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So it all started with Twitter the root of all evil. I was minding my own business when suddenly I see a post about a new cosmetic procedure called Earlobe rejuvenation - tired of the annoying effects of gravity and aging? now you can freshen up your ear lobes to give them a more youthful appearance! I thought if something like this exists there must be more interesting plastic surgeries that I’ve never even heard about. I scrolled through Tiktok, read articles, dove into the social media trenches, and scanned the internet for the weirdest beauty procedures out there. Some of these are beauty standards influenced by different cultures - some are just a personal choice where if you have the money you can do anything you want. New Plastic Surgeries Are Making You Insecure #edvasian

[@Edvasian]

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[@athenawolf8320]

heyyy

[@_.c0tton]

Hello edvasian lol

[@spicyhoney777]

What happened to "hello me again"

[@usrrrxzz]

Please react to Americas Next Top Model, i remember growing up to it and as i rewatch it.. it’s crazy.

[@batdruul]

damn high key love games like this 😫 u got a good sponsor for this one

[@gemfem777]

I would love a pro-aging movement. Like it’s okay to age..can’t I just age in peace?

[@internet-gf]

aging is beautiful, in my opinion.

[@whyh6211]

A quote I saw on ig: Beauty companies will sell you aging is a curse, but it is in fact a blessing not given to most.

[@M33PSTER]

Aging is a beautiful thing. It means you’re fortunate and healthy enough to have survived a long time!

[@joohoneybun]

when i was a teen i worried about that because my older sister did (she's 13 years older than me), but as i grew older i didn't care about that anymore. i don't mind it. because my mum is aging gracefully. she has never dyed her hair but she's got such nice salt and pepper hair. she doesn't get greys, she gets white hair. i think she's embracing it because all the women in her life never got to live to even get white hairs. her mother died when she gave birth to her at 19 and her grandma died in her 40s. she's 64 this year. i'm 29 in april, still young. getting a few wrinkles, but i don't mind. my sister is in her 40s and still tries to look as young as her youngest (she's turning 19). 😅

[@BurnTheTeddy]

Imma be starting the aging movement, in which we do everything to look older. Dye our hair platinum white, fake wrinkles with makeup until the day we have our own, embrace back pain, take a bus to do nothing downtown, retire at 37

[@porcelainrobot]

as a ballet dancer with strong calves, the calf surgery shocked me. people will do anything for the most random beauty trends.

[@hotsexyangel]

AY TWINS! I did ballet for like 10 years & even tho I haven’t done it in 2 years, I still have calf muscle from it 💀

[@shining_valoka]

Yeah, ballet was the first thing I thought lol

[@kamilareeder1493]

Girl same 👀☝️🤷‍♂️ I was SHOCKED

[@HaizeyWings]

Not me, actively working out to strengthen and build my calves 👀

[@BurnTheTeddy]

@@HaizeyWings and calves are SUPER HARD to develop. Mine are being a pain in the ass

[@february4206]

The idea of dark circles being a beauty trend is odd to me, because for the longest time I felt insecure about the dark circles I was naturally born with. I'm learning to love my natural features, but it's nuts how fast beauty standards can change.

[@slitheen3]

My whole life Ive always loved dark circles and even enhance mine with makeup (...which I barely know how to do and rarely ever do,and even more rarely go out of the house with) but part of the reason was I liked it was BECAUSE it was considered undesirable or 'bad' by conventional beauty standards (I'm a bit of a contrarian when it comes to that...), and because it makes you look tired or sick. I've always loved being able to see veins under the skin too, including under the eyes. I had no idea it had become a beauty trend, except outside of the "sick/drunk/hungover" japanese makeup look that was popular a bit ago... which I kind of am a fan of. I think it influenced the type of blush that "e-girl" makeup has... but im not really that clued in on trends so I'm not really sure lol. But outside of trends, there will always be a subset of people who really like a particular feature you're self conscious about 😁 even if it's hard to remember or believe when the internet is screaming this or that, or your parents or whatever keep asking "are you getting enough sleep!?" P.s. dark eyebags aren't directly linkedwith being tired! I think it's actually partly caused from the skin being so thin that you can see your veins through it, like how you can see the bluish hue on your wrist from your veins (which you cant really do anything about), and partly caused by rubbing your eyes when you're tired, which can break some of those tiny fragile blood vessels there's so it's sort of a subtle "bruise", and since the skin there is SO thin, the slightest change is visible. If you rub them when youre sleepy and can stop yourself from doing it, it may help reduce the darker appearance. Of course that's only if it bothers you that much, I don't think it's dangerous at all or has any other effects besides temporarily the appearance. Using cool packs or a metal spoon ran under cool water (VERY lightly!) pressed against your eyes can temporarily help too, tho mostly with puffiness. It's a great trick if you've been crying and don't want anyone to know ......not that I've needed to use that trick several times or anything...... 😅

[@Reya66]

I struggled with my dark circles for the longest time and once I finally started to accept it, one of my "best friends" remarked that dark circles look objectively worse and there's nothing I can do about it. She posed herself as an avid supporter of body positivity too. Took me a while to realise that she was just being toxic and that I should love myself either way. Fuck her and fuck social media.

[@muffyy01]

Mine resulted in getting some sort of bruise like spots near my eyes and around the sides of my upper nose So it's weird to see people do anything to have a eyebag/dark circles look to look quirky while people who are insecure about them feel like a joke

[@girliethingz5821]

I was embarrassed by my eyebags too but then I realised they suit my face quite well

[@aeong_bread]

I've always loved my dark circles, and my most recently developed under eye line, it's like aegyosal but not fatty, I dig it. It genuinely suits me and I will actively avoid concealing them when touching up my face with makeup. The cute youthful would never work on me, I've always looked best with the mysterious gothic sleep deprived rbf look, if I were to try and describe it lol. Dark circles are sexy and fun!!

[@yamahrahda]

as someone that survived an eating disorder as a teen (and proana tumblr) it’s INSANE how we haven’t changed at all no matter how much we preach differently

[@qspace102]

history is really just repeating itself with a new aesthetic

[@edwardhisse2687]

We did change thought! We now have body positivity movement.

[@abbyz13]

the fact we lived thru that is wild i hope your life is fulfilling & happy now friend

[@idkwhybut...]

There's a proana-ish resurgence on Twitter. Full circle

[@crownedoll]

@@edwardhisse2687 and edtwitter!

[@BreezeySkies]

someday we'll take the "it's what's in the inside that counts" literally and start getting surgeries to change the shapes of our hearts to look like the shape, or just start rearranging our organs into the 'ideal' arrangement.

[@The_Super_NOVA]

Now that's terrifying...

[@oliwri]

Omg great novel idea

[@exploding_fish]

Rearranging organs wouldn't really work since a lot of them just move on their own and would go back to their original place after a while, lol

[@oliwri]

@@exploding_fish yeah, but have you ever heard of fillers for example? They dissolve after a while and yet people do it 😆

[@gabrielacontreras3302]

Ah man made horrors beyond my comprehension

[@ophzlia]

the amount of things i didnt even know werent considered attractive on my body since i joined tiktok has skyrocketted

[@itzzzzyor_boi_staticTV]

Ikr lol

[@katgreer6113]

like what?

[@ophzlia]

@@katgreer6113 well i never even knew hip dips were a thing until someone said how ugly and weird they looked. and idk things like that ig

[@internet-gf]

because they're not considered unattractive. people just make shit up all the time.

[@skrittle555]

because they're not in the real world. insecure teens will do anything to make others insecure.

[@Kayla-sg2bd]

I still remember the day when I found out what hip dips were and how they were considered unattractive and I looked at myself in the mirror and was like “uh… but ain’t that how it supposed to look lol”

[@dustydew]

Exactly!!!

[@lovelyayunda2178]

Same here! I remembered working out so hard to get rid of those hip dips but hip dips are based on bone structure so yeah working out aint worth it 🫠

[@joywooltime9940]

I had the same story and the same reaction!

[@michellehanson984]

For me it was kind of a relief, I knew my hips didn't look "normal" but I couldn't figure out what the deal was. Having a name for it took away the anxiety.

[@XxXMikufangirlXxX]

Ugh! I've been struggling so much with mine! I always envied the classic hourglass shape or the pear shape, and not knowing what my hip dips were caused me anxiety. Now i know what they are but still no progress in the loving them department 🥲

[@murzagildin]

Just waiting for a finger lengthening surgery so that I can get a grip on my life.

[@rebekahsprlyan6982]

Hahahahahaha I love it 🤣

[@Abii-s]

Amen. My fingers are the size of a childs.

[@furuyakeifu]

LOL I almost choked on my lunch 😂😂

[@mrscrystalking]

The only earlobe surgery I ever heard of was to fix gauges. For people who regretted them and had overstretched ears. That's so funny that now they're saying it's for aging.

[@sdrawkcabemdaer5]

Just going to wear my gauges till I die so I never have to see how saggy my lobes would look without them 😅

[@teya5430]

@@dd4850 I've seen some and they always had just huge holes in their overstretched earlobes. If they wore plugs they would look really good. If they randomly decided to get gauges, they wouldn't have to stretch treir earlobes, maybe a bit if they wanted them bigger. But they wouldn't have to go through the annoying phase of small plugs.

[@teya5430]

@@sdrawkcabemdaer5 Me too. I don't wear mine now though, because I wouldn't be able to care for them bc depression. They look like normal earlobes with vertical-ish holes. I had an am planning to go back to 20mm (about 0.8 inch?) Edit: grammar

[@RowanWarren78]

I have stretched lobes, but my holes are only 12mm. I think body modifications require much more thought and foresight than many people are prepared to provide. You must accept, and really consider, that some procedures are irreversible without surgery.

[@teya5430]

@Sine Nomine I liked my 20 mm and I swear something like that never happened to me. I could pop in bigger ones, but it was enough just not to do it. Sleeping without them makes the skin tighter too. I love how I look with 20mm, because I have quite big lobes and ear shape that makers them look smaller somehow. So I'll stick to my beloved 20mm when I get them back. Thank you for advice but you don't have to worry for me, I know what and when to do 😘

[@godiswithyou.5358]

Just learned about strawberry legs this year. I looked at my legs, shrugged, and continued not caring. I recommend this reaction to everyone. Us women have enough to deal with.

[@The_Super_NOVA]

...do I wanna know what that is?

[@oliwri]

Haha I have very pale skin so I just shave very rarely. Hair on my legs bothers me less than the razor burn 😆

[@error.eclipse]

I did the same thing 😂

[@hotsexyangel]

True. We should stop caring about beauty standards instead of seeking surgeries or things to “fix.” It’s gonna make us miserable in the long run. There’s so much more to us than just beauty. It’s exhausting how women are only seen as valuable based on if we’re beautiful.. we gotta stop giving in to these standards to make some real change. Beauty standards just feed into the patriarchy.

[@kamilareeder1493]

Strawberry legs sound cute actually 🍓🦵

[@sassysavvy007]

My philosophy: if a procedure will hinder me during a zombie apocalypse, then I don't want it. 🙅🏼‍♀️

[@childofgod759]

so true

[@catsplat1272]

But the zombies won't want to eat you if you're plastic

[@Yoruichi-hq1tv]

​@@catsplat1272Good point lmao

[@sassysavvy007]

@@catsplat1272 Fair point! I might have to reconsider lmao

[@sassysavvy007]

@Cottonball-gz4cr Then I hope I at least taste good crispy because I'd probably trip right into that fire, given my luck. 😂 Zombie bait flambé!

[@KaylaNoelle1]

The calf muscle blocking procedure reminds me of foot binding. If it impedes their ability to be physically active that’s really eery and sad.

[@silververnallbells191]

Woah, I didn't make that connection, but you're not wrong - it is eerily similar.

[@orange_kate]

And the country of origin is the same😢

[@telepathicmagicshop]

Yes!

[@KF-zb6gi]

Damn that's ironic

[@umdadvocate]

A lot of people worldwide bind their feet and are totally unaware of it. Most modern shoes are not naturally shaped and restrict the outgrowth of the big toe joint. (Look up bunions)

[@m4yuu692]

My body hurts just by listening to what surgeries people pay for

[@4zdr456]

Just imagine the amount of grass that left untouched in the process...

[@cacateeah]

@Sine Nomine a girl in China literally got in debt after spending 180k rmb (about 30k in US dollars) just because she wants to make her shoulder look like a rectangle💀💀

[@adamlambboy8332]

I don’t get how they can afford it. I can barely afford rent let alone surgery. Hell, I can’t even afford a physical

[@BBBunny11]

@@adamlambboy8332 Escorting. A lot of everyday women that I see paying for these surgeries are usually doing sex work to afford it.

[@hippybecca]

I find it weird and fascinating how the east and west have beauty trends the opposite of each other. Seems we all want what we can't have and the other aide of the fence looks greener.

[@loftyradish6972]

Thats what makes money so it makes sense. You can't be sold something you already have.

[@ms.blackcat]

☯️

[@localdrugdeal3r]

I learned about this in school one time. Basically any beauty trend in any country is usually the opposite of whats the norm there. If the norm is dark skin, the beauty trend is lighter skin so skin lighteners are pushed out even if they’re dangerous and harmful

[@silververnallbells191]

If you have thousands of dollars to pay for surgery then you can have it.

[@monicas2461]

I grew up in Brazil and being tanned was beautiful. Came to Japan and women do everything possible to not be exposed to the Sun!

[@elizaskell]

as a ballerina, my calves are one of my proudest features because I work so hard and those muscles show that work. I'll never be insecure about those muscles. don't let beauty trends determine your view of yourself

[@kiiltochii1607]

My only issue with my large calves is finding fitting pants as I'm also tall but have narrow hips. There are no pants in the world that tick all three without the need to tailor

[@olxxa4967]

@@kiiltochii1607 Same. And I am not even a ballerina. It's just genetics for me and I am skinny everywhere. I have always thought I had weird proportion since I am also short.

[@inklypse4248]

I did martial arts as a kid, and have the genetics to be a woman bodybuilder if I cared to. I'd much rather be my short, robust self and capable of kicking a guy's butt than crippled to appeal to an insane body standard that will change in three months. Viva la muscles!

[@luigidimario]

As a bodybuilder I train calves to make them bigger! So keep on loving your big calves 😈💖

[@kookoo9235]

@@luigidimario I don't even train calves and they're still big. 🤣 Used to work as a snow plower and calves were at a permanent pump during work days so that might have something to do with it. lol

[@caramazzola2399]

I remember reading a copy of Heat magazine on my grandma's coffee table when I was about 6 years old. They had a segment called CIRCLE OF SHAME where they'd circle pictures of celebrities' body parts that were considered ugly. I remember the specific moment that I learned that knees could be unattractive, or that the little blob of fat near your armpit where your arm meets your shoulder is something I should feel insecure about.

[@aquaaria3489]

My parents would directly tell me what was wrong with my appearance 💀💀💀

[@vintagearisen]

@@aquaaria3489 My heart hurts for you, I would never do this to my daughter. That's fucked up and I hope you're healing.

[@aquaaria3489]

@@vintagearisen Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@johannasweet1120]

Omg I’ve always had those little blobs and always hated it. Even my mom squeezed one once while I was wearing a tank top and said something like “why are your armpits so fat when the rest of you is so skinny?” She was just wondering because true, it was an interesting thing, but it made me feel so much more insecure about them

[@chiliwithonel]

I personally think those particular blobs are beautiful and an underrated body part

[@ma-ya5007]

I think social media has alot to do with creating insecurities.

[@Larry_Stylinson]

Yeah. It used to be fashion magazines and teen magazines before that. If you didn't buy them you could escape this madness. Nowadays it's pretty much everywhere and you get bombarded with plastic surgery and beauty trends left, right and center - pretty much no matter where you live. Thanks to Tik Tok it seems like every week there's something new to hate about your body that you "need" to change and then a few weeks later it's suddenly a trend. You just can't win... 😶

[@GaryBeary]

Deleted my instagram 2 years ago because of how much it factors into my depression and I have never felt so much better in my day-to-day life. Just a bunch of pretentious people on there who cares only about their appearances and it's just draining to look at. These beauty trends are just plain stupid to begin with and it is kinda sad to see that this affects young teens questioning themselves if they fit these "standards". Social media is a deluded view of reality and we need to break loose from it for the sake of our mental health.

[@kyoyameganebereznoff]

Absolutely, and the science supports your observation.

[@caradanellemcclintock8178]

At the same time when I was a kid people were demonized for getting plastic surgery while every magazine told everyone they are ugly and need to do facials and treatments like all the celebs. That just won't cut it for some people even some celebs. I don't think it's great to get obsessed with surgery and have hundreds of procedures done that's a lot of trauma on your body but most people who want something done get one or two things that's really bother them fixed an I view that in the same vein as getting braces. My friend got a rhinoplasty because she had a serious deviated septum so it's also not always for cosmetic reasons been telling my mom to try Botox in her back for her chronic pain.

[@ohmygod4410]

Oh hell yeah

[@Bruna-bn3sq]

I think it's weird how people get extreme plastic surgery for little things that only matter in social media. In real life, people hardly care about how you calves look or if your ears stick out a little. Like, social media is molding our reality, but people hardly live on it.

[@peachystark]

you couldn’t have worded it any better

[@Rozlicious27]

I think it can arguably be the same for people who get lip fillers/lip lift, breast augmentation, bbl, etc. Just goes to show how easily we get influenced/targeted for our insecurities and how these industries and media profits from them.

[@natejacobs3757]

sometimes plastic surgery can be gender affirming though, it also has its good side@@Rozlicious27

[@astrelize_]

You don't realize how thankful I am that you said that the dog surgery was fake. I was so horrified that I didn't think I would be able to recover after hearing about that

[@Dani_1012]

Same, I was almost guaranteed a nightmare if it hadn't been fake

[@luck8805]

sameeeeee

[@silververnallbells191]

There's a real woman who's had multiple plastic surgeries to look like a cat. She's a rich socialite.

[@cricketandgraham8644]

@@silververnallbells191 who?

[@rawlicious3790]

I watched a video about Toko once (not fully but enough to know the context sorta). He's probably just a really dedicated furry idk

[@user-df8hl4zx2l]

The calf muscle thing is so freaky, IMO. Here in Brazil, big calves are the beauty standard, so women usually go to the gym to get bigger leg muscles; and I see this as something positive (since people are just getting more reasons to exercise). I cannot even fathom the idea of losing my ability to run to get thinner legs...

[@kittenmimi5326]

That's wonderful, more reason to go to the gym

[@popnaty8685]

its been known that brazilian dancers take male hormones and enhancers to make their legs more muscular...its not all natural

[@idontreadorreply]

I have natural chopstick legs with round hips so I got the anime look lol

[@ascrinkleyfellow]

Oh my god- It sounds like genuine body horror for someone to purposely get rid of their CALVES. *_CALVES._* That would be in a psychological horror film about beauty standard wth man 😭

[@cricketandgraham8644]

@@ascrinkleyfellow fr that is freaky

[@Mrs.Silversmith]

I had no idea people were intentionally getting protruding ears. In the US it's not considered desirable for your ears to stick out too much. I thought it was odd that so many Asian actors had ears that stick out. I thought that ears weren't important to their beauty standards. Man did I totally misread that one.

[@ausername5582]

Tbh I’ve actually noticed in some art styles big, protruding ears seems to be common

[@ukchanak]

Yeah Obama was mocked a lot for his protruding ears, just to name probably the most famous person made fun of for that

[@ausername5582]

@@plushhearted eh I think sometimes art styles/stylistic traits have sort of a reflection/influence on beauty standards, like you can find a good amount of art of women who are incredibly hourglass shaped for example, but I think you are partially right as it seems some traits (like the overlapping eyes) are probably just stylized traits that don’t have much to do with beauty standards

[@SaltyJun]

I grew up in an asian household as the only child with protuding ears there were quite a lot of unwelcome comments about my "chimpanzee ears" and who I inherited them from so yeahh I'd say it's more of a recent development

[@jeanneann3545]

People want to have features that make them stick out from the rest. In western countries its desirable to have tan skin because its a pretty rare trait. In asian countries tan skin are quite common, so they want fairer skin. Same with ears. I personally think potruding ears are also cute, but its not something i notice first in any person.

[@alexiabeatriz00]

the single most comforting thing that i realized when i hit my 20s is that bodies shouldn't be trends and that fashion circles back to you. i'll just sit back and wait for renaissance-core or smth

[@TheAstroWitchLux]

I think it might be starting, with corsets and damask becoming trendy.

[@charlottesmom]

😆 I love this comment! ❤

[@Akalim]

Why wait? Embrace it now, I want to dress like fantasy too

[@adamlambboy8332]

I’m waiting for the frog butt to come into fashion. Come on y’all, Hank Hill pancakes for the win 🤭

[@GabrielleTollerson]

IKR

[@akaneakane1969]

I really wanted chopstick legs as an insecure overweight teen. I'm almost 30 now & my legs are still thick as they used to be, I just like & appreciate them more now for giving me the ability to run after my cat when he's eating toilet paper.

[@HarajukuNingyou]

😆👍Cats are the best!

[@ascrinkleyfellow]

This whole story is to die for, thank you for the free dopamine 😭❤‍🩹

[@eeveefever13]

thanks for making me smile

[@kyu398]

That's the spirit ✊

[@LeraRo]

Awww, hahaha, I'm happy for you

[@Enchantixix1]

There was this book I read in middle school where (if I remember correctly) every person was shipped off into this one city to become "beautiful". Everyone started "ugly" but when they came of age they got their appearance changed and they lived a high society life. I haven't thought much about that book until now. (Editing cause I forgot to mention the books name) The book is called Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (2005) and the summary is "Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. In just a few weeks she'll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she'll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world-and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally's choice will change her world forever...." Maybe an odd book to read as a twelve year old, but it was in our school library so who knows

[@usagiem]

I read that entire series in middle school and loved it. Looking back, it probably had a big impact on how I view plastic surgery.

[@no.6377]

I loved that series! I read it as a really insecure tween and it often comes to mind when ehen i see the micro trends in plastic surgery. I really want it to get popular so that maybe more people could see how utterly insane some of the trends currently happening are.😂😂

[@e.__.q_]

I read this book too : >

[@flobrez2470]

That sounds like the classic twilight zone episode “number 12 looks just like you.” it had a similar premise.

[@sunshineyrainbows13]

Yep. That book became reality. Horrifying.

[@sdrawkcabemdaer5]

If dark under eye circles are coming into fashion I my finally be on trend 😂

[@cherries1921]

Same! I had no idea that my chronic sleep deprivation made me look younger. 🤣

[@Larry_Stylinson]

Same. Everyone always commented on mine my entire life and told me to sleep more (which doesn't change anything in my case, even with 16 hours of sleep) or gave some other dumb advice that didn't work. I once even had a makeup artist do my makeup and she actually couldn't "fix" the way they looked. They were still clearly visible under the makeup. I couldn't care less about them though. I rarely ever wear makeup, let alone any "fancy" makeup. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@soggytomales893]

Right I have Natural eye bags. Ig I'm gonna look trendy now😂

[@_Gilles_]

Let's make that happen pls

[@brbsexting]

this has always been a part of heroin chic

[@silverghostcat1924]

Getting your ears to stick out is kind of funny. When I was born back in the 50's some parents were having stitches 🪡 put in their babies ears to keep them from sticking out. If everyone learned to love their quirks the plastic surgeons would make way less money. But to each their own. 😸

[@The_Super_NOVA]

Yeah, same. I've always known it as a trait that's guaranteed to get a kid made fun of by peers.

[@Angi3_6]

I actually always thought ears sticking out was cute. I used to wish my ears stuck out, but I’m content with them. Lol

[@56KSC]

My mom used to say she picked my dad to have kids with because he has small ears. I have tiny ears and actually was teased because they’re so small. 🤷‍♀️ just can’t win with beauty standards.

[@lolaartemis]

In my family, a dominant trait is big, sticking out ears. It was not 'normal', but it was mostly considered cute or simply went unnoticed by others. As we grow, the ears fit the head better, and all the kids in the family stop looking like Dumbo by adulthood.

[@TheAstroWitchLux]

Same. Kids with sticky out ears got made fun of at my schools in the 90s and 00s. I was made fun of for glasses and sticking out teeth, and now glasses are trendy in the west and uneven teeth (yaeba( are popular in Japan. Apparently, in the 80s glasses were on trend too. I was just born in the in between time!

[@Cami-fq9dc]

I have something called Stahl's ear deformity. The top of one ear is sealed to a point like an elf. I hated it as a kid and was constantly made fun of for it. I begged my mom for surgery to change it. As an adult it’s barely noticeable and I actually like it now. I’m glad that I never changed it or removed the small mole on my face. Let yourself grow into your face before you decide to change it.

[@Iolita.]

wait thats adorable!!! why would anybody hate on that

[@andylove7265]

There’s a cpop idol named Winwin who has the same thing with his ears and his fans call it his “fairy ear”. Sorry you got made fun of for that, I personally find those ears beautiful.

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

​@@andylove7265I JUST LOOKED HIM UP AND THATS FREAKIN ADORABLE WTF

[@cassualtea2040]

I always think about the whole "growing into your face" thing. In my teens I felt really self conscious about my nose because it felt overly prominent and out of place on my face, but as an adult post puberty, I barely even think twice about my nose, I cant imagine my face with any other nose.

[@vanilla7349]

True. It's honestly kind of terrifying because not only do your facial features still change until at least 22, your brain isn't completely developed until 25. I feel like unless someone is born with some kind of serious issue that needs correction, people shouldn't be allowed to have surgery before they're 25 😖

[@peekaloo12]

When I was little, my sister told me that the reason I had dimples is because the dimple fairy put nails through my cheeks as a baby, and my dimples were the scars. The fact that that's now actually a thing really does my head in.

[@kumikooo2]

That story sounds cute and horrifying at the same time. I think if my sister had told me that someone put nails through me I would have cried for days 😂

[@peekaloo12]

@@kumikooo2 yeeeah, weird in retrospect, but at the time it made perfect sense to me :T

[@Akalim]

I was told that an angel kissed people there and that's how dimples are formed

[@nicoled1164]

Palm line surgery …..I thought I’ve heard it all 😨

[@H0LIIWUD]

Eyebags are not aegyosal… they’re different. Bags are lower and puffier. Aegyo sal are the fat pockets that younger children have .

[@buddies6389]

he knows. but that’s just what it’s commonly referred as.

[@silververnallbells191]

Most children don't have that tho.

[@H0LIIWUD]

@@silververnallbells191 they do though. It’s literally a child’s anatomy… others are just more apparent than others. Also other ethnicity’s. Such as east Asia.

[@xx_kc.9149]

I thought it was the same

[@alipennington3764]

The calf surgery is actually terrifying 😬😬 (Also in no way worth the trade off, can't walk fast, can't run or play sports, you're literally limiting yourself for the rest of your life)

[@MIM0SA]

What scares me the most is how fast the plastic surgery 'trend' spread in the west. I swear that just a few years ago it was only the celebrities that were getting these surgeries but now it seems like everyone is getting something done regardless if they're an influencer or not. I've always been told that the US is the least judgemental country in terms of people's looks but I can't help but notice how they're getting more and more obsessed about their appearance. I know that social media might make it look worse than it actually is but still??

[@solar6284]

Depends on where in the US you're talking about. A lot of social media is based in LA/SoCal bc that's where a lot of the entertainment industry is (hollywood etc) but most people in the US aren't like that.

[@littlemissmello]

My mum (western european) visited a friend in San Francisco in the 90s and got stared at so much that she shaved her armpits for the first time in her life

[@doodle_bug131]

At this point your channel is like 60% of my news feed and I regret nothing

[@carinal3977]

U know what, if u have a weird feature just wait it out, eventually it will be trending and u'll be a hottie. Growing up I had big thick eyebrows, I plucked the frick out out of them and by the time I was in my late 20s big thick eyebrows was the trend 🤦‍♀️ just wait for ur time to shine

[@Sol36900]

💯 I remember straight hair being a trend in the early 2000s. I have curly hair that I used to straighten it but got fed up with the process. So I left my hair alone. Now everyone’s getting perms.

[@muirgirl]

The ear thing is wild to me. As a toddler my Mom literally walked out on my then pediatrician after he insisted that they STAPLE my ears to my head so as to avoid 'getting teased' later in life. My ears look identical to these altered and purchased ears and I have only ever gotten compliments for my ears my entire life (after that pediatrician tried to ruin my face and head that is).

[@phoenixfritzinger9185]

It wasn’t staples but my mom had hers sewn to her head

[@emit5586]

Trends are so insane. I got bullied mercilessly for having sticking out ears and freckles. Now there are people getting surgery to make their ears stick out more, and paying real money to buy products that give them fake freckles. It boggles my mind how trends can literally 180 like that.

[@Hana-yu1fj]

The way I got made fun of so much for my ears when I was younger :') I always kept my hair down to cover them up lol. I still remember when I got called an elephant for having big ears and now I'm learning it's a desirable trait

[@56KSC]

I was teased for having small ears. People suck…

[@ynat2198]

I had a stuffed elephant as a child that had large ears like me and i loved being its “twin”. I get those ears from my dads side of the family, to me it shows my ancestry :)

[@retarded1651]

I used to wear a bandana and headphones to have them more pressed just for it to be in fashion now

[@uatcgfhdhu]

Yeah, my brother got bullied a lot because his ears where "too close to his head" and "like a hole to the other side", shit like that, and I always have been like; - _????????????????????????_ So yeah, people suck. A lot.

[@wrightcember]

i love wide ears! theyre so charming lol

[@embeau3092]

Aegyosal and Eyebags are different things. Eyebags are lower and are often dark, while Aegyosal is actual under eye fat.

[@kawaiifangzz]

I look at my 78 year old grandmother and all I see is beauty. I can't wait to age as gracefully as she has

[@midnight.ash11]

i think literally every feature out there, there are people who believe it is beauty, and some who believe it is ugly. so i think that we should stop caring so much, because it is not possible to please everyone out there. you are beautiful the way you are 💗

[@nerium.nerium]

I swear this gonna sound crazy, but your videos are helping me a bit with my body image. Thank you. Also, thanks for the laughs on top of it.

[@crabaddy]

to be honest i respect people who get wildly out there body modifications more than people who get changes to suit body standards. like, everyone can do what they want to their own body! but i think if you’re like ‘yeah, no one else thinks this is normal, but i really want a snake tongue!’ that’s definitely a lot more ‘for you’ than getting a nose job, lmao. don’t conform to standards conform to being a freak of nature. i respect elf ears guy

[@renownedbandanawearer1345]

It’s a shame exotic body mods are illegal for doctors to perform in most places. I’m happy for people to get elf ears or forked tongues or implants if they want them but it is a worry that the procedures are usually performed by “body modification artists” who are mostly self-taught and have little to no formal medical training because the clients have no other options. If people want body mods badly enough they’ll find a way to get them, so I wish it was possible for qualified plastic surgeons to provide the service so it can be performed in a hospital or clinic with legally acquired safe equipment.

[@CakeofRage]

i respect snake guy so hard

[@anastasiya256]

Sure, except they end up looking demonic….

[@CharmChampion]

@@anastasiya256Maybe that’s the point?

[@kna3951]

Unrelated but dude’s skin is absolutely GLOWING

[@gammaymeh3500]

From the words of a very wise man, “I’d be more afraid of a 80 year old woman that looks 30 than a 80 year old woman that looks 80”

[@clarimm6675]

I just wanna say: Your skin is literally ✨glowing✨ drop the skincare routine king, don't be shy 👀

[@HermySuprova]

Honestly, the more I watch your videos and learn about plastic surgeries and beauty trends, the less insecure I feel, because it made me realize that how we look is perfectly fine - it's the world that is insane.

[@eeveefever13]

you worded the last part so well! we look perfectly fine- it's the world that is insane ;)

[@Paputsza]

I think the reason attractive people have protruding ears is because when cameras are far enough away from someone for their ears to be showing there's less of a fisheye effect in the camera, they have a narrower nose. Their eyes are closer together and not on the sides of the head, and so on.

[@brittanym9266]

At this point, why try to change anything to meet a “beauty standard?” Just wait a little while and the standard will change to what you already have. That said, do what makes you happy.

[@scarlettrazor5374]

It's still amazes me every time whenever I hear a new trend that is some thing that I was bullied for an elementary school. I was bullied for my freckles and people not only use makeup to make it look like they have freckles but they actually tattoo them on their face. Are used to be made fun of for my ears slightly sticking out and now it's a trend. I will never understand any of this... also I was not expecting you to throw some random shade at the end. Absolutely love it

[@minsunqs2517]

my mom actually got the calf muscle blocking surgery because her bf told her she has become fat and i told her not to get it because it’s risky but she still did it. i myself am insecure about it too from then on, i hope to gain more confidence

[@LindseyPalmer-jx9hw]

That's cruel he called her fat. I hope she's ok after surgery. I hope you don't get it if it can hinder your ability to run.

[@kittysoftpaws3677]

I hope she leaves him. Also if she's actually overweight she should change her diet and lifestyle and start excersizing for her own health. Instead of making a sad attempt to make it easy buy LITERALLY RUINING THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR LEGA

[@ghoulchan7525]

Hey just wanted to tell you. Don't get the calve surgery. You need those muscles to function from day to day life.

[@orangepeelqueen2787]

Protruding ears were considered ugly and goofy so recently ago, everyone was getting their ears pinned back. People used to stress a lot about hiding their ears with their hair if they stuck out too much when I was in school. Now it's cool to push them forward. Using surgery to follow trends seems like a bad idea.

[@sebumpostmortem]

Being recognized as a ballerina due to my calves is the biggest compliment and pride for me in spite of a full life being called things like "transvestite legs". It' s my fav muscle of the human anatomy. Period😌

[@justkiri3342]

Fr! I can't imagine giving up pointe for skinny calves.

[@MarlaMarlaMarla]

ive always thought legolas was the most urethral elf

[@alu1706]

i love how in russia ppl would call my ears disgusting because they stick out and told me to hide it. In canada 11 years in, no one cares about my ears(yay) and now its a trend in china bruh Seems like they would love me there if i wasnt fat tho💀

[@itsmetorigladys]

the if i wasnt fat tho😭😭

[@izzy8462]

The ear surgery really shocked me. I remember kids being picked on in school for having ears that protruded more than average. One of these kids was literally called a monkey for his ears.

[@TheYumi99]

Yes, finally…. After 23 years of anxious awkwardness regarding my sticking out ears I got to witness beauty trend for them 🥴 It is so hilarious but also terrifying to see how one’s insecurity (so big that they wished to get plastic surgery for) can be changed into something desirable by others and both of those are influenced by beauty standards.

[@peachy6235]

I broke my nose twice, the second time it didn't heal right. I now have a humped, crooked and bulbus nose because of it. I have a badly deviated septum because of this too. But my parents didn't let me get the surgery to fix all of these issues because they never thought to think how much it'd make me hate my nose. So now on top of the beauty standards, and my nose, I feel so swarmed with negative thoughts about my body. I appreciate Ed for pointing out society's obsession with beauty. and making people even just the slightest bit more aware of how impactful the industry is with making people hate themselves.

[@NickanM]

A deviated septum is a health concern. Why on earth didn't they get you to a Dr to fix it?!???

[@De_____]

In my country there are people that literally put glue behind their ears, so they get attached to the head, either because of bullying or aesthetic reasons. I used to struggle a lot for having thin and long legs when I was a teen because it's not considerated beautiful, and I used to avoid wearing any clothes that could show them. We even have a name for those kind of legs "cambito" lol.

[@Johnny_BGood]

having hated my protruding ears my entire life, this just goes to show that what you hate yourself for or got bullied for all your life can become the next big plastic surgery trend, crazy

[@Absabob]

I watched a recent vice doc in Japan with people getting plastic surgery and how lots of kids are getting surgeries now like especially on their eyelids. It was sad because the child and mother were interviewed and it was clear the mother was projecting her own insecurities onto her daughter and said she was cuter after surgery.

[@whyamilikethis1998]

I was really surprised by people wanting sticky-out ears bc I have sticky-out ears and I hate them, they're considered unattractive in the UK and at times I've wished I had the money to get my ears pinned so I wouldn't look so silly. It actually helps to know this is just as arbitrary as other beauty standards, so thank you - this video really helped!

[@CactusMushroom]

Great hair btw

[@thu4061]

The 'elf ear surgery' thing is both understandable and really weird to me. I like my naturally pointed ears but then again I've also had someone tell me they were the 'mark of the devil' so 50/50 I guess.

[@renownedbandanawearer1345]

Unfortunately it’s an illegal procedure in most countries so they’re not performed by actual plastic surgeons. Usually if a person wants elf ears they have to find a body mod artist (often a piercer and/or tattooist who has branched out) willing to do it in secret, which makes the procedure much riskier and probably not executed as well as it could be with better tools and medical knowledge.

[@TH1CCA]

aegyo sal and eye bags r pretty different actually!! eye bags are a lot lower down, darker and usually due to the way you sleep or the fat deposits under your eyes, whereas aegyo sal is actually due to an under eye muscle that looks a lot thicker on children!! as you grow up, it tends to only show up when you smile, so having aegyo sal makes you look younger and more happy

[@me-yn1wx]

Oh my god. You are right. This was a feature that was made fun of in elementary school! A boy called me 'rabbit ears' in middle school 😑. I was upset yes, but I never gave serious thought about it nor did i become insecure. I always found some way to love myself when mean ppl like that made comments on my body parts. Now this ear thing is a trend. I think this will keep on going in circles. Do not waste your thoughts or loose your confidence over these stupid standards that stupid ppl make.

[@EmeraldAshesAudio]

It feels weird arguing the logic of fortune telling, but I refuse to believe that surgically altering your palms changes your fortune.

[@soggytomales893]

I think eyebags that that other feature are different things. The other feature is just a piece of skin to make up you lower eyelid. Eye bags are swollen pockets in between the eyes and cheeks either natural, from lack of sleep, or unhealthyness

[@donotSTrAYfromyourdesTINY]

Actually, aegyo sal is completely different from eyebags. Eyebags are much lower on your face than aegyo sal is, which sits right below your eye. If someone tries drawing aegyo sal and draws it too low, it would look like eyebags and would look bad in their standards

[@sianmilne4879]

The calf neurectomy thing is so strange to me, because it looks terrible on me 😂 but I guess it would look better on someone who is overall thin (I am "curvy," not plus-sized but big hips/boobs). I know because I broke one of legs a couple months ago and couldn't use that calf, so that leg is literally giving "chopstick leg" and it's made me very self conscious while I'm trying to build the muscle back 😂 but I guess I can feel happy knowing my right leg is attractive in China 😂

[@RenegadeContext]

I was born with club feet which hindered the growth of my calves. I get muscle pain still from the surgery I had and it boggles me why anyone would fuck with their body unless they absolutely need to

[@isabel7986]

Your channel is actually curing my body dysmorphia

[@onerva.]

tbh I think the difference between aegyosal and eyebags is that the former is the little band of fat directly under your eyes/tear duct area, whereas the latter is overall a much larger area. I have naturally quite noticeable "aegyosal" but the rest of my under eyes aren't particularly swollen or dark (thankfully!!) I know that to the average westerner there isn't a difference and most would like any perceived puffiness gone, the same way I think of really protruding ears as a "defect" (I know several people who've had them pinned back) it's nice to know that something considered ugly in one part of the world can be considered beautiful somewhere else.

[@janerecluse4344]

I kind of have aegyosal *and* eyebags 😭

[@worriertotheend6683]

Isn't palm surgery like altering the map just because you hate the actual path.

[@caseycronan9217]

I realized that the *only* reason I’ve been perpetually disappointed at not being at least 5’9” specifically is from watching America’s Next Top Model during formative years. It seems I gave that show too much power over how I see myself.

[@diegobellavia]

Lol. There is literally always a line for the calf raise machine at my gym. I thought people were being ridiculous by training them like that, but now I’m okay with that line existing.

[@Cepheus.Ohayon]

Not gonna lie that add section was a smooth transition i got confused l0l

[@elena_eleen]

To be fair, seeing that a procedure to have your ears sticking out more exists, makes me really happy. My ears (naturally) look like all the after photos and ngl it makes me feel a lot better about them. I've always been insecure about the way they stick out, but now I see people with "regular" ears wanting to look like me, and it's kinda wild

[@dearlantsov]

I've seen a friend of mine CONSTANTLY get picked on for having protruding ears. it's insane to know that now it's a whole beauty trend

[@ablacklatina]

14:50 his face got me here... like the increasing disgust on it 😭 The Fullmetal Archemist joke 💀

[@scottietrademark]

For the ear stuff, when I started working at a jewelry/piercing store, it was pretty common knowledge that people got their ears done cosmetically. Especially if their piercing was really low or it tore. For the elf ears, I actually follow a body mod youtuber named ScreamKiwi and she got them done a few years ago now?? But she's done a bunch of stuff for the art of body modification

[@mmmxchi]

Hi Edvasian! Thank you for more awesome content. Please take care of yourself and stay safe.

[@chineadoconnor1199]

I get excited every time I see a new video from you! Your sensible and down to earth approach to these ridiculous and unnecessary trends is everything we need right now.

[@ABCEggplant]

to each their own, but with the calf thing, at what point should these surgeons be responsible for the harm they cause?

[@nose8698]

i cant believe people are getting their ears bigger and sticking out more, ive always been ashamed of mine because they used to look so awkward on me crazy stuff

[@itzjo6649]

Fun fact in Europe and I think also US you get teased for out sticking ears 😅 They call you Dumbo (The flying Elefant) I know a girl that got her ears layed back to be closer to her face. The way beauty standards varies and changes is just funny 😅

[@Luumus]

8:00 that did wonders for my self-esteem, because I for one hated my protruding ears and have thought several times of "fixing" them to be closer. And now I learn there are people who are going under the knife to look like Dobby. It really is true that you always want what you don't have.

[@santigi17]

I love the way you tell us about your sponsor every time! It's so smooth! ❤️

[@thecrebain6760]

They really be getting rid of muscles to have stick legs.. WHAT

[@PeteyThePenguin]

What is even attractive about this? Their legs look atrophied lol

[@notgarrosh6966]

I got my ears pointed 🙈 It’s my only plastic surgery and I don’t regret it at all

[@lt7378]

Another great analysis . This guy really makes great content. I’m surprised he doesn’t have more subscribers. Thank you.

[@ut5547]

Thanks for your help and keeping is smart! Love Love & Pies, downloadin it for you dood!

[@wendyraye1]

I will never understand the thigh gap. Nothing wrong with someone having one, I just never understood it. I mean does anyone else find it creepy that men are like drooling over the open space - between a girls legs?

[@shoes7899]

tbh i never saw men drooling over a thigh gap, its only girls that like thigh gaps, men like fatter thighs and fat thighs don't have a gap

[@wendyraye1]

@@shoes7899 I really wouldn't know honestly, I'm a big girl so guys that like me definitely aren't into a rhigh gap, lol. But I have seen a few guys that do like a thigh gap.

[@bobbobbo5278]

I hate having a thigh gap 💀 bc it accentuates how skinny I am(which I hate)

[@homosapien7316]

@@bobbobbo5278 oh boo hoo

[@nothing-jl2dz]

*Majority* of men don't care from my experience, it was more a thing women used to compare eachother about who has slimmer thighs

[@SLite930]

Love your channel so much. You never disappoint!

[@northerncaledonia2901]

Hey Ed, I discovered your channel like 3 days ago and I can't stop watching your videos since. I wish I had a friend like you, I really like your personality. Hope you have a wonderful day❤️

[@nadiraadiswari3077]

I spent years tucking the tops of my ears into my hijab cap because I don't love the way they protrude and people pay actual MONEY to look like me? Insane.

[@Brunette_2005]

Iv'e heard of multiple people who got bullied for having ears that stick out and all of sudden people pay money to look like this. I mean, good for the ones who have it naturally

[@lilghosthouse8990]

Remember guys. Beauty trends come and go. They’re not important, but if you want to be a part of it I promise you your turn will come one day. Who knows what obscure body feature people will be obsessed with next.

[@amayaharker]

Pointed ears have actually been a surgery for a while! I honestly think they're cute as hell when done right

[@azusamio9754]

call me paranoid, but I need those calf muscles just in case a zombie apocalypse actually occur