Thank you so much for this response video! You made some really interesting points. I'm glad my message resonated with you and would love to discuss this further!

I wish for a day when everyone wakes up and realizes how beautiful they are

Watching older tv shows makes me miss the variety of beautiful faces there are in the world. Now everyone is going for the same face. It's sad. I miss different lip shapes, different cheeks and jawlines. There are a million ways for a face to be beautiful. I wish people still valued that unique kind of beauty.

I am a Psychiatrist, and I believe there should be a serious discussion between Plastic Surgeons and us, because (and this is only one of the many problems that arise when we "clash") some of the procedures, advices, ... that they give, no doubt well-intentioned, is harmful to Mental Health (ie more cristallization of obsesivoid ideas about looks). Anyhow, this Doctor seems very openminded about the whole thing, and that's very important, very well done for him. Great channel, btw. Cheers.

It's easy to want to defend natural beauty when you have natural beauty. Not everyone was born with even just a decent face. People perception of you is incredibly affected by outside appearance, and it affects people reality for better or worse.

When I was younger I really wanted filler to emphasise cheekbones but then I lost weight and to my astonishment I had nice prominent high NATURAL cheekbones- who knew!? They’re still there in my 40s and aren’t going anywhere because they’re Natural, I’m so grateful I didn’t mess with my face.

I support cosmetic surgery and treatments but my issue is that most people’s goals are to look like one standard, Kardashian, as opposed to enhancing and/or refining their own look.

I'm a little disappointed to hear Doc L say there is nothing wrong with trying to conform to today's beauty standards. There are a few things wrong. One is that is. completely impossible and it leads women to always feel insufficient. Two, even if you have a $150000 to spend on surgery, the beauty standard is constantly changing and you'll never feel enough if you subscribe to it. I've had surgery. I'm not judging anyone, but we need to recognize the damage to mental health happening to WOMEN in this country because of unrealistic standards. This is not a healthy trend and more women need to reject it.

I agree with this lady. Regardless of the procedure, people rarely look like a younger version of themselves. Mostly, they end up looking a bit (or a lot) strange.

I love British and Irish celebs because almost all of them have human teeth and untouched faces.

I remember reading hunger games as a young adult. I can't remember exactly how it happened, but one of the characters from the capital is taken in by the resistance (i don't know what they were called). A kid looks at her color altered skin and all the things and says 'why do you look like that?' She looks around realizing she sticks out and starts crying saying 'it's supposed to be beautiful'

As a Brazilian, I cannot express how much I hate the term BBL, and truth is, the majority of Brazilian population have no idea of what is a BBL. Only celebrities do this, mostly reality show celebrities.

Instead of insisting everyone is “naturally” aesthetically pleasing, what if we stopped placing such high value on beauty in the first place??

He mentions how people get insecure when others always point out certain flaws and that lead them to get plastic surgery, but I can't imagine any of my friends telling me there's something wrong with my face or body, and I don't think I'd ever surround myself with people who did. Makes me think that insecurities are more of a social issue than the result of a "flaw" that people have

It’s easy for someone who is young and beautiful to say they will never use methods to look younger when they get to around 60; but now that I’m 74 all my older friends have tried different procedures depending on their income. When procedures are affordable and prevalent they are hard to resist. I remember my 80+ mother and her friends talking about having their eyebrows tattooed and me thinking, how ridiculous! But most humans care about their looks till the bitter end.

I’ve seen so many women with natural untouched healthy bodies get ridiculed for not having BBL like “curves” and it’s gross. Today it don’t matter if you’re chubby, skinny or fit it only matters if you have “perfect” curves and a pretty face. If you have a less attractive face with a perfect body then you’re a butter face and if you have a perfect face with a less attractive body then you’re nothing society Is wack.

I thought long and hard before getting my cheek implants. My motives were not in keeping with fashion trends. It was because my cheek bones were actually sunken, which made my face look flat. I was in my thirties when I had it done. And I have never regretted it for one second. My surgeon guided me regarding the size and placement of the implants. Afterward, people said I looked "younger" and better, but they couldn't pinpoint what I had done. That was my goal. I altered my face to fit my own goal, and not because of a trend.

Thank you for making this video, Dr. Linkov! I got a septoplasty almost a year ago after being punched in the face by my abusive ex-boyfriend. As well as this incident causing me trauma physically and emotionally, it helped me move forward and heal from that trauma to get the surgery. The procedure included having a minor bump removed. Something that had caused me intense insecurity throughout my life.

Thank you for being a voice of calm reason and kindness. I really appreciate your perspective!

All my colleagues have done plastic surgery and their ages range from early 30s to early 20s. It's so sad. They all look like butched bratz dolls.