This week, the Broads are back from a beautiful summer rest to discuss the world of cosmetic plastic surgery. As contentious as it is, the Broads discuss social media's effect on ideals of beauty, how stigmas around plastic surgery have changed in recent years, and crazy cosmetic trends that have graced our presence (Ah!). The Broads discuss both the good and the bad, and their hope that beauty standards are evolving in a way that makes for a more inclusive/accepting culture. 

References:

• https://www.businessinsider.com/plastic-surgeons-seeing-record-patients-after-covid-19-bbl-popularity-2021-7
• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/11/magazine/brazilian-butt-lift.html
• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-18/how-the-brazilian-butt-lift-became-one-of-the-deadliest-cosmetic-surgeries
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/plastic-surgery-cosmetic-covid-zoom/2020/12/07/6283e6d2-35a2-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html
• https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/style/self-care-how-barely-there-botox-became-the-norm.html
• https://www.vogue.com/article/preventative-botox-injections-twenty-somethings-expert-guide-wrinkles-fine-lines-eyes-lips-forehead
• “Academic study: Influence of Social Media on the Decision to Undergo a Cosmetic Procedure”, International Open Access Journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (August 8, 2019) 
• “Explained: Plastic Surgery” - Netflix