Driving through Utah, it’s impossible to miss the billboards lining the freeway advertising cosmetic and plastic surgery.
I can attest to this because I see these all the time when im driving anywhere in Utah.
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- Mar 2023
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“Would God want you to say those negative things to yourself about what you look like?” Harper asked, reflecting on the conversation. “God doesn’t love you because you’re pretty.”
Brings the religion aspect into question on if and how it affects these beliefs and societal norms that we see.
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“I feel like there’s an ideal look: the wavy hair, blonde, same haircut, spray tan, same clothing style. I’m not sure what it is specifically, but I think it’s a combination of a lot of things in the LDS bubble due to lack of diversity and just wanting to fit in,”
I have thought this, seen this and believe that this is real. It can be very hard to feel accepted when you don't fit the standards that everyone says are what make you beautiful and I think that is why so many girls feel the need to alter their appearance.
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“For a lot of these women, it’s not necessarily a extrinsic pressure, it’s an intrinsic desire to have their bodies match how they feel, which is much more youthful than what they appear,” Dr. Mecham said. “They undergo these procedures and try to allow that mental idea of how they feel match to their physical appearance.”
With Utah culture and these families starting younger, these moms want to fit in with what is normal beauty standard wise for their age group. But having a baby throws it off so they want these procedures done so in a way they can have both worlds.
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As part of the natural process of having children comes with drastic changes to the female body, the “mommy makeover” has evolved to restore the body to its youthful, pre-pregnancy look. This could include a tummy tuck, liposuction and a breast reduction or lift.
"mommy makeover" is part of the top three most common plastic surgery procedures done in Utah.
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“I literally never heard of young women getting Botox, boob jobs, lip filler, permanent makeup, regular professional facials and such unless they were celebrities. I thought those were only things that rich old ladies did, but after moving to Utah it felt like I was one of the only ones who didn’t do those things,” Olivia, 24, said.
One special thing about Utah is how normalized these things are because everybody knows that as women we struggle with body image issues and confidence in our own skin. This means that people feel that these solutions seem obvious and its normal for women to do what they can to be happy with their appearance.
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