"The Perfect Body" according to the media!

No one is perfect, as we all know, yet shows such as The Swan, Nip/Tuck, Dr. 90210 and Extreme Makeover bring out a false image of the “perfect” body for a woman, for example. Unlike music videos or diet based shows, which also show the audience varying body images that many wish to have, plastic-surgery themed shows put emphasis onto this, saying, sometimes indirectly, that the only way to achieve the “perfect” body, is by plastic-surgery!

There is an increase of these shown which consequently increases the influence they have on the audience’s perception of the criteria’s we use to judge our bodies. In my case, I could never be influenced by these shows because I will always have in my mind that the only way to have a healthy good looking figure is with exercise and in some cases diet, while others see these people going through operation after operation to change and “improve” their body, without realizing the amount of editing that takes place in these programs.

When someone who is unhappy with their body and is easily influenced, sees these shows, they have this idea on their mind that plastic surgery is the only way out. This does depend on your self-esteem and morals to yourself, but effectively that is the purpose of these shows!