A Culture study of Plastic Surgery and its presence on television

The cultural manifestations that I am really interested in pursuing for the Spring Project are the current programs on television concerning plastic surgery. There are several shows out right now such as MTV's 'I want a Famous Face' and FX's 'Nip, Tick'. I think that both of these shows present a discourse in identity in the idea of alterations of their physical appearance. Both shows present issues on what it mean's to be beautiful, the …showed first 75 words of 455 total…

…showed last 75 words of 455 total…There are still no laws yet in the United States to say what is dangerous to oneself or what can actually kill you from plastic surgery. Maybe there should be a limit on the amount of physical alterations that can be performed on the body. On the show 'I want a Famous Face', mostly people from 18-30 years old who want to replicate the faces of celebrity whom they either idolize or want to emulate.