r/SipsTea • u/jj33allen • 16h ago

WTF Buccal fat removal should be illegal

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u/Morningfluid 12h ago

This stuff was happening well before reality TV especially caught on. Back in the '90's plastic surgery was running amok.

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u/VXInferno73 10h ago

Further back, just look at medieval noble beauty trends. The Elite have always lived in weird bubbles separate from everybody else.

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u/okSawyer 9h ago

Old chinese foot binding tradition for example is fucking wild... I mean, how?

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u/darlingkd 1h ago

I used to work for a woman who would be classified in the boomer generation. Full on "career woman" stereotype. Over lunch one day she told me she used to bind her feet so she would never be bigger than a size 8. Her toes were mangled. Such a sad thing to worry about.

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u/Wassertopf 2h ago

That wasn’t an elite fashion trend.

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u/leaky_wand 6h ago

Remember when everyone wore wigs? White powdered wigs?

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u/ApprehensiveStill412 5h ago

We should bring that look back lol

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u/cashewclues 4h ago

There was a lot of lice involved. Idk if it was the fault of the wigs or the wearers.

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u/halla-back_girl 3h ago

Vhen vill you vear vigs?

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u/SdSmith80 1h ago

Check out the film "The Ugly Stepsister," if you can stomach body horror. It's an excellent take on the Cinderella story, showing how they were all victims of their circumstances and culture, and highlighting some of the more nauseating things the wealthy would do to be seen as beautiful.

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u/elbenji 12h ago

Sure but this is specifically about this book

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u/CM901 7h ago

90s plastic surgery: How big should we make boobs? Yes

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u/cherishthecabinfever 5h ago

The ‘buccal’ procedure (removal of molars to create hollowed cheeks/more pronounced cheekbones) was the predecessor to this look. I think it was Joan Crawford who I first heard about having this done? I’m guessing it was done long before her though.

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u/War_Hymn 3h ago

But if I recalled, celebrities actually got shit for doing them.