Crazy about the definition of ‘standard appearance’, Chinese girls have plastic surgery early, treating cutlery as just a million-dollar luxury item.
Sixthtone previously published an article with three identical photos of a young woman. Each photo is marked, annotated in black ink with scribbles to point out imperfections on the face.
The owner of the above face is Lu Yufan, 28 years old, living in China. She decided to participate in the reality show about plastic surgery Make Me Beautiful in the hope of changing her life.
It is known that during 3 years, Lu has consulted at more than 10 different plastic surgery locations in Beijing, Tianjin and Korea. Each time, she takes detailed notes on what the doctor advises, but still does not know at which facility she should perform surgery.
“I already know which parts of the face are not suitable for the aesthetic eye of the majority. I consult with doctors to double-check everyone’s taste.”
The face above is Lu Yufan
Lu is just one of many young people in China who hesitate before deciding to have plastic surgery, change their appearance and ultimately change their fate. Standard appearance seems to have become an obsession for any Chinese girl.
Lu shared that when she was in middle school, she began to be dissatisfied with her appearance – which most girls and boys at that time were very interested in and appreciated.
“Boys rank girls by looks. Someone came up to me and pointed me in the face saying that I just deserve to be at the bottom of the list. This prompted me to change to be perfect,” said Lu.
In the 2000s, Chinese TV appeared a lot of reality shows about young women wanting plastic surgery, including the show “Angels Love to Be Pretty”. Participants will get free surgery, then vote to find the perfect girl whose beauty has improved the most. “Angels Love to Be Pretty” was later banned from broadcasting in the mainland, but still impressed Lu.
Face measurement tool, the places that need surgery to meet society’s standards of appearance
In 2010, she graduated from high school. Seeing her peers invite each other to work on their nose, eyes, and jaw, Lu became more and more self-deprecating because of her less-than-perfect face. “I am not confident in many ways. Plastic surgery is the way to solve problems”, this girl shared.
And as expected, nearly every consultant gave Lu the same facial retouching advice: Eyelid augmentation, rhinoplasty, jaw reduction, and wrinkle removal. This “brand face” is very popular on social media and has been a dominant beauty trend for many years. Doctors usually won’t ask their clients what they like, but immediately scribble on their faces to point out flaws.
“The series of days of going to the doctor and consulting is enough to make me realize I’m not beautiful.” However, after continuing to visit more clinics, Lu suddenly realized the dark side of this lucrative industry. Some beauty parlors invite Lu to use expensive services with the reason that “this is the only way to reduce the risk on the operating table”.
Another case is Mian Duo, 30 years old, in Chengdu, China. Despite having a good-looking and pretty appearance, she still wanted to be as beautiful as social media idols, so she decided to go to Korea to have her jawbone and cheekbones cut.
More than 2 years later, this girl continues to have breast augmentation surgery to own a perfect appearance like stars and TV actors. People like Lu and Mina have contributed to the rapid growth of the cosmetic industry.
As of 2017, plastic surgery facilities in China have performed more than 16 million procedures, thereby helping the country to rank third in the world plastic surgery market. According to SoYoung, an online platform for plastic surgery, 90% of customers are female, especially young girls under the age of 26. To them, cutlery is just one of the similar luxury items. handbags, good phones that you are willing to spend.
According to: Sixthtone
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