Blepharoplasty Mania!
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
What in Buddah’s name is blepharoplasty? if you’re Asian, you probably know someone who’s had this done. It’s the eyelid surgery that gives you a “more defined and symmetrical eyelid crease.” See the pics below:
BEFORE
AFTER
The reason i brought this up is because it (of course!) relates to a recent experience of mine. I don’t often wear makeup, so when i do, it makes a dramatic difference. Not surgical reconstructive surgery different, but different enough. So primped and pressed for a graduation, i went to a friend’s house. After his mom saw me (and note that I’ve known her for YEARS), she commented to him later that she thought i had eye surgery done. “No mom, it’s makeup.” But she was decided that i had undergone blepharoplasty.
So how do i feel? One friend commented: “That’s a compliment, isn’t it?”
I don’t know? Is it? On one hand, she’s saying i fit more into the stereotypical American version of beauty. great. On the other hand, she implies that i would be willing to pay money to undergo elective surgery for vanity. Or maybe my eyelids are just really obstructing my vision...?
Please note that I don’t think she ever thought if it like that. But still, it made me wonder…
What do you think?
How cool would that be if -I- had that done? My eyelids would be in my forehead. God, that owns.
Posted by on 08/25 at 08:35 PM