Feminine ideals have varied across the ages and cultures, from the full Baroque beauty of a Rubens figure to the gamine charm of the roaring Twenties.
A leading plastic surgeon has chastised his fellow practitioners, however, for promoting a 21st century “twisted standard of beauty” that encourages people to adopt an “alienised” look.
Steven Harris counts Hollywood stars among his clients at the Harris Clinic, Crouch End, north London. Harris said that the industry was fast becoming a breeding ground for mental health illnesses owing to the proliferation of extreme cosmetic alterations.
Others argue that the problem is more acute in America and that cosmetic procedures in Europe are mostly done with greater moderation.
Harris described maximalism as the “new normal”. He cited procedures
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