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Cosmetic surgery: a reason to celebrate?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Looks like I missed lots of fun parties while I was in Beijing, including one that sounds really intriguing.
Themed “Wine and Wrinkles,” the bash was held at an area cosmetic surgeon’s office, I guess to encourage people to knock back some vino and then sign up for a face-lift. I’ve asked for a party recap, so stay tuned.
As you might guess, I see a lot of plastic surgery on my beat - usually women, who are often happy to tell you all about it - but I suspect some men, too.
Cosmetic surgery cases runs the gamut from people who go in for Botox injections on their lunch hours to major ordeals like Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who required an entire facial transplant after being mauled by her dog.
Critiquing the procedures certain celebs or politicians have had - or should have - provides endless fodder for gossip mags. Here’s a helpful list from a group of Orange County, Calif., surgeons telling U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton “what to do with her face” now that the race for the White House behind her. Nice, huh? Lest you think only ladies are coming in for it, here’s wisdom from a cosmetic surgeon who says U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel tops his list of politicos most in need of the knife.
But there are also troubling reports like this one, about teen girls requesting breast implants as high school graduation gifts.
And as a few extreme examples illustrate, it’s possible to get a little carried away.
But I know plenty of women (and like I said, I suspect some guys) who love the results of the cosmetic procedures they’ve had, and recommend it to others who want to look more youthful - or just more refreshed and rested. Have you had, or would you have, a cosmetic tune-up? If you have, do you tell people? If you are considering it, what qualms do you have?
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