Countless individuals have opted for radical plastic surgery to change their ethnic features. The term coined for these procedures is ‘Racialised cosmetic surgery’. The story below highlights the motivation behind many of these operations.
An Asian man makes his way down the road on bright, spring morning. He has the job interview of a lifetime waiting for him. He parks his car in front of the building, makes his way up the elevator to the designated floor and waits calmly in the lobby for his name to be called. Shortly afterwards, the receptionist responds with, ‘Daniel Hung? Mr Jones will see you now.’ and he is on his way. With a calm stride, Daniel walks through the door, into the plain office and sits enthusiastically in the worn, leather chair. Mr Jones offers Daniel some coffee, which he politely declines and the interview is on its way.
Ten minutes into the conversation, Daniel can see that the interview is going well and confidence wells inside him. The discussion is over with a handshake and Daniel makes his way out of the room. As he closes the door behind him, he overhears Mr Jones talking to his colleague on the phone, ‘...yes and I didn’t realise he was so Chinese or whatever the hell he is. I can’t tell the damn difference. Shifty, slanted eyes. No, he won’t fit in here... ‘. Daniel is filled with rage. Yet what can he do? He overheard the conversation and it will be his word against the potential employee. It’s just tough luck. A shame that he was born the way he was, he thinks to himself.
Welcome to the world of racialised plastic surgery, where ethnic features are being altered in order to conform to ‘normal’ Caucasian features. Asian features such as the small, occidental [Westernised or non-Asian] crease can be widened to erase this specific lineage marker. Most Asians are born without any crease at all and are desperately searching to remove this ethnic baggage, as many are calling it. Despite the term, ‘Asian Blepharoplasty’ being bandied around, double eyelid surgery is not a Blepharoplasty. Blepharoplasty is an older operation which is performed on Caucasian patients who have the need for Occidental surgery. This cosmetic surgery has a high-success rate and drastically changes the shape of the patient’s eyelids.
The racial divide spills over into all cultures. We are all familiar with celebrities altering their appearances at a whim, such as Michael Jackson who has undergone many decades of plastic surgery, including facelifts and liposuction despite his adherence to an alternate version of the story. Halle Berry, already a stunning beauty, changed her nose to fit into the standard Hollywood mold.
If you can ignore the Hollywood glamour, you’ll find that every facet of our modern society is aimed at perpetuating the facade of a perfect face and body. There are a myriad of shows on television, such as Extreme Makeover, which have all but enforced the notion that a straight nose and bright blue eyes equates to true beauty. Our world is intent on creating a series of beautiful clones with no more differences to their outward appearances than a line-up of Ken and Barbie dolls. It is our inherent differences and our racial features which separate us from one another. A flat nose, slanted eyes, jutting ears or a crooked smile are all beauty markers which attract us to one another. As a human race we find beauty in the oddest of places, who are we to change such distinctive perfection? I would never debase plastic surgery such as liposuction or a facelift. Some of us need these cosmetic alterations to correct overt flaws. Superficial redesign is the cosmetic lifebuoy for many.
Author Resource:-
Johara is a prominent doctor who specialises in cosmetic surgery. She has recently pioneered a fantastic facelift technique.
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