Plastic surgery

John Yuyi documents the regret that followed her nose job

During her surgery, part of John Yuyi’s ear bone was moved to her nose to create its new shape. To commemorate its short stint as her nose tip, Yuyi treated it to a trip to the amusement park and documents it all in her latest photobook

Art & Photography

Dec 20, 2023

Ashleigh Kane

Beauty

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This exhibition explores evolving beauty ideals – and how we subvert them

The Cult of Beauty exhibition at the Wellcome Collection takes an in-depth look at the beauty industry and our ever-changing understanding of what it means to be beautiful

Beauty

Oct 30, 2023

Habi Diallo

Beauty

‘Not ugly, just poor’: how the beauty industry is widening the class divide

Botox, fillers and plastic surgery are becoming increasingly necessary to live up to contemporary beauty standards, creating a beauty tax that is pricing many people out

Beauty

Oct 04, 2023

Ellen Atlanta

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Andy Warhol plastic surgery art Debbie Harry Bianca Jagger

Can plastic surgery ever be considered art?

Philippa Snow looks at the long-standing relationship between cosmetic surgery, body modification and the performance art world, asking just how deep the parallels lie

Beauty

Oct 02, 2023

Philippa Snow

Beauty

Why (and how) are men making their dicks bigger?

Penis enlargement surgeries like penoplasty and ligamentolysis are on the rise, Douglas Greenwood investigates the politics of increasing private members

Beauty

Jun 28, 2023

Douglas Greenwood

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The inventor of penis surgery shares everything you need to know

Tom Rasmussen goes balls deep with the inventor of the penoplastic procedure, Dr Roberto Viel

Beauty

Jun 28, 2023

Tom Rasmussen

Art & Photography

‘Milf is a state of being’: this show takes you inside the Milf universe

We talk to artist Molly Wurwand about their immersive exhibition, which expands and reconceptualises the Milf as a queer icon

Art & Photography

May 19, 2023

Emily Dinsdale

Beauty

Kristen Dunst in Virgin Suicides (1999) dimples

The people going to extreme lengths to give themselves dimples

Dimples are prized in almost every culture, but only occur naturally in a rare few – from metal ‘dimple making’ instruments to dimpleplasty cosmetic surgery, we speak to the people taking matters into their own hands

Beauty

May 17, 2023

Elizabeth McCafferty

Beauty

Does transparency around celebrity surgery actually make us feel better?

Boosting self-esteem has always been the justification of those who demand transparency around celebrity surgery – but often this knowledge can be a double-edged sword

Beauty

Feb 11, 2023

Jessica Rogers

Beauty

Buccal fat removal: are we not allowed to have cheeks anymore?

Everyone is talking about cherub cheeks and buccal fat removal – but why?

Beauty

Dec 15, 2022

Alex Peters

Beauty

This culture of dissecting other people’s looks needs to end

Picking apart celebrity faces may seem like harmless entertainment, but we aren’t consuming it consequence-free

Beauty

Jul 27, 2022

Alex Peters

Beauty

The price of beauty: Why we rack up debt to pay for cosmetic treatments

With people increasingly sacrificing basic necessities like food to afford cosmetic procedures, Beth Ashley investigates the extreme pressure beauty culture is placing on us

Beauty

Jul 13, 2022

Beth Ashley

Beauty

Why people are getting their nose jobs reversed

Now regretting their ‘cookie cutter’ nose jobs, an increasing number of people are taking steps to reverse their rhinoplasty and return to the features they were born with

Beauty

Jun 28, 2022

Zoe Huxford

Beauty