"As well as being agreeable, I'm very authentic! Look at this body! All made to measure. Almond-shaped eyes: 80,000 pesetas[$566 or 480]. Nose: 200,000 [$1418 or 1200]. A waste of money. Another beating the following year left it looking like this. It gives me character, but if I'd known I wouldn't have touched it. She continues: Tits two, because I'm no monster 70,000 [$495 or 420] each. But I've more than earned that back."
"You're more authentic the more you resemble what you've dreamed of being. Surgery and medicine in general is usually meant for people suffering from some pathology, to fix something that isn't working. Cosmetic surgery, on the other hand, is often performed on healthy people driven by a desire: to improve their appearance. And perhaps, as Agrado said, to fulfill a dream. Jorge Javier Vazquez, a popular Spanish TV host, appeared on his show a few days ago with a different face."
A vivid monologue portrays extensive cosmetic alterations as both authentic self-fashioning and a response to aesthetic desire. Cosmetic surgery is contrasted with therapeutic medicine: surgery for pathology fixes dysfunction, while cosmetic procedures are often chosen by healthy people to improve appearance and fulfill dreams. Celebrity cases illustrate a culture that valorizes relentless aspiration and resists natural aging. The desire for beauty is ancient, but modern technology and social norms make transformation feel widely attainable. In some places cosmetic procedures have surged, indicating a growing reliance on technological means to satisfy appearance-related desires.
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