor you trust or someone you know has had work done.

miffyatthemuseum Apr 15, 2015 Ask your GP. Plastic surgeons do so much that has nothing to do with aesthetics, so most GPs should be comfortable recommending one.

MsMenstruation Apr 15, 2015 I like how open the guests are. It's kind of... refreshing...?

LadyGrinningSoul Apr 15, 2015 I thought so, too! I actually enjoyed this show quite a bit. I'll probably watching again.

MsMenstruation Apr 15, 2015 I like how the one woman (from the first video) basically admitted to banging Gerard Butler.

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Sep 05, 2017. 22 comments

How Do You Know If Your Butt Lift Was ‘Worth It’? Just Ask RealSelf.com

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A Seattle-based plastic surgery site that functions like a combination of Yelp and HotOrNot, RealSelf.com claims that it helps “millions make confident health and beauty decisions.” Users of RealSelf, which has been around since 2006, discuss and review cosmetic procedures and the doctors who perform them. From Botox to breast augmentation, the site is a one-stop shop for people (mostly...

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IAMAWOMANINCANADA Aug 17, 2015 Alternate view here - I got a “Mommy Makeover” after a myomectomy and 2 c-sections. I refuse to feel guilty or shamed about it - also why is a pro woman site judging other women like this? I could afford it and I really hated my stomach and breasts. I used Real simple to prepare myself for the surgery - and to get an idea of what my recovery would be like. It’s also a great resource to see how “little” of a difference various procedures make - in your eyes or in the opinion of those who had the procedure done. Of course there are people who are obsessed or over do it - but I doubt that the mass audience is like that. They could be like me - seeing who does the best price for Botox in my area. I will tell you this - I cried after my mommy makeover - My breasts had previously been two different cup sizes and my stomach was scarred and puckered - and now they’re not. There is no shame in my game - I am so so so so so glad I had it done. Thank god my husband supported me - he did not understand why I wanted it - and did not judge me.

prettylilred Aug 17, 2015 That’s rad! Good for you for being able to do it and willing to talk about it! I don’t have children-and I’m not sure if I will or not-but putting everything back to where I start from is a priority that my husband already understands. I think it is very important to feel good about yourself and if having a mommy makeover helped you with that, bravo! Was the recovery horrible or not too bad?

FickleFreckles Aug 17, 2015 I think people should do whatever makes them happy. Just wanted to point out I don’t think Jezebel or the author is judging the women on this site, but rather simply bringing attention to an interesting part of the internet that you probably wouldn’t find if you weren’t looking into plastic surgery for yourself. At least, that’s how I read it.

pandorasmittens2.0 Aug 17, 2015 Another “mommy makeover” patient, a 33-year-old women from Manchester, New Hampshirewrites of a husband willing to put off the purchase of a new car to foot the bill for her surgery, because he “knows that this is the only thing that will fix me.” Oh, honey. Whether it’s physical or mental or a combination of both, that sentence alone is enough to know that a), the surgery won’t fix you and b), surgeons shouldn’t touch you with a 60 foot pole.

Diosabella Aug 17, 2015 Oh, please. I have several friends who got just wrecked from their kids. One friend had a baby so big that her abs are permanently separated and she needs surgery to fix it. Another friend got ripped so badly by her baby that she spent several years with flaps of skin hanging off her labia that would catch in her fucking jeans. Another friend has horrific pain because her breasts got so huge while breast feeding and are now deflated balloons that cause her awful neck, back, and shoulder pain. Another friend was always thin but her stomach skin never went back totally post pregnancy, so she she looks like someone who was over weight for a long time and lost a bunch (and that skin gets caught in her clothing, chafes, and if she isn’t hyper careful with it, she can get staph infections). There is no fucking shame in wanting to look and feel like the you before you had kids, particularly since pregnancy and birth can actually fuck up and deform some women.

Wallflower Aug 17, 2015 I lost 100lbs. Part of my body are wrecked. I work out fairly regularly but surgery is the only thing that will fix it. It doesn’t have to be a dramatic as the article makes it sound it’s just a fact.

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Clover Hope Sep 05, 2017. 24 comments

Botched Patient Says Corsets Might 'Shift Your Floating Ribs,' NBD

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<i>Botched</i> Patient Says Corsets Might 'Shift Your Floating Ribs,' NBD

This week’s Botched season finale features a patient named Penny who loves to wear corsets. “It might shift your floating ribs a little bit. It’ll move your organs,” she says. But that’s, like, nothing major.

Penny got her first breast implants at 23 and is now looking to Dr. Dubrow and Dr. Nasif to fix scarring from her second boob job. Penny also happens to love corsets and waist training,...

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TamTams Nov 24, 2015 She’s actually talking about tightlacing which is a body modification thing to get your waist as small as possible. Yes, it can move your ribs and organs around but the human body is pretty resilient. Just wearing corsets at a normal tightness to support your breasts and back won’t cause any adverse effects.

zoe_koala Nov 24, 2015 In a way, I understand it, but in another way, isn’t it regressing to 18 century practices aimed at reducing female mobility ?

TamTams Nov 24, 2015 I mean...no? I find that I can get around just fine in a corset. I don’t tightlace though so that might make a difference. And if tightlacers are regressing, so what? It’s their bodies, they aren’t hurting anyone but themselves and they are such a small part of the population that they don’t have much cultural impact. No one feels pressure to tightlace, it’s not represented as a beauty metric we must aspire to and most people don’t even know what it is. Basically: who cares what those weirdos over there are doing on their own not bothering anyone? ETA: Also corsets were not invented in the 18th century to hinder female mobility. Neither were high heels.

$kaycog Nov 24, 2015 Floating ribs aren’t the only thing a corset can shift.

normzzz Nov 24, 2015 that looks so odd to me.

rslwn Nov 24, 2015 That right angle at the hips just looks bizarre to me. I think extreme corsetry/waist-training might be one of those things like lotus feet, where the clothed appearance is “erotic” but the unclothed reality is so, so disturbing.

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Clover Hope Sep 04, 2017. 23 comments

Lips Are the New Butts

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Americans are obsessed with getting fuller lips, according to recent stats that show lip surgeries growing in popularity last year and celebs like Kylie Jenner and Jennifer Lawrence being prime inspiration.

Butt lifts and implants still increased considerably, according to numbers from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, but lips are catching up.

CBS News reports:

A record number of...

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paultoes Apr 19, 2016 It takes a village.

Molly with the Mediocre Hair Apr 19, 2016 Let’s all take a moment to remember Kylie’s old lips and Kim’s old face.

rslwn Apr 19, 2016 .. oh wow. Nose too, huh? I’m not tryna shame Kylie, but I wish her happiness with her body as it is, not as it could be through extensive modification.

nicnack74 Apr 19, 2016 Her lips are Angelina Jolie’s. Sorry it’s so big. It’s amazing to see Kylie’s before lips.

CAPTAINOH Apr 19, 2016 Angelina’s look natural. Kylie's....

nicnack74 Apr 19, 2016 Kylie looks like a sex doll.

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