Global Breaking News - Monday, December 23, 2024

When Beauty Is Not (Exactly) Truth
The options are out there: Botox, liposuction, rhinoplasty, tummy tucks. But there seems to be a lot of shame involved in perfecting our imperfections, despite the popularity of the pursuit and some recent public efforts to address the topic. Should we be more forthcoming about what we do to enhance our looks?
* liposuction = 지방 흡입술/ rhinoplasty = 코 성형술/ tummy tuck(s) = 복(배)벽의 성형술/ imperfection = 미비점, 결점/ forthcoming = 기꺼이 말하는(밝히는); 다가오는/ enhance = (가치, 지위를) 높이다(향상시키다) 

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1. Let’s Talk Wigs
There’s never been a better time for the hair conversation to take place, because so many women these days are wearing extensions, weaves and wigs.

2. Men Get Work Done, Too
Most male public figures do not fess up to wearing a hairpiece, having Botox or even using concealer. Let me tell you something, they all do ... and it makes them look great!

3. The French Will Never Tell
While the French are famously private, they also tend to avoid the perils of looking generically pretty and tragically the same.

4. In South Korea, It’s Part of Doing Business
Everywhere in Seoul I'm confronted by slick, eye-catching ads for plastic surgery. The gist of them is: “My appearance was holding me back, but now I've turned my life around.”

5. Don’t Keep Bariatric Surgery a Secret
Those who undergo bariatric surgery need all the support they can get. They should speak out in order to help others, and so others can know how to help them.

6. It’s a Personal Choice
It’s not cheating to use the standard accepted treatments available to help you achieve and maintain your goals.

Sample Essay

It’s a Personal Choice

We all want to look our best, and we want it to look like we woke up that way. But for most of us, after a certain age, we need a little help from our aesthetic physician to turn back the clock and undo some of the damage from the sun and other lifestyle hazards. The question of who needs to know what we do is a personal choice. There is no wrong answer here. And there shouldn’t be any guilt in keeping the information private.

When I first got married, I remember pointing out to my husband of two months that I had a pimple on my cheek. He looked at me confused, not seeing what I was talking about. To him my skin looked perfect and flawless and I looked beautiful. I realized right then that there was no need for me to point out my “flaws.” He saw me a certain way and my goal, I thought to myself, would be to keep it that way. In the 20 years since then, I’ve been getting Botox treatments, but he still doesn’t know that I do it for myself, or at least not when I do it. To him, I’m just beautiful, and he tells me so every day. As an aesthetic dermatologist I help my patients sort through these same issues every day and support them in the choices they make.

There’s nothing wrong in sharing what you do, but there’s nothing wrong in keeping it private if you’re more comfortable with that choice.It’s not cheating to use the standard accepted treatments available to help you achieve and maintain your goals. When you look your best, you feel your best. It enhances your self-esteem and makes you a happier partner in your relationships.