FROM SELFIE TO AESTHETIC SURGERY
An anxiety accentuated in recent years by the multiplication of opportunities to see each other, to observe each other, to dissect each other.
In the past, we only saw our reflection a few times during the day. Today it has become ubiquitous: between selfies, snaps, Instagram shots and Facebook posts, we are everywhere.
In order to better accept this reflection, we abuse filters, virtual artifices, and light effects, to the point that our “virtual self” can sometimes be significantly different from reality...
Apparently inevitable, this phenomenon raises many questions:
Is this trivialization / democratization of cosmetic surgery fundamentally bad?
Could it not indeed be a way of “equalizing the opportunities” for everyone, of allowing each individual to choose their physique rather than having to endure their entire life an envelope which can sometimes prove cumbersome?
Wouldn't it also allow the emphasis to be placed on this famous inner beauty, once outer beauty has become the norm?
To what extent is our brain capable of considering a face other than the one we were “born” with as our own? Could this lead to personality disorders?