“The human image has been subjected to all manners of manipulation in attempt to create an ideal that does not have human incarnation”( Etcoff, 239). Beauty in our culture has become something that is striven for. Today, in our society driven by the media, we are going to many extremes to create this, such as cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery is seen as a degrading and harmful procedure from any perspective, yet the question is, is it …showed first 75 words of 1564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1564 total…most important part of the whole argument lies within the individuals themselves and the liberation and choice they have. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Davis, K. Reshaping the female body: the dilemma of cosmetic Surgery, (New York: Routledge, 1995) pp.159-181 Ectoff, N. Survival Of The Prettiest: The Science of Beauty, (New York: Doubleday,1999) pp30-45 Young, I.M., Breasted Experience: The Look and the Feeling, Throwing like A Girl And Other Essays in Feminist Philosophy and Social Theory