The Ugly Truth Behind Attractiveness.

Plastic surgery is one of the most criticized and controversial practices in the beauty industry. On one hand, it's a way to enhance self-confidence and achieve that dream body. But on the flip side, does it also promote unrealistic beauty standards? In Episode 3 of our docu-series, How to Become More Attractive, Scientifically, we dive into the world of aesthetic plastic surgery. Which procedures should I undergo? Should I change what was once thought to be permanent? Little did I know, this journey wasn’t just revealing from a physical standpoint, but also from an emotional one as well. Written, Directed, Filmed, and Edited by myself and Ken Chwatek - @ChwatCity Behind the scenes content and more on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tejashullur Special thanks to: Ben De Almeida - @benoftheweek Jacey Adler - https://www.instagram.com/jacey.adler/ Maddie Colglazier Research - Malachai Darling Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon - Dr. Douglas Steinbrech Current subscribers: 114,300 #attractiveness #plasticsurgery #beauty #documentary #videoessay *Alpha Male Plastic Surgery provided the consultation at no cost to me* Citations: Langlois, J. H., Roggman, L. A., Casey, R. J., Ritter, J. M., Rieser-Danner, L. A., & Jenkins, V. Y. (1987). Infant preferences for attractive faces: Rudiments of a stereotype? Developmental Psychology, 23, 363–369. Samuels, C. A., & Ewy,R.(1985). Aesthetic perception of faces during infancy. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 3, 221–228. Slater, A., vonder Schulenburg, C.,Brown, E.,Badenoch, M.,Butterworth, G.,Parsons, S., & Samuels, C.(1998). Newborn infants prefer attractive faces. Infant Behavior and Development, 21, 345–354. Cunningham M. R., Roberts A. R., Barbee A. P., Druen P. B. 1995. ‘Their ideas of beauty are, on the whole, the same as ours’: consistency and variability in the cross-cultural perception of female attractiveness. J. Pers. Soc. Psychol. 68, 261–279 10.1037/0022-3514.68.2.261 Gangestad S. W. 1999. Facial attractiveness. Trends Cogn. Sci. 3, 452–460 10.1016/S1364-6613(99)01403-5 Rhodes G. 2006. The evolutionary psychology of facial beauty. Ann. Rev. Psychol. 57, 199–226 10.1146/annurev.psych.57.102904.190208 Gangestad S. W. 1993. Human facial beauty: averageness, symmetry, and parasite resistance. Hum. Nat. 4, 237–269 10.1007/BF02692201 Langlois J. H., Roggman L. A. 1990. Attractive faces are only average. Psychol. Sci. 1, 115–121 10.1111/j.1467-9280.1990.tb00079.x Little A. C., Burt D. M., Perrett D. I. 2006. What is good is beautiful: face preference reflects desired personality. Pers. Indiv. Differ. 41, 1107–1118 10.1016/j.paid.2006.04.015