Plastic surgery might be better referred to as cosmetic surgery or perhaps reconstructive surgery, but I already had this planned for P, so plastic surgery it is. But, I'm going to say cosmetic surgery from here on out. Simply put, cosmetic surgery is defined as surgery performed for aesthetic purposes rather than medical health.
Recently, I heard of a cosmetic procedure that I found hard to believe. It's called Cinderella Surgery and involves altering feet so they will fit better into pointy, stiletto heels. The surgery can shorten or lengthen your toes, shave the bone on the sides of your feet to narrow them, and sometimes fat is injected into the ball of the foot, allowing you to stand longer in your heels.
While Cinderella Surgery is new to me, it's been around for a while. All the foot procedures mentioned above are sometimes used for painful medical conditions, but I'm not sure when they started being used for people who want to wear their heels for a long period of time. The obvious first question is, why don't you just change your shoes before you undergo dangerous surgery to wear shoes that weren't meant for human feet?
I can't imagine wearing shoes shaped like this, so why do women do it? First of all, some designers said it was fashionable. Also, supposedly, they make your legs look longer and slimmer, your foot look smaller, and your bust and butt bigger. In other words, they make you look sexier.
While high heels have been around for a long time, stilettos gained popularity in the 1950s with the advent of technology that allowed for a steel shaft to be inserted into the heel of the shoe. While they have always been around since then, stilettos have gone in and out of fashion, with the current trend starting about 25 years ago. It seems like it's about time for a change.
While this all seemed ridiculous to me, I took a moment and realized that people undergo all kinds of procedures for aesthetic reasons. A few that I've heard of are face lifts, breast augmentation, tummy tucks, butt implants/lifts and all kinds of fillers. I guess that each person has their reasons. If I'm being fair, I'm not the one to judge what someone else does with their body. I just don't always understand it.
Until next time...
Note: I recognize that many of these procedures are performed as reconstructive surgeries, not solely for aesthetic reasons. I'm only talking about the cosmetic ones.
https://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a19900354/cosmetic-foot-surgery/ 2014
https://www.mymed.com/aesthetic-medicine/cinderella-surgery
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiletto_heel
