What ever happened to being yourself?
In the brief post below, I talk about one of the most strangest revelations of the current election cycle. The revelation revolves around a growing trend of women seeking out to look like one of the Presidential Candidate's Daughter. A few women have been spending quite a bit of money to look like Ivanka Trump. First, I will start with an experience close to home and then move onto Ivanka.
Face Lift?
I use the scientific term "against entropy" for a good reason. Over the course of our lives, the shape of the human face becomes round. For this reason, many people consult a plastic surgeon to alter the shape for a few years at most.
How do I know this?
A few years ago, my mother decided to get a face lift. All of her life, she has wanted to get a face lift to remove the "turkey neck" -- the excess skin underneath a person's neck along with the sagging skin in her cheeks. At least that is the reasoning that she gave me to have the procedure done. On top of these reasons, my parents are divorced and both happily remarried. My father is a surgeon -- who is very opposed to cosmetic surgery -- unless certain circumstances arise (burn victim, disfigurement, etc.). Given his opinion on the matter, I could see why she had never had the procedure done before.
Upon getting the procedure done, there is a process of healing from having the muscles cut and stretched to be sewn back together. The healing process requires lots of rest and recovery checkups with the plastic surgeon to ensure the healing process is going well. Watching my mother go through this process left a sour taste in my mouth toward the procedure. Overall, the process appears to be extremely painful for results that are eventually going to be reversed. What?
Yes, eventually, the process will be reversed. On top of the direction of aging dictated by the genes that each of us are given, I mentioned that each of our faces turn round -- as we age. Remember, the first paragraph? Therefore, the process is not good forever. That is why plastic surgeons are wealthy on top of first time clients. The length of time is years in between though -- not to worry.
Ironically, before finishing up this section, I must tell a short story. During one of the follow-up check ups with my mother's plastic surgeon, I learned quite a bit. First, that as we age our faces turn round. Second, that my mother's plastic surgeon was trained by my father -- what? Yes, after my mother's check up was finished, the physician, Dr. Robert Hardesty asked me how my father was doing? I was taken back.
Turns out that my father trained him how to operate to perfection while working at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Loma Linda, California. That was the reason why my mother trusted him so much. He was trained by the best. I guess he went onto do what my father did not want to do. A year after my mother's surgery, I was engaged and had an engagement party. Time had past since my parents divorce. The party was at my mother's house.
Late to arrive as usual, my father greeted my mother -- but before my mother said to him "Hello, I am Mike's Mother, How do you know Mike?" He replied, "Hello, I am Mike's father..." and suddenly, they both broke into laughter -- embarrassing to say the least. My father had gained a few pounds along with obtaining a "rounded face" while my mother had had the "face lift". They were married for 25 years before divorcing.
What does this have to do with women seeking to look like Ivanka Trump?
Hang on, I am getting to that part of the post.
I Want To Look Like Ivanka Trump!
Out of all of the outrageous news bites that have surfaced during this current election cycle, none is more strange than the following piece of news. In a recent video, I found while surfing social media, a story on the YouTube channel for 'ABC News' titled "Women Get Surgery To Look Like Ivanka Trump" -- introducing the new trend of a few women seeking to look like Ivanka Trump. Here is the video below (which is less than 7 minutes in length and definitely worth watching):
While watching the video in amazement, I am dumbfounded that the look these women are seeking is of Donald Trump's daughter. She has a "rounded face" which is one of the most sought after 'attributes' after her breasts and lips. Amazing. If that is what makes them happy then so be it.
Why can't we be happy with ourselves?
Our genes are programmed to deliver what our ancestors had?
These are your origins?
Would you want to look like someone else's daughter?
Strange to say the least. In fact, each of the women above will have the same features as Ivanka in a few years as they age -- according the advice from my mother's plastic surgeon. Why speed up the process?
I am amazed at the length that a person will go to seek the approval and looks of another person. After seeing the video, I thought of another amazing story of a husband who sued his wife for $100,000 dollars for deceiving him and having ugly children. What? Yes, you heard it correctly. The man then filed for divorce and won everything after the wife admitted to undergoing over a $120,000 worth of plastic surgery. Here is the video below:
What a terrible man he is. Although, one must ask themselves if they would have been honest with their husband in the same situation.
Should a male or female feel compelled to reveal any plastic surgery done prior to marriage?
One would think that each of them would have seen childhood pictures or high school pictures prior to marriage. Maybe not. Maybe they just rushed into marriage without inquiry. Who knows? Strange, isn't it?
Conclusion...
What can be learned from the stories so far?
How about following the advice of my father (a surgeon who trained a plastic surgeon):
Just be yourself and let your genes lead you to a happy life!
Being yourself will be cheaper, last longer because you are not fighting your genetic code and more refreshing. Why? Because being yourself is like being no other person. You are unique -- promise!
Until next time, Have a great day!
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