I tend to place plastic surgery in the same category as tattoos, piercings, and other body modifications. People do things to change their appearance all the time - I'm just to fickle to do anything permanent. And while I may not like my graying, or weight gain, or other signs of aging, I pretty much accept them for what they are - battle scars of a life well lived (or so I hope).
It's probably unfortunate that we tend to see ourselves differently from the people who love us. When we look in a mirror our eyes are drawn to our flaws and give them an unnatural amount of attention.
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I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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