"He was referring to Helen's jaw and neck. She was horrified. "I'm not about to start contouring," she thought to herself. "I don't even wear foundation." So what was there to do about it? The mere question seemed to open the social media floodgates with surgical possibilities. "My Instagram and YouTube explore pages were so deeply dark," Helen, 41, says. "My boyfriend made me take a screenshot of it so I could remember this.""
"After discovering "Yelp meets Reddit for plastic surgery" site Real Self, the two friends vowed to get chin liposuction in a year - enough time to find the right doctor and facility. This time next year, they'd be poolside in Palm Springs, convalescing with bandages upon their necks and daiquiris in hand. It's a reinvention of the girls trip: Instead of a relaxing sojourn with spas, baths, and massages, you come home with a healed, amended body."
Helen, a 41-year-old fashion worker in Los Angeles, faced a colleague's blunt comment about her jaw and neck that sparked body insecurity. Social media feeds quickly filled with surgical possibilities. A friend, Lucy, shared similar concerns, and after finding the RealSelf site they planned chin liposuction together within a year. The plan framed cosmetic surgery as a social, travel-friendly experience akin to a reinvented girls' trip, with coordinated recovery. Conversations about tummy tucks in Brazil, breast reduction and lifts, and neck lifts circulate among friends, reflecting broader normalization of elective procedures and communal decision-making.
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