The other day, while waiting for a dermatologist to examine me, I watched an automated slide show displaying photographs of some of his patients before and after surgery. He had performed liposuction on necks, performed laser scaling of faces, lifted eye lids, lifted bags from under the eye, and so forth. There were equal numbers of male and female patients and most were middle-aged, although several appeared to be in their seventies. The cosmetic changes were immediately apparent, but what was remarkable was how little difference they made to the patients’ overall appearance. Those who were homely, the majority in fact, remained so. In three cases, the men were spectacularly ugly both before and after surgery, leading me to conclude that there’s no end to our vanity and self-delusion.
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