Let’s establish a few things first; perfection is unattainable and striving to be so is simply a waste of time. With that being said, I’ll admit to being completely 100% pro-plastic surgery.

Articles pop up on my newsfeed everyday about why girls need to stop putting so much effort into their appearances, why natural is better, etc. Where are the articles that say girls should just do whatever it is they want? I genuinely feel better when I put effort into my appearance and will forever stand behind the motto “look good, feel good”.

In today’s society people care about their appearances, that's not even negotiable. I guess I just am one who doesn't see the problem in wanting a little nip, tuck, plump or freeze. This summer my sister and I added another guilty pleasure to our list: “Botched”. Conveniently right after "Keeping up with the Kardashians", we began watching the transformations of these patients. The show follows top plastic surgeons Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow as they perform reconstructive surgeries on previous cosmetic procedure gone wrong, hence “botched”. You’d think seeing the countless ways cosmetic surgeries can go wrong would turn one away from it, instead I find the show inspiring. Seeing the people confess their insecurities was refreshing. We all have things we would love to change about our appearances; these people are just acting on it. 

What I don’t think people notice is that we are editing our lives all the time. Instagram, one of the top social medias is exactly that: a way to edit the reality and share the “enhanced” versions of our lives with the world. Valencia, X-pro 2, Lo-fi and Inkwell might be temporary filters, but filtering your life for others to see a prettier photo is exactly what you’re doing. How is that okay, but editing yourself through cosmetic procedures is not? The only difference I see is one you’re doing for others, one you’re doing for yourself.

 This past Friday I had a consultation to get my first procedure done. I got to thinking, why continue hiding something about myself when I could just change it? When I told my family and close friends what I was getting done, their first reactions were all the same. I got the typical response you'd expect, “You’re beautiful just the way you are Syd,” or my favorite, “I didn't even notice that about you!” Never did I say I didn't believe I was beautiful just the way I am. Never did I say I am doing this for anybody else to notice. I’m too selfish for that nonsense. This is for me, and I see absolutely nothing wrong with it.