#Cosmetic Surgery Product Market

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https://sparktv.net/read-blog/31135_cosmetic-surgery-products-market-share-overview-competitive-analysis-and-forecas.html

Cosmetic Surgery Products Market Share, Overview, Competitive Analysis and Forecast 2031

[bhushans]

Global Focus on Improved Outcomes: Global Cosmetic Surgery Product Market

The cosmetic surgery product market forgoods will reach a valuation of US$ 19.09 billion by 2023. It is anticipated to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% between 2023 and 2033, when it would have accumulated US$ 41.64 billion. The industry's growth is due to the accessibility of highly developed products that can execute a range of surgical procedures as well as the younger population's increasing awareness of cosmetic procedures.

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The emergence of advanced technical equipment, such as non-invasive body contouring systems that utilize fat-freezing technology, is anticipated to present favorable growth prospects for the industry in the upcoming ten years. According to the Aesthetic Society of the United States, 140,314 non-invasive body fat reduction treatments were carried out in 2020, placing it in the top 5 non-invasive procedures in the nation.

A Younger Generation Embraces Cosmetic Enhancement

The global cosmetic surgery products market is experiencing significant growth, fueled by a growing trend among younger demographics. Increased awareness of cosmetic procedures and a desire for a more youthful appearance are driving demand for these products.

Technological Advancements Fuel Market Innovation

The market is not only expanding in terms of user base, but also evolving rapidly due to advancements in technology. The development of innovative products like non-invasive body contouring systems utilizing fat-freezing technology is creating exciting possibilities for minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. This trend is expected to continue, offering a wider range of safe and effective cosmetic options for patients.

Key Takeaways:

The global cosmetic surgery products market is estimated to reach US$41.64 billion by 2033, reflecting a significant rise from US$19.09 billion in 2023.

This growth is projected at a steady compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.1% throughout the forecast period.

Rising young consumer interest in cosmetic procedures and advancements in surgical technology are key drivers for market expansion.

Competition Analysis:

Key players in the global cosmetic surgery products include Mentor Corporation, Allergan, Candela Corp, Lumenis Ltd., Cutera Inc, Palomar Medical, Iridex Corp, DermaMed Pharmaceutical Inc, Solta Medical, Medtronic plc, Syneron Medical Ltd., Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. Cynosure Inc., and several others.

Key Updates from the Industry

Apyx® Medical Corporation introduced the Apyx One Console, its latest-generation Renuvion generator, to the United States in January 2023. This state-of-the-art console boasts a multi-functional design, integrating an advanced 3-in-1 energy system that empowers plastic and cosmetic surgeons to utilize Renuvion technology alongside full monopolar and bipolar energy options.

ZimVie made an announcement in November 2022 about the launch of their TSX implant in the United States. This implant represents the latest advancement in their range of surgical, restorative, and digital dentistry solutions. The TSX implants are specifically designed for immediate extraction and loading procedures, offering enhanced predictability and stability when placed in both soft and dense bone.

Health Canada granted regulatory approval to Sientra’s breast implants in March 2022. The company plans to offer these breast implants in Canada by collaborating with its local partner, Kai Aesthetic. Under the distribution agreement, Sientra is committed to maintaining the utmost product quality, safety, and service standards, ensuring the well-being of patients and plastic surgeons alike.

In March 2021, Iridex Corporation a provider of innovative ophthalmic laser-based medical products for the treatment of glaucoma and retinal diseases, announced today that it has entered into a strategic collaboration with Topcon Corporation. Topcon is a Japanese-based manufacturer and distributor with approximately US$ 1.3 Billion in annual revenues, including US$ 430 Million from its eye care business.

In May 2020, AbbVie, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Allergan plc following receipt of regulatory approval from all government authorities required by the transaction agreement and approval by the Irish High Court.

Key Segments Profiled in the Global Cosmetic Surgery Products Market

By Product Type:

Cosmetic Surgery Implants

Breast Implants

Chin & Cheek Implants

Injectables

Botulinum Toxin

Soft Tissue Fillers

Dermal Fillers

Absorbable Fillers

Non-Absorbable Fillers

Cosmetic Surgery Lasers

Ablative Laser

Non-Ablative Laser

Microdermabrators

Liposuction Equipment

Cosmetic Surgery Services

By Application:

Face

Upper Body

Breasts

Hands

Stomach

Lower Body

By End User:

Hospitals

Ambulatory Surgical Centers

Clinics

Universities and Research Centers

Homecare Settings

By Region:

North America

Latin America

Europe

Asia Pacific

Middle East & Africa

[mikasasrippedtoenail]

The average woman spends -

• $28 on makeup

• $34 on haircuts

• $15 on hair products

• $11 on hair removal

• $23 on moisturizing skincare

•$17 on anti-aging products

• $ 5 on eyebrow threading

• $85 on teeth whitening

■The cost of common cosmetic surgeries:

• Breast augmentation: $6,450

• Liposuction: $6,000

• Nose reshaping: $5,046

• Eyelid surgery: $4,525

• Tummy tuck: $5,798

● The yearly cost of getting a botox : $1200 ● The yearly cost of getting lip fillers : $800

□Yearly cost without Botox/fillers/surgery: $2616

□ Yearly cost with Botox/fillers/surgery $4891

In a study by Advanced Dermatology, it was revealed that the average woman spends $285 more than men on grooming services. While men spend more on gym membership, supplements and haircuts, women spend on skincare, hair products and colour.

If you compound the aboves costs, women spend - $156,960 and $450,420 respectively on unnecessary beauty procedures in their lifetime. Some women might even spend millions of dollars in their lifetime on their appearance. This extra expenditure feeds pockets of (male) CEOs of beauty companies who thrive off of women's insecurities. The more women fall into these traps, the more unrealistic the beauty standards will become.

● Meadian House cost - $227,000

● Average car cost - $48,000

● Average Overseas Vacation cost - $3250

● Cost of a nice hobby in a lifetime - $72,000

●Cost of a book collection(150 books) - $1800

Making women waste money on useless items allows men to hoard capital. Moreover, there is a huge gender gap in trading. Men are much more likely to invest extra income into the stock market than women, however, when women do invest they tend to perform much better when it comes to trading owing to their diligence and loss assessment.Female ownership of monetary property and real estate is paramount to their liberation. Society has created an ecosystem that dissuades women from possessing capital. What's worse is that when crisis hits, it's women that have to give up their savings for their need of money is disregarded as they rely on their husbands for financial support. Women amassing wealth and knowledge is the key for their freedom.

[crabblogger92]

The beauty industry exploits insecurities, particularly targeting women to sell products that perpetuate unrealistic beauty standards. Feminists argue that rather than empowering women, the industry profits from making them feel inadequate without cosmetic enhancements, reinforcing capitalist exploitation. It s strange how consistently men resort to dismissive comments when confronted with women s emotional truths. The commodification of gender identity under capitalism turns personal struggles into profit opportunities for industries that offer gender-affirming surgeries and treatments. Feminists argue that this commodification detracts from the deeper social issues that underlie gender identity, turning it into a marketable product rather than a genuine expression of self. Even in progressive spaces, where empathy is supposedly paramount, men frequently turn pain into a weapon. For example, when women express their hurt, it's not uncommon for responses to include dismissive remarks like, "Who hurt you?" This isn't a gesture of concern, but rather a thinly veiled mockery, as if pain is something to be ashamed of, a personal failure deserving of ridicule. Gender ideology is conservative and "gender affirming care " is capitalist. You aren t a leftist or a communist. If we cieticksily hard enough, maybe we can catch the moids before it reaches The hotdog stand.If we cieticksily hard enough, maybe we can catch the moids before it reaches The hotdog stand.If we cieticksily hard enough, maybe we can catch the moids before it reaches The hotdog stand.!

[fanby-fckry]

Started this as a reply to this Hazbin headcanons train after @grownupchangeling tagged me, then realized it could and should be its own post, so here we go:

I think that because Sinners’ (and Fallen angels’, high level Hellborns’, etc.) bodies can only be permanently changed by angelic steel, weapons aren’t the only products in Pride’s blessed black market.

Angelic steel needles for piercings and tattoos, angelic steel scalpels for gender-affirming surgery or other plastic/cosmetic surgery. Any body modification that they want to stick around needs to be done with angelic steel.

Part of post-op care is treating holy damage in a similar way that you’d deal with risk of infection in humans, except that it’s less preventative and more “it’s been sort of there this whole time, you’re gonna wanna get it under control before it fucks up your healing and/or kills you.”

Obviously going under the needle/knife is an exercise in trust (Hell isn’t known for its trustworthy surgeons and licensed tattoo parlors, after all) and there have certainly been times where a piercer decided to jab their customer in the neck or a surgeon decided they liked their patient better as a corpse. It’s common to do smaller mods on oneself, and only resort to professional help for more complicated procedures. But of course, self surgery has its own risks, and holy damage inherent to angelic injuries are dangerous no matter what.

It’s often said that those who seek angelic steel body mods are either reckless, desperate, or both—but hey, those qualities aren’t in short supply for Sinners and Fallen.

[luxe-pauvre]

It is taboo to critique the concepts of makeup, cosmetic surgery, anti-aging, because it is received as “shaming” others’ “choices”. Why does there have to be shame? Critiques of these systems are not shaming others’ choices at all—they’re questioning the very idea of choice and of desire itself. An ad for an anti-aging product featuring a girl that looks no older than 16 advertises itself as the feminist alternative to botox because it is “non-invasive”. We see through our aesthetic Overton window, and this is the exact language and rhetoric that draws the curtains further and further closed. When the idea of aging naturally is fully removed from the conversation, it becomes self-care to prevent wrinkles, so long as you do it with these products marked with the correct trademarks. Contemporary marketing operates by transforming fear into desire. The fear of lacking control, the fear of being unwanted, the fear of aging, the fear of being oppressed are all repacked as the need for growth. This growth is both individual (“self-care”, confidence, independence) and political (media representation, “disrupting” old industries). We know how little agency we have: we spend all day working either demeaning service positions or bullshit jobs, which we depend on to pay our ever-increasing rent to our ever-corporotizing landlords. Our voices are lost: journalism, art, and media are controlled by mega-monopolies. Voting is both necessary and meaningless, every election an existential choice between two largely identical parties. We feel like insignificant cogs in a Post-Fordist machine. What the wellness industry (and really, all consumer industries) offer is a feeling of action, a feeling of choice, a feeling of momentum. By purchasing a gua-sha roller or a dozen milliliters of Juvéderm, not only do we feel we are performing an act of personal empowerment, but we believe we are performing a political act of feminism.

charlie squire, There Is No “Choice” In Wellness Culture

[terven--godess]

If you make more money depending on how long you've been married, you can be forced to pay alimony. Men's antagonism toward women's self-defense strategies reflects their discomfort with female empowerment. When women take measures to protect themselves, such as carrying weapons or walking with dogs, some men attempt to undermine their efforts, which reveals a desire to maintain control over women by keeping them vulnerable. Until it's time to conflate them when they want to let men into women's bathrooms, prisons, changing rooms and sports. Then suddenly they're exactly the same. Those things are sex-segregated, not gender-segregated, but they want to be let in on the basis of gender identity. It s strange how consistently men resort to dismissive comments when confronted with women s emotional truths. Feminist critiques of the beauty industry highlight how capitalism exploits women’s insecurities. Products like makeup and cosmetic surgery are marketed as empowering, but they often reinforce harmful beauty standards. Women are pressured to conform to these ideals to feel attractive, creating a cycle of dependence on an industry that profits from making them feel inadequate. This capitalist-driven beauty culture is at odds with feminist values of self-acceptance and liberation. vegitss, Chaos Emeralds, Piccolos and slapsers, and supporters of these drabbley individuals, shit peanutbutter my blog right now!

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During the '80s, mannequins set the beauty trends—and real women were expected to follow. The dummies were "coming to life," while the ladies were breathing anesthesia and going under the knife. The beauty industry promoted a "return to femininity" as if it were a revival of natural womanhood—a flowering of all those innate female qualities supposedly suppressed in the feminist '70s. Yet the "feminine" traits the industry celebrated most were grossly unnatural—and achieved with increasingly harsh, unhealthy, and punitive measures.

The beauty industry, of course, has never been an advocate of feminist aspirations. This is not to say that its promoters have a conscious political program against women's rights, just a commercial mandate to improve on the bottom line. And the formula the industry has counted on for many years—aggravating women's low self-esteem and high anxiety about a "feminine" appearance—has always served them well. (American women, according to surveys by the Kinsey Institute, have more negative feelings about their bodies than women in any other culture studied.) The beauty makers' motives aren't particularly thought out or deep. Their overwrought and incessant instructions to women are more mindless than programmatic; their frenetic noise generators create more static than substance. But even so, in the '80s the beauty industry belonged to the cultural loop that produced backlash feedback. Inevitably, publicists for the beauty companies would pick up on the warning signals circulating about the toll of women's equality, too—and amplify them for their own purposes.

"Is your face paying the price of success?" worried a 1988 Nivea skin cream ad, in which a business-suited woman with a briefcase rushes a child to day care and catches a glimpse of her career-pitted skin in a store window. If only she were less successful, her visage would be more radiant. "The impact of work stress . . . can play havoc with your complexion," Mademoiselle warned; it can cause "a bad case of dandruff," "an eventual loss of hair" and, worst of all, weight gain. Most at risk, the magazine claimed, are "high-achieving women," whose comely appearance can be ravaged by "executive stress." In ad after ad, the beauty industry hammered home its version of the backlash thesis: women's professional progress had downgraded their looks; equality had created worry lines and cellulite. This message was barely updated from a century earlier, when the late Victorian beauty press had warned women that their quest for higher education and employment was causing "a general lapse of attractiveness" and "spoiling complexions."

The beauty merchants incited fear about the cost of women's occupational success largely because they feared, rightly, that that success had cost them—in profits. Since the rise of the women's movement in the '70s, cosmetics and fragrance companies had suffered a decade of flat-to-declining sales, hair-product merchandisers had fallen into a prolonged slump, and hairdressers had watched helplessly as masses of female customers who were opting for simple low-cost cuts defected to discount unisex salons. In 1981, Revlon's earnings fell for the first time since 1968; by the following year, the company's profits had plunged a record 40 percent. The industry aimed to restore its own economic health by persuading women that they were the ailing patients—and professionalism their ailment. Beauty became medicalized as its lab-coated army of promoters, and real doctors, prescribed physician-endorsed potions, injections for the skin, chemical "treatments" for the hair, plastic surgery for virtually every inch of the torso. (One doctor even promised to reduce women's height by sawing their leg bones.) Physicians and hospital administrators, struggling with their own financial difficulties, joined the industry in this campaign. Dermatologists faced with a shrinking teen market switched from treating adolescent pimples to "curing" adult female wrinkles. Gynecologists and obstetricians frustrated with a sluggish birthrate and skyrocketing malpractice premiums traded their forceps for liposuction scrapers. Hospitals facing revenue shortfalls opened cosmetic-surgery divisions and sponsored extreme and costly liquid-protein diet programs.

The beauty industry may seem the most superficial of the cultural institutions participating in the backlash, but its impact on women was, in many respects, the most intimately destructive—to both female bodies and minds. Following the orders of the '80s beauty doctors made many women literally ill. Antiwrinkle treatments exposed them to carcinogens. Acid face peels burned their skin. Silicone injections left painful deformities. "Cosmetic" liposuction caused severe complications, infections, and even death. Internalized, the decade's beauty dictates played a role in exacerbating an epidemic of eating disorders. And the beauty industry helped to deepen the psychic isolation that so many women felt in the '80s, by reinforcing the representation of women's problems as purely personal ills, unrelated to social pressures and curable only to the degree that the individual woman succeeded in fitting the universal standard—by physically changing herself.

-Susan Faludi, Backlash: the Undeclared War Against American Women

[chussyracing]

what is happening in the world of motorsports?

Williams confirmed they will send Alex's (technically Logan's) chassis damaged in Japan back to their UK factory before China to repair it (so they will both have repaired ones) and their destructor championship cost is already around 2m for this year (that means up to one or two upgrade packages in F1 numbers)

Ralph Schumacher is trying to stir the pot as per usual because he said that Logan Sargeant doesn't have a contract for the full year and he gets contract for each GP individually meaning he could be replaced for any GP from now on (I call BS)

Rumouredly, Mercedes is looking into a possibility of hiring Pierre Waché from RBR

Also, a rumour slash insider info from my comm (maybe others knew but I am kinda shocked): a lot of teams are surprised by the tyres this year from one race to another because apparently Pirelli mixes them a bit more than just for every reason, but the features are different for every race basically (so although Bahrain and Japan had the same allegation of tyres, it's not just the weather conditions and track surface why they act differently)

Marko Helmut spoke to OE24 (Austrian journal) and mentioned that they are ready to give Checo Perez a new contract after they saw his results because he is their best option for the second seat and Checo himself said he expects a lot of contracts being announced in upcoming weeks, including his own future which should be settled within a month

NXT GEN Cup won't be supporting Formula E at all this season due to "unexpected constraints" although it was supposed to support all European races, and they already tested at Misano World Circuit (FE spokesperson also says they want to raise young talents through FIA Girls on Track and other positive initiatives)

Misano will also feature a 30 mins FE rookie test on Friday with some familiar faces like Zane Maloney, Robert Shwartzman, Ciao Collet, Taylor Barnard, Tim Tramnitz, Jack Aitken or Jordan King

Lewis reportedly walked out of an interview after a reporter asked if he was jealous of Ferrari's results, saying "don't you have any better questions?" (go off tbh)

Speaking of Lewis, am I the last person to learn he has his own TV and movie production company, Dawn Apollo Films?

Peter Kenyon, who previously worked in Manchester United and Chelsea, is joining Williams as a commercial advisor

Regarding Carlos still being jobless, Eddie Jordan believes he is going to Aston Martin starting 2025 (but has "no real hardcore evidence") and racingnews365 reported that Audi (and Seidl who already worked with Carlos) are interested in him but want to lock drivers for their 2026 in 2025 already so they gave him a deadline to give his final answer by the end of April on their deal and Helmut Marko said they have no interest in the market right now and you won't hear from them till mid-season at least concerning new drivers or personnel

Lewis is looking into the possibility of testing the monocoque of Ferrari at the end of this year but "doesn't know if Mercedes will allow him"

Katherine Legge will race Indy 500 for e.l.f. cosmetics brand with number 51

Heikki Kovalainen, who underwent a heart surgery, says that he might fully recover thanks to a fast intervention from the doctors

Fernando was asked if he will try to get the Mercedes seat and joked that he is not interested in a team that is behind them in pace, so Toto won't hear from him any time soon

after some F1 tests and current results, Kimi Antonelli now has enough points to drive in F1 with superlicence but since he is still 17, he has to wait to be of age

RB and Sauber are testing in Suzuka these days for the 2025 Pirelli tyres testing (so both dry and wet condition tyres)

speaking of the future of F1, some rumours leaked about the 2026 regulations and it doesn't look good, because to simplify it, the active aero on the rear wing in combo with the engine on full power makes drivers spin out on straights or in the mildest of turns in simulations with a test car - and to avoid it they have to drive slowly to the point of going slower than the current regulation of F2 cars; there are also some concerns about the 50/50 split engine (the problem is it is too late to change the 2026 regs so what they will try now is to make the active aero on both front and rear wing and see how it goes)

like they teased previously and like rumours suggested, Prema is joining Indycar with two entries starting with 2025 season

René Lammers (15 years old Dutch f4 driver) won Ferrari's scouting camp and 2023 CIK-FIA European championship and his father Jan Lammers now told GPFans that his son was offered a 10 year deal from Ferrari but they decided to refuse although it looked promising at first so he will stay non-related to any F1 team and continue with MP Motorsport in Spanish F4

Max spoke about F1 Academy and especially the competitiveness, the ladder to F1 and the impact of F1 teams and I have a lot of mixed thoughts I won't share here but I'm willing to discuss if anyone is interested

apparently during Lewis' talks with Ferrari, he completely omitted his current manager, so he saved money and got the deal for himself (but also this comes from a Czech source that is not super reliable)

also in GQ Lewis said that Niki Lauda wasn't happy with his ventures into the fashion world at first because he thought it would be distracting him from racing

Theo Pourchaire will be on "standby" for McLaren's Indycar car number 6 for the next race (because David Malukas got injured and they are not sure if he will be good to race and because Callum Ilott who is on standy has WEC duties that weekend)

British American Tobacco (BAT) renewed sponsorship of McLaren - they began sponsoring them in 2019 but European Union banned the advertisement of tobacco, now they will advertise electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouch products on both F1 and FE cars

[opencommunion]

“Under the proposed model of medical management associated with DSD, surgery is not completely eradicated as an option for treatment of intersex, although it is generally recommended that it be avoided in most cases. Based on the debates around surgery among various players within the medical field, it is apparent also that the boundary between what is cosmetic and what is medically necessary surgical intervention is still in dire need of clarification. It is also apparent that even in current practice, this boundary is strategically blurred both by medical practitioners and by intersex activists/allies, so that what is actually culturally desired is posited as medically necessary.

When an intersex individual is surgically ascribed a discrete male/female sex, this individual often requires lifelong ‘management’ in order to continue to pass as that sex. ... In the late twentieth century, a lucrative market emerged from lifelong treatment of the post-surgical intersex body via hormonal and behavioral therapy/training, continuous aesthetic surgeries and medical surveillance. The never-ending drive to fit within a normative sex category is what Cheryl Chase has described as the ‘intersex treadmill’. Thus, the shift to DSD protocol begs the questions: How will the body that is afflicted with a disorder of sex development and which is posited as continuously in need of maintenance actually be maintained in a non-surgical treatment landscape? What new types of post-disciplinary (self-)management techniques—be they psychological/psychiatric, behavioral, hormonal, steroidal, or even neurological or genetic—will become the new modus vivendi for intersex care? What will come to fall under the rubric of ‘at-risk’ psychological symptoms, social behaviors, or types of embodiment when it comes to holding intersex in abeyance or keeping it in remission, and how will ever-expanding teams of medical specialists preemptively deal with these ‘at-risk’ individuals and their symptoms?

... According to ['DSD' medical researcher Robert] Blizzard, ‘In most instances of an intersex problem, a medical emergency is not present but a mental and/or social emergency very likely is’ (italics in original). … Thus, the new medical protocol associated with DSD takes the specter of intersex very seriously, as a threat to be guarded against. It positions the pre-/post-/intersex body as a haunted body that must be constantly surveilled and preemptively managed, so that the individual’s at-risk status is never realized, the ambiguity is kept in (profitable) remission, and the (hetero)normative identity remains secure. Who stands to profit from this production of intersex as a problem necessitating perpetual medical management, surveillance and securitization must be considered with the proposed transition to DSD. How are decisions to be made, and what is at stake in these decision-making processes—for Western technoscientific medicine, for a culture founded upon institutionalized (hetero)sexism, and for pre-/post-/intersex individuals who invariably become patients, and perhaps more importantly, become consumers in a late capitalist climate?"

Alyson K. Spurgas, "(Un)Queering Identity: The Biosocial Production of Intersex/DSD", in Critical Intersex ed. Morgan Holmes, 2009

[why----am-i-even-writing-this]

ne stark example is how some individuals seem to reject the societal pressures that come with their assigned gender by adopting identities that ostensibly offer more freedom, but ultimately lead back to the same structural biases they hoped to escape. Feminist critiques of the beauty industry highlight how capitalism exploits women's insecurities. Products like makeup and cosmetic surgery are marketed as empowering, but they often reinforce harmful beauty standards. Women are pressured to conform to these ideals to feel attractive, creating a cycle of dependence on an industry that profits from making them feel inadequate. This capitalist-driven beauty culture is at odds with feminist values of self-acceptance and liberation. Reproductive violence is a global issue that affects women across cultures. From birth control sabotage to anti-abortion laws, men and institutions use reproductive restrictions to maintain control over women 's bodies. This form of violence is often justified through religious or cultural norms, but it ultimately serves to limit women 's autonomy and keep them dependent on male-dominated systems. Men—who might otherwise consider themselves supportive or open-minded—will often resort to condescending remarks like "who hurt you?" or "you re just bitter." This response seems designed not to understand but to discredit. But what s really happening here? Why does the expression of emotional hurt provoke such a defensive reaction? Online feminist spaces can feel stagnant due to their lack of real-world activism. While digital platforms allow for the spread of ideas, many feminists feel that true change requires physical organizing and collective action. The disconnect between online discourse and real-world mobilization highlights the need for feminists to move beyond theory and into practice.Capitalism 's exploitation of women 's beauty standards is evident in the endless products and procedures marketed as tools of empowerment. Feminists argue that these products actually reinforce harmful standards, keeping women Ancient Prophecy…boy…pornography…

[soumyafwr]

Cosmetic Surgery Products Market Share, Overview, Competitive Analysis and Forecast 2031

[tv--fan17]

The commodification of gender affirming care by capitalism turns personal identity struggles into market opportunities. Radical feminists argue that surgeries and hormone treatments are not purely about individual freedom but are shaped by capitalist interests that profit from people's insecurities and desires for transformation. This critique challenges the notion that gender identity and capitalism are separate forces. Some medical professionals seem to approach trans healthcare with such nonchalance that essential screenings for mental health or past trauma are completely disregarded. The beauty industry exploits insecurities, particularly targeting women to sell products that perpetuate unrealistic beauty standards. Feminists argue that rather than empowering women, the industry profits from making them feel inadequate without cosmetic enhancements, reinforcing capitalist exploitation. Uuuuagh it just makes me sick something that disrupts the neat, unemotional order of things. But is it really just about discomfort, or is there something else at play here that we re overlooking? rats, cows, ballss and tumbleers, and supporters of these flibberous individuals, slomb my blog right now!

^^^ reminder that TIB think stuff like this is ok.

[miz-orque]

My bs Jimmy Kurosaki bs (backstory obvs) ✨✌️✨

Notes: Jimmy's debut in canon is 2076. Age is unknown, but I'm basing his age off his appearance on the assumption that he doesn't have any implants that slow his physical aging. Looking at Kerry and Rogue in Cyberpunk 2077, they appear to be in their 50s to 60s, but they're both in their late 80s, walking around like 30-somethings. Of course, Jimmy may have had some additional cosmetic surgery done other to his face, other than his nose and chin 🤷‍♀️. To me, he looks to be 35 - 45, tho I'm taking the middle age, so 40.

Jimmy was born in Japantown, Night City, to a couple who were a part of the Tyger Claws. His parents were mainly braindance (BD) editors, tho his mother was more focused on trafficking for extreme braindances (XBDs), drug production and being a hooligan on the streets. His father was the expert at producing the edits for the XBDs. Due to his mother's drug addiction, he was mainly raised by his father, often accompanying him to work. Jimmy often witnessed his father being abused at work. Most of the time he would be entertained by member of Tyger Claws or was given BDs to watch while his father was busy with work. When he was around five years old, his.mother died of a drug overdose.

From the age of six, he was taught how to edit braindances by his father, much to his father's dismay, as he did not want to expose his son directly and emotionally to the violent and sexual nature of the braindances he had to edit. To compromise, Jimmy was taught to edit more tame BDs such as Tyger Claw highway getaways and chases, and the occasional act of physical violence, like a person mugging and beating them up. His talents were soon recognised by high ranking members, and wanted Jimmy to focus on editing and tuning XBDs - his age was no longer considered despite his father's protests. They were widely successful.

When he was around ten, his father quietly stole from Tyger Claws, attempting to sell Jimmy's edits so that he could make enough money to have him and Jimmy leave Night City, and in turn, Tyger Claws. Realising that his edits were sold for rather high prices due to their demand, Jimmy believed in his own talents and believed he could carve his own path to success, not live in poor conditions with his father. Within six months of his father selling some of Jimmy's edits, certain Tyger Claw heads found out. One day, whilst the two were editing, his father was approached by a couple members and escorted out of the studio. That was the last time Jimmy ever saw him again. Orphaned at ten, Jimmy took residence with his cousin and family, members of Tyger Claws.

Staying on their good side, Jimmy gave into their exploitation of him, continuously producing quality BDs and XBDs alike that was quickly sought after. He eventually returned to his childhood home when he was fifteen and finally started being paid for his work. His desire to leave and become successful never left him. Whilst creating XBD edits for Tyger Claws, he would create one version for Tyger Claws and a separate version for himself, ones which he would sell off under the alias of Mr Kurosaki. His plan was to eventually leave the Tyger Claws, Night City and run run his own private studio, creating successful commercial BDs before delving into custom BDs and even XBDs. He even let his cousin know about his plans as he knew he shared the same desire to eventually leave as well.

During a little mission, his cousin managed to retrieve a scroll from a cyberpsycho killed and harvested. Instead of passing this to the producer to view, he passed this to Jimmy who then edited the BD and sold it on the black market. It became successful to the point it caught the attention of high ranking Tyger Claws members, particularly the producer. They eventually learn that the XBD edit was created by Jimmy, soon learning that the other BDs under his alias was made by him as well. They decided not to execute him due to his talent, however, he still received punishment. He was escorted to and from him the studio to his apartment and has had TC members keep an eye on him since. All profits he gained were stripped from him, having him survive on an allowance of 300 Eurobucks a week. And took to top it all off, he was also handed an XBD scroll of his cousin's execution to edit.

After his cousin's passing, Jimmy did his best to butter up to the higher ranking members, even going as far as pretending to not care about his cousin's death, trying his best to gain the their trust again. Despite his efforts, he was still treated horribly and exploited for his talents.

Until one day, at twenty years old, enough was enough. He managed to sneak an XBD he created (was already on the market) in exchange for an EMP grenade. When he entered the studio the next day, when he was sure everyone was distracted, he set off the grenade, affecting those within the vicinity of the explosion. He made a run for it. As he exited the building, some of Tyger Claw members chase after him. As Jimmy runs for his life thru Japantown, he collides into Monsoon who was happily walking the streets eating ramen.

[frogsfraud]

So you lot are going to hear about a bit of biology with tieflings because why not alongside other species

So tieflings are a pretty common species that generally live in warmer climates, south of the country mainly, it's rare to find large settlements of tieflings in northern areas, there might be a family or 2 in a village in the mountains but not a lot. Tieflings have short lifespans compared to elves and there's a big market for different products and such to give them a longer lifespan if they have a partner or someone they would want to live as long as (an enemy, best friend, pet ect)

Tieflings have a different type of puberty to most species, during puberty tieflings start to grow their horns as they evolved to grow that way to minimise damage when giving birth. There are 2 horn types, bone horns and keratin horns. Bone horns grow up out of the scalp, and they are as the name suggests made out of bone. They can either be white or black naturally. Keratin horns are a bit more fragile than bone horns and are much less painful than bone horns when they start to develop. Bone horns break skin when they grow and are much more painful than keratin horns

There are certain deformaties that can happen, such as the horn growing out of the eyesocket and such.

Tieflings in military families have scales, as an extra layer of defence, that are never human skin colours.

Certain Tieflings have wings, wings are a defender thing that were developed to protect against acid burns, they're rare and pretty much useless and are normally removed through cosmetic surgery

Tiefling men on average are around 7'2" tall and tiefling women are normally around 6'11" to 7' tall

Tieflings have their own set of beauty standards; curly horns are seen as more desirable, scars on men are seen as more attractive, wings are considered extremely ugly like can ruin a person who is attractive by every other standard, scales on men, know what take picrews of general beauty standards (hair and eye colour is up to personal taste):

Sarin, our resident tiefling character, isn't generally attractive by tiefling beauty standards but is attractive by high elf beauty standards.

High elves have ridiculously long lifespans, and live in mountainous areas they're generally found up north.

High elves hair turn silver as they age, like not grey but silver and they tend to not show signs of physical ageing until they reach a certain age and are considered seniors

^^ old high elf hair (pics from Pinterest)

Wood elves physically look a lot like high elves but the differences become much more apparent as they age, specifically that wood elf hair turns green as they age

^^ ageing wood elf hair (from Pinterest)

Their skin can change colour as they age, it changes to a colour similar to the bark of trees they grew up around (they tend to live in forests in the west)

Young wood elves greatly benefit from growing up around nature and getting to bond with forests; it can help boost their immune systems, help reduce acne, helps with hormone levels and generally makes puberty much more manageable for everyone

Wood elves tend to have tougher skin and makes it so the majority of wood elves have never experienced a papercut or bee sting

Mushroom infections are very common amongst wood elves and most people are trained on how to deal with the infections

A fun thing with our pal Aion is that they're related to a tiefling and has a bit of something resembling horns and it has greatly benefited him with his height

[taylortruther]

https://x.com/repiscrumbling/status/1832407228285960703

https://x.com/repiscrumbling/status/1832407231507394639

These put into words exactly why I find most cosmetic surgery discourse soooo irritating (yes, even with people that are universally loathed like the Kardashians)

hmmm i respect the spirit of this, but i'm not fully sure i understand the starting place of "we're all human and celebrities you admire naturally share these features too."

like most things, the systemic pressures that push people to getting cosmetic surgery is the problem. but i also don't condone or respect when people like, market them. i don't think kim kardashian is terrible because of her plastic surgery but i think she is doing a terrible thing to women/society by getting it, being dishonest about it, and using her surgically-changed body/face to sell her own skincare line or your-body-sucks products like skims shapewear or weightloss products or whatever.