Treating differences in looks as a deformity or disease which needs to be fixed or cured is a common marketing tactic used by the cosmetic surgery and injectables industry.

Philosopher and physician Dr Yves Saint James Aquino joins us to discuss the concept of pathologising ugliness, and his research behind doctors using medical terms to suggest cosmetic surgery is a need.

It is a huge topic to explore, and we touch on bullying, abnormal vs normal, “fixing” our healthy bodies, shifting beauty standards, trends, and Asian features being pathologised.

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Australian medical negligence lawyer Rosy Listing discusses suing your surgeon, doctor, or injector. This contains valuable information that can help guide you even before your first consult.

Rosy talks about empowering yourself with information, and should things go wrong with your cosmetic surgery or injectables procedure, empowering yourself with legal advice to potentially take the next steps.

What kind of money can you get from suing your surgeon? What evidence do you need? Is it difficult to meet the threshold to sue your surgeon? These questions are answered in this episode.

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Body image researcher Dr Veya Seekis joined us for a deep discussion on how social media is influencing people of all ages to get cosmetic surgery or injectables. 

This episode is an important listen for everyone, especially parents of young children who are using social media. Did you know it takes just 7 minutes of viewing beauty content on social media for young women to feel dissatisfied with their appearance? 

We discuss her research which covers social media and beauty content, but also how beauty content on social media influences people’s decision to get cosmetic surgery. Body positivity and body neutrality are also topics discussed, including how the cosmetic injectable and surgery industry has hijacked these movements.

Watch this video podcast to better understand beauty content on social media, and its influence on cosmetic surgery and injectables.

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