Ugly Dish From Beverly Hills

Do any of you watch the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills? You may remember back in 2010 that Charlotte Markey of Rutgers University reported her study, which revealed that reality television shows gave women a more favorable view of cosmetic surgery. That study focused on shows like Extreme Makeover. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills show is about the lives of women rich enough to constantly travel, have cosmetic surgery, and throw huge parties, focusing on appearances and social class achievements. Oddly, none of them actually live in Beverly Hills, but other areas around Los Angeles. From Brandi Glanville’s, recent divorce, previously married and operated on by Dr Ryan Stanton, to Adrienne Maloof’s seemingly surgery dependent marriage to Dr. Paul Nassif, to Taylor’s marriage to Russell Armstrong, which was apparently rifled with abuse, you have to wonder if reality shows about cosmetic surgery still exerts this kind of influence.

Brandi Glanville has been getting her share of media criticism lately. Assessing everything from her vaginal rejuvenation surgery to recent accusations that she had a chin implant, the media has been very harsh. Frances Marques did not fare much better after the episode in which she displayed her labia in a jar! This is scary . . . and tacky too! Not only are these doctor’s operating on their own wives, and then apparently divorcing them (or the wife getting engaged behind the husband’s back), but it seems that domestic violence is made light of, and considered a personal problem on the show rather than a serious systemic issue. One blogger, stated, “This season has been like watching a train wreck, you can’t look away even when you know a train wreck has already happened and that it will be ugly.” By the way, the alleged abuser has since committed suicide. Yes, it is reality! Does watching a train wreck inspire you to seek cosmetic surgery, I ask?

It is an interesting paradox. Celebrities who have cosmetic surgery are constantly bashed in the tabloids, yet the ratings suggest everyone wants to be like them. Is this true or are mainstream viewers just a little fed up with excess? The average American patient just wants a rejuvenated look as they age, or to correct a flaw that mars his or her symmetry or proportion. Many patients simply want to enhance their natural beauty or have the few pounds they cannot work or diet off removed. Hopefully, these will continue to be Little Rock Cosmetic Surgery Center‘s patients’ motivations for seeking cosmetic surgery, and all this drama will not affect them adversely! Most patients are probably much more savvy and are not particularly influenced by reality shows negatively. My experience has been much more uplifting than the reality TV version of cosmetic surgery.

Dr. Branman

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