JOIN CLUB
Cosmetic tweakments and surgical procedures are becoming more common – but what happens when you start to lose sight of what you used to look like and go too far?
Jul 17, 2024
Young girls are being driven to feel insecure about the appearance of their genitals, leading to sharply growing numbers of the plastic surgery procedure
Jun 26, 2024
Arabelle Sicardi speaks to Ellen Atlanta about her new book, Pixel Flesh, which brings you into the proverbial girl’s bathroom of the world and examines the harm of beauty culture in our digital age
May 13, 2024
On a recent podcast, Megan Fox opens up about getting ‘crucified’ for being plastic, all the beauty work she has had done – and the one secret surgery that she is gatekeeping
Mar 21, 2024
TikTok filters are more realistic than ever, showing us what we could look like with a few simple tweaks – and this is increasingly impacting what cosmetic procedures we’re seeking out
Feb 28, 2024
During her surgery, part of John Yuyi’s ear bone was moved to her nose to create its new shape. To commemorate its short stint as her nose tip, Yuyi treated it to a trip to the amusement park and documents it all in her latest photobook
Dec 20, 2023
The Cult of Beauty exhibition at the Wellcome Collection takes an in-depth look at the beauty industry and our ever-changing understanding of what it means to be beautiful
Oct 30, 2023
Botox, fillers and plastic surgery are becoming increasingly necessary to live up to contemporary beauty standards, creating a beauty tax that is pricing many people out
Oct 04, 2023
Philippa Snow looks at the long-standing relationship between cosmetic surgery, body modification and the performance art world, asking just how deep the parallels lie
Oct 02, 2023
Penis enlargement surgeries like penoplasty and ligamentolysis are on the rise, Douglas Greenwood investigates the politics of increasing private members
Jun 28, 2023
Tom Rasmussen goes balls deep with the inventor of the penoplastic procedure, Dr Roberto Viel
We talk to artist Molly Wurwand about their immersive exhibition, which expands and reconceptualises the Milf as a queer icon
May 19, 2023
Dimples are prized in almost every culture, but only occur naturally in a rare few – from metal ‘dimple making’ instruments to dimpleplasty cosmetic surgery, we speak to the people taking matters into their own hands
May 17, 2023
Boosting self-esteem has always been the justification of those who demand transparency around celebrity surgery – but often this knowledge can be a double-edged sword
Feb 11, 2023
Everyone is talking about cherub cheeks and buccal fat removal – but why?
Dec 15, 2022
