Odd Plastic Surgery Perceptions

How interesting, that the perceptions of beauty can become oddly skewed when someone is opposed to self-improvement. This newspaper article from Canada.com discusses a new book out by a feminist scholar which takes issue with TV makeover programs which include cosmetic surgery procedures. The following is a quote from the article:

Cressida Heyes has a problem with reality shows like Extreme Makeover, and she's letting people know about it. Heyes, a philosophy professor at the University of Alberta, was recently published in the journal Feminist Media Studies' March issue. Her article, "Cosmetic Surgery and the Televisual Makeover."

While it is possible to go too far with anything, most people choosing elective Plastic Surgery are making minor changes, rather than major makeovers as depicted in the "Televisual" programs. The quote from the article which makes the most sense is from Dr. Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, a Banff, Alberta.-based cosmetic plastic surgeon, who compares breast reduction, breast augmentation, facelifts and tummy tucks - to home repairs.

"It's OK to fix a saggy porch," she says, just like it's OK to cut away excess skin from someone's eyelids to get rid of a permanent tired expression. A lot of what we do in cosmetic surgery is take away the wrong impression."