plastic surgery

You might assume that the United States, with its fetishization of massive silicone boobs and tucked tummies, is the leader in plastic surgeries.

When I lost sensitivity in my breasts and my husband didn’t show excitement about the augmentation, I got a little insecure.

When I lost sensitivity in my breasts and my husband didn’t show excitement about the augmentation, I got a little insecure.

Since man and woman first saw their face in a pool of water, body image has been an integral, inexorable element within the psyche of humankind.

Since man and woman first saw their face in a pool of water, body image has been an integral, inexorable element within the psyche of humankind.

Before the surgery, buying bikinis, bras or even a top was torment. Nothing would fit properly, I was always uncomfortable, and I suffered from low self-esteem.

Before the surgery, buying bikinis, bras or even a top was torment. Nothing would fit properly, I was always uncomfortable, and I suffered from low self-esteem.

From the U.S. to Brazil, why do so many women get plastic surgery? And should we really judge them for it?