How Young is Too Young for Plastic Surgery?

Admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2020 05:00:01 +0000

A little nip and tuck here and there, some botox and fillers, and the ever so popular double eyelid surgery: cosmetic changes have become so common that procedures like these are barely even counted as “getting work done” now. Back in the 80s, 90s, and even early 00s, it was a huge deal to get something as drastic as breast implants and the ever so popular lip filler injections weren’t even a thing yet.

It used to be common that Korean girls were given full-face cosmetic surgery packages as graduation gifts, but in the recent decade, as cosmetic surgery became cheaper and readily available all over the country, girls in China are catching up. According to South China Morning Post, in 2018 of the 22 million Chinese who underwent some form of cosmetic procedure, 54% were under the age of 28 and 8% were teens.

But why has it increased so much? Many place the blame at the feet of social media. The increase in demand for cosmetic alterations in young people has surged in tandem with the increase in selfies, in a phenomenon coined as “Snapchat dysmorphia” in 2018. Indeed a report published by JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery Viewpoint by Boston University stated that 55% of surveyed plastic surgeons have said their younger patients have brought in heavily filtered selfies to show the surgeon what changes they want done.

Surgery season

It’s not anything new that teens tend to opt for cosmetic surgery in their senior year of high school and right now, for some students, it’s that time. Starting college surrounded by people who don’t know what you previously looked like lets you have a fresh new start and keep the details of your enhancements to yourself if you so choose to. In China, this has become so popular that the first public holiday after college entrance exams has become the high traffic season in the industry. It’s the time when high school seniors are the least stressed about their academic future, and there’s enough time between then and the start of college for almost all major surgical procedures to recover.

With cosmetic surgery gaining ever more popularity, young people having the means to pay for the changes they want, and society become more and more nonchalant about it, is it really the kind of message we want to be sending to the young women and our next generation? If you don’t like your face, change it? Or is it more important to love what you’re given?

I’ve never been one to frown upon plastic surgery. I’m a firm believer that if it’s something that’ll make you happy, then you should go for it. But at what age is cometic surgery considered acceptable in teens?

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This Is What It’s Like to Get Tested for COVID-19 in Beijing

Admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 03:00:06 +0000

Getting tested for COVID-19 isn’t as bad as you think. At the outset of Beijing’s second wave in mid-June, there were a number of videos and photos making the rounds on social media that showed hordes of people standing in haphazard, nebulous lines waiting to get tested. Now that the demand has largely subsided, however, the whole experience is much smoother. In fact, the process at Chaoyang Hospital is an orderly affair with plenty of signage (albeit in Chinese) and on-site staff to guide you through the procedure.

The Health Checkup Center stands opposite Beijing Chaoyang Hospital’s west gate

Where: Health Check-Up Center opposite Beijing Chaoyang Hospital’s west gate.

When: You can schedule an appointment beforehand on the official WeChat account of the Chaoyang Hospital Health Checkup Center ( 北京朝阳医院健康体验中心, ID: gh_b5950134790). Otherwise, walk-in testing is also available, though you might experience longer wait times.
What to bring: ID Card/Passport and phone
What to expect:

As you enter the gate of the health center, you will get your temperature checked (duh) and need to scan the health kit QR code to present your current health code (double duh), plus another QR code to fill in an epidemiological questionnaire (wait, what?). Those without a Chinese ID will need to fill in the epidemiological questionnaire by hand.
You will then go into the main reception area where you will present your ID or passport for the receptionists to register your information and print a form with your information on it. For those with a Chinese ID, you simply have to put your ID on a fancy scanner that will verify your information. For those with a passport, the receptionist will enter your information manually.
In the same room, you will be able to make your payment (RMB 120) by handing the form given to you by the receptionist to the cashier.
Then, you will follow a series of signs in Chinese which will lead you to a hallway with several wards where a medical professional will perform a mouth swab test on you. If you don’t read Chinese, either use the translator function on WeChat, or simply look lost for long enough and someone will probably point you in the right direction.
And in 24 hours, your test results will come out! If you are a Chinese ID holder, you can access your results from the Health Kit mini program. If not, you will have to go back to the health checkup center to pick it up in person.

Beijing Chaoyang Hospital is located at No. 8 Gongti South Road, Chaoyang District.

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How Young is Too Young for Plastic Surgery?

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