Tom Shakespeare is concerned by the growth in cosmetic procedures and the pressure more and more women and girls, in particular, feel to conform to a face and body type.
"My anxiety is about the society that first generates body dissatisfaction and then provides surgery as the solution to that cultural problem".
Producer: Sheila Cook.
Published on Friday, 22nd January 2016.
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