Forget the stories about Paris Hilton swearing she'll never get breast augmentation and Kate Beckingsale swearing she's never had it. Those stories are tame compared to what's the new Flavor of the Week. In a children's book, aimed at four to seven year olds, a mother tries to reassure her … [Read more...]
Advertising Thinness May Become a Crime in France
Due to the proliferation of websites that promote anorexia and bulimia, French legislators have proposed a bill that will punish magazines or websites with three years in prison and over $70,000 in fines if they continue to show the benefits of the disorders. Since 2000, over 400 sites promoting … [Read more...]
Can The Kids Still Dance?
First they came for the tattooing. Then they came for the body-piercing. Now, Queensland, Australia's authorities are pressing for a ban on giving teens' access to cosmetic surgery. While the bans on tattoos and body-piercing have been around for a while, there is no law against letting teens get … [Read more...]
Type of Cosmetic Surgery May Depend on Location
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) released statistics showing the geographical location of what types of cosmetic surgery are being performed where in the U.S. It shows some interesting trends from the different regions, as well as seems to imply that those who get cosmetic surgery … [Read more...]
Death of Cheerleader Tied to Anesthesia
By now you've probably heard about the death of Stephanie Kubela, the Boca Raton high school student who died last Saturday during breast augmentation surgery. There are many topics that fall into the issue of teens and cosmetic surgery, such as are they too young, why are they changing physical … [Read more...]
Breast Augmentation Numbers: The U.K. Edition
According to several cosmetic surgery clinics in Britain, breast enhancement surgery numbers doubled among teenagers last year to almost 600 procedures from the year before. One clinic reportedly performed 31 breast augmentation surgeries two years ago on women 18 and 19 years old. Last year this … [Read more...]
Stolen Credit Card Used for Cosmetic Surgery
We recently covered the lengths some people go to in order to look good, but this has more to do with the depths people will go. A 34-year-old Massachusetts woman, Alessandra P. Campos, was sentenced to 18 months probation for stealing and subsequently using a man's credit card. Campos was a home … [Read more...]
Breast Implants Covered by Workers’ Compensation
According to a North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling, breast implants are covered in workers' compensation claims because they are a "prosthetic device that functions as part of the body." The ruling was made as part of a workers' compensation claim made by a woman involved in an on-the-job car … [Read more...]
Garden Party Wisdom and Cosmetic Surgery
The plunging neckline of frocks and blouses worn by Dancing on Ice hostess Holly Willoughby have caused a stir of controversy among its British audience. In the most recent episode, she wore a Grecian gown with a neckline that plunged below her breasts, causing a storm of controversy, with many … [Read more...]
Classical Norms
The Greek and Romans gave us so many of our cultural foundations in terms of law, government, philosophy, literature, and architecture that it should not be surprising that they also established many of our norms in terms of our concepts of feminine beauty. It is easy to see the influence of … [Read more...]
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