The Beauty Of Plastic Surgery And Body Preferences

Every species, including our own, has its own model for what it deems â€Å"beautiful†, whether that’s having the most vibrant red feathers in a cardinal, or the straightest hair on a girl, and as such there is a deep longing to be viewed according to this beauty standard. Oxford Dictionaries defines beauty as a combination of qualities, such as shape, color, or form that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight (Oxford Dictionaries). Though even with a basic definition, can you actually pick out who is â€Å"beautiful† and who isn’t? All around the world there are vastly varying ideals for what is considered to be beautiful. Someone could be considered the most gorgeous person in their country, yet travel to another and their specific set†¦show more content†¦Believe it or not, head size also becomes a beauty factor, whereas if your head is larger your looks are perceived as clumsy or clunky in comparison to a small head. Over in Americ a, no one really notices any of the main Korean focus, but are way more attentive to body figure. Nowadays, the perfect American girl has a curvaceous and toned figure paired with legs that seem to go on for days. Large breasts are another hot commodity, gone are the times when people didn’t mind small breasts, but now if you aren’t a DD you’ll be mocked as â€Å"flat chested†. As opposed to cute, Americans want something sexier, probably best summarized in a Victoria Secret Angel, or modelesque. By now, the increasingly insane and near impossible standards for beauty have led to only one place, plastic surgery, since there is obviously no way for naturally born looks to conform to these ideals. Not only does South Korea par take in various forms of plastic surgery, but is the plastic surgery capital of the world, with more procedures per capita than anywhere else. As stated earlier, the double eyelid, or ssangapul in Korean, is one of the most quintessential parts of their beauty standards, so it is really no surprise that this type of surgery, the blepharoplasty, is the most common and popular. With the surgery, it creates an extra fold under the eyelid by cutting and repositioning excess tissues to create the double lidded