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Table of Contents:
1. brief history
2. liposuction
3. face lifts
4. breast implants
5. eyelid surgery
6. rhinoplasty
7. the future
8. conclusion
9. further readings
Discussion
Here you will be able to discuss your thoughts on various types of cosmetic surgeries, as well as share any personal experience that you have witnessed in your own life.

This section of our page deals with ways that we are currently modifying our physical appearance, focussing mainly on the field of cosmetic surgery.

People of all different cultures have had long histories of attempting to improve their appearance. Whether it be through makeup, fashionable clothing, or elegant status symbols, humans, for quite some time, have had a need to bring their appearance up from their natural, and perhaps average state, to something that allows them to be noticed and thought highly of.

Many cultures view the physical appearance of another person to be a large factor of that person's personality. We are often taught to "not judge a book by its cover," but to do so is nearly impossible. Nearly everyday, one makes judgements about people's appearances.

Perhaps because of this, we have become so infatuated in looking good. Throughout this section, you will learn more about a few different types of cosmetic surgeries, as well as be asked to think about the reasons behind such procedures.

 
ent cultures have had long histories of attempting to improve their appearance. Whether it be through makeup, fashionable clothing, or elegant status symbols, humans, for quite some time, have had a need to bring their appearance up from their natural, and perhaps average state, to something that allows them to be noticed and thought highly of.

Many cultures view the physical appearance of another person to be a large factor of that person's personality. We are often taught to "not judge a book by its cover," but to do so is nearly impossible. Nearly everyday, one makes judgements about people's appearances.

Perhaps because of this, we have become so infatuated in looking good. Throughout this section, you will learn more about a few different types of cosmetic surgeries, as well as be asked to think about the reasons behind such procedures.