Episode 29: Pretty Hurts – Nip, Tuck, and Pull

This Beauty Suite episode is a continuation of our discussion about Pretty Privilege (Episode 27), we’re talking about the nip, tuck, and pull aka plastic surgery / cosmetic surgery. From the evolution of the social acceptance of plastic surgery and our thoughts and what we’ve thought about getting plastic surgery on, to the reasons many women get plastic surgery, social media influence, the realities and extremes of cosmetic surgery, and so much more! Grab your glass and join us on the couch.

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Episode Timeline

0:00 Intro & This Week’s Wines

08:10 Accessibility and Normalization of Plastic Surgery

14:25 Trying to Please Certain Men

16:14 Plastic Surgery in the Black Community

24:30 Media Brainwash and Influence

26:30 Genetics

29:10 Realities, Maintenance and Extremes of Plastic Surgery

33:34 Self-Confidence and Self-Love pt. 1

42:20 Intermission: Fruit Flies Freak Out

44:54 Self-Confidence and Self-Love pt. 2

49:12 Attention

52:21 Mental Health and Plastic Surgery

53:15 Environmental Impacts and Attention

56:58 Unrecognizable: The Chinese man who sued his wife for being ugly

57:57 Nature and Aging

59:35 Live in the Skin You’re In

1:01:23 Wine Review