Perfect Breasts: Aphrodite and Her Worshippers

by Sophia Mercouri The female human breasts are the source of both nourishment for newborn babies and much sexual longing. The cosmetic surgery industry has parlayed this biological and erotic obsession with female breasts into a multi-billion dollar industry where women are given the opportunity to remake their appearances through their breast size and shape. Men have swooned over Bo Derek’s...
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The Siren’s Call: Cosmetic Surgery, Sex, and the Beauty Codes

by Helen Sheelyan It seems that the older women in the entertainment industry get the more pressure they feel to succumb to the cosmetic surgeon’s scalpel. Cosmetic Surgery is the siren whose call few women can resist and this begs the question: Why do so many beautiful women fall prey to this artificial need to live up to an impossible standard of beauty that can never be achieved?...
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Subtle Breast Implants: Marisa Tomei

by Franck Bono All too often breast augmentation goes wrong or is wrong. By wrong I am referring the error most women make in over-compensating for their insecurity by choosing breast implants that are too large for their bodies, make their breasts look like inflated beach balls, and make them look desperate and sad as a result. Celebrities are as guilty of this as middle-aged banal women are. I...
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The Philosophy of Breast Implants

by Calvin Valentine Celebrity women from many walks of life choose to undergo breast augmentation surgery for the same reason: their power, their capital is their looks. With this reasoning, celebrity women believe that by getting breast implants, they will look more powerful, seductive, sexier, and younger. Seduction is king and a woman’s power is based on her looks. Regardless of career,...
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