The last couple of weeks have been manic. My partner is due to go away to sea and we've obviously been spending as much time together as possible before the inevitable months of separation (really hope he gets back in time for the wedding!)
Haven't had time to review any products but did watch a program the other night called 'The Ugly Face of Beauty' which aimed to expose the risks and concerns with regard to cosmetic surgery. There were the usual horror stories (and some were truly awful) which emphasized the importance of researching your plastic surgeon fully to ensure that he really IS qualified to do what you want him to do. But for me the most disconcerting part of the program was a review on how teenagers today regard cosmetic surgery. Nearly all those interviewed between the ages of 12 and 18 stated that they would happily go ahead and have various procedures ranging from tummy tucks to boob jobs. They were asked to view a typical teenagers body and decide what, if any, changes should be made via the surgeons knife. Unbelievably they came up with £50,000 worth of surgery.
There really was nothing wrong with the young girl's body. It was perfectly normal. Unfortunately however, that was not the opinion of her peers. Teenagers nowadays are bombarded with glossy magazines showing celebrities with skeletal bodies and huge breasts and these images are influencing impressionable young minds.
All this begs the worrying question: When looking at themselves and others, exactly what do our young people today regard as 'normal'?
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