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How to distinguish personal desire from social pressure

I'm considering cosmetic surgery after losing a lot of weight, but I don't know if I want it for me or because society tells me loose skin is ugly.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The internalization of beauty standards makes it nearly impossible to separate authentic preference from cultural conditioning.

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