A Culture Study of Plastic Surgery and Its Presence on Television

The cultural manifestations that I am really interested in pursuing for the Spring Project are the current programs on television concerning plastic surgery. There are several shows out right now such as MTV's 'I want a Famous Face' and FX's 'Nip, Tick'. I think that both of these shows present a discourse in identity in the idea of alterations of their physical appearance. Both shows present issues on what it mean's to be beautiful, the sanity of humans surrounding changing their physical appearance. …