Comments on Medicalization of Female Beauty through Cosmetic Surgery

Hi Talya,

When I first saw your topic, it did not seem unfamiliar as South Korean who lived at Korea more than 10 years. I knew cosmetic surgery is well known at Korea, but by reading your wiki page, I realize also at Iran cosmetic surgery is common. I strongly agree with your argument saying that cosmetic surgery could define as 'wants' not 'need', but the choice is forced by social demands and how society reacts to beauty. Every summer, most of my Korean friends who I met at Canada, always concerned to get plastic surgery when they go back to Korea at summer break. Most of them failed by fear, but I always felt sad even considering it, although they knew it is painful and scary. Also, I think it would be better to put reactions of feminism towards “lookism” since mostly pressure of appearance is towards female, and feminist will have acts to break those stress. I was also had follow-up question while reading your wiki page how government reacts to this; does they opposition to plastic surgery, or do they use it?