The subject of cosmetic surgery has become quite warped and it seems to be the new addiction. Women who start can never stop, because there is always something more that can be lifted or tucked. There are even procedures for hair removal that are mind-boggling for their price and ambiguity. Hair issues and cosmetic surgery all stem from the fact that nobody seems to be happy with their bodies anymore. I admit I fall victim to the hair removal nonsense becuase it has been fed into me that women with any kind of excess hair is ugly and disgusting. So, then comes the ritual of shaving my legs and underarms, waxing and tweezing my eyebrows... and the list goes on and on. Everybody suffers from these insecurities, but there seems to be no popular reassurance out there that assures us our bodies in our natural state (hair and all) are okay. Pop culture sends us a specific message and then there are all the 'solutions' that go along with what society is telling us. Cosmetic surgery used to be a field that helped people who really needed it, but now it is a free for all. Anyone can get procedures done if they go to the right doctor and if they have the money. Hair will always be a problem, because it is simply not what most people consider beautiful for men and women, irregardless of how natural it is. Our bodies again are entities that we are supposedly able to control and the cosmetic industry in all its glory feeds off of that and all of our insecurities. The cycle continues, but I always ask myself where will we stop with all of this before it gets totally out of hand- if it hasn't already.