The Definition of Beauty

TE DEFINITIONOFAUTY of THE DEFINITION WHAT IS VIEWED AS BEAUTIFUL IS AN EVER-CHANGING CONCEPT. WITH THE CHANGING TREND OF THE DEFINITION OF BEAUTY, COSMETIC SURGERY TRENDS CHANGE AS WELL. Popular PROCEDURES AVERAGE TOTAL NUMBER OF POPULAR PROCEDURES FROM 2000, 2011 AND 2012. BREAST AUGMENTATION 2011 307,180 2000 2012 212,500 286,274 BUTTOCK IMPLANTS 858 2012 BOTOX 1,149 2000 2011 2012 2011 786,9111 5,670,788 6,134,621 105,119 83,517 AGES 30-39 82,500 AGES 40-54 AGES 20-29 8,204 6,934 AGES COSMETIC SURGERIES BY AGE IN 2012 13-19 AGES 55+ WHAT IS CONSIDERED beautifulN THE UNITED STATES A MILLION PEOPLE HIT TANNING BEDS EVERY DAY IN THE U.S. 22% OF MEN SAID IF THEY COULD CHANGE THEIR BUTTS THEY WOULD WANT IT LARGER. 93% 85% 73% OF WOMEN WANT NARROWER HIPS. OF WOMEN SAY THAT THE PRESSURE TO LOOK YOUNGER IS GREATER TODAY THAN EVER. OF AMERICANS SAY THAT A CURVIER BODY IS MORE APPEALING. Beauith AROUND THE WORLD MIDDLE EAST WEARING KHOL HELPS ACCENTUATE THE EYES. KENYA FACT: IT WAS ORIGINALLY USED TO PROTECT THE EYES FROM THE SUN. STRETCHED EARLOBES ARE A SYMBOL OF BEAUTY. IRAN "THE NOSE JOB CAPITAL OF THE WORLD" THEY PERFORM AN ESTIMATED ETHIOPIA 60,000 NOSE JOBS A ÝEAR. YOUNG GIRLS ALLOW ELDERS TO SCAR THEIR STOMACHS. FACT: BANDAGES ARE WORN OPENLY FACT: THIS IS TO ATTRACT FUTURE HUSBANDS. AFTERWARDS AS A BADGE OF HONOR. SOUTH KOREA MAURITANIA PLUMP WOMEN ARE SEXIER. MEN SPEND MORE MONEY ON SKIN CARE PRODUCTS. FACT: SOME WOMEN BUY BLACK MARKET DRUGS FOR A FULLER FIGURE. FACT: IT'S A $850 MILLION INDUSTRY! BRAZIL NEW ZEALAND THIN WOMEN, WITH BLONDE STRAIGHT HAIR ARE CONSIDERED MORE BEAUTIFUL MAORI WOMEN WITH TATTOOED LIPS AND CHINS FACT: #2 FOR MOST COSMETIC SURGERIES PERFORMED ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL. FACT: THE MORE, THE BETTER! (BEHIND THE U.S.). JAPAN STRAIGHT HAIR IS THE NORM, THEREFORE MORE ATTRACTIVE. FUN TIP: THIS HAS LED TO THE RISE OF JAPANESE HAIR STRAIGHTENING PROCEDURES. 90% 70% 25% SAID THAT BEAUTY IS TOO NARROWLY DEFINED BY PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. OF WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD ADMITTED THAT THEY WANTED TO CHANGE SOME PART OF THEIR APPEARANCE. OF THE WOMEN SURVEYED SAID THEY WOULD CONSIDER COSMETIC SURGERY. MHATIS beautiful o YoU? SOURCES: http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/2011/american-beauty-census#slide=1 http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hairstyles-beauty/weird-beauty#slide-1 ALLURE medical spa http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/Geography-Of-Beauty.htm http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Documents/news-resources/statistics/ 2012-Plastic-Surgery-Statistics/full-plastic-surgery-statistics-report.pdf http://www.plasticsurgery.org/Documents/news-resources/statistics/ 2012-Plastic-Surgery-Statistics/Cosmetic-Procedure-Trends-2012.pdf celebrating 10 years of excellence http://www.oprah.com/style/Beauty-Around-the-World/2