Comments on Medicalization of Female Beauty through Cosmetic Surgery

Hello Talya,

I was reading through the table of contents and your wiki page really grabbed my attention. The concept of medicalization of female beauty has been popular for a while, and to address the societal standards of what beauty is and how it changes the norm of beauty through cosmetic surgery is very interesting and important for cultures today. I think your organization of the wiki page is great because comparing the needs and wants are complex. For example, cosmetic surgery in South Korea has become so popular and common, that females will refer to themselves "needing" double eye-lid surgeries because the majority has them. This emphasizes the current cultural trends in what beauty is, and it even changes what the word "needs" and "wants" mean. I think your subheading on how it distorts the societal standards of what beauty is, captures the impacts of cosmetic surgery on the society. Perhaps, you could add more detail on how the media influences these needs and wants? Overall, I think you portrayed the ideas of medicalization for the assignment quite well!