Title from container. Release date: Jul. 13, 2010. Bonus featurettes: Cosmetic ingredients are mislabeled, Hope for eating disorders, Physiognomy with Stuart Ewen, and Boris Kodjoe and Reggie Theus on being attractive. Study guide.
Summary:
Every year Americans spend an average of $12.4 billion (yes, billion!) on cosmetic surgery procedures. Why are we being conditioned not to like the way we look? Award-winning filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five-year journey to unearth the origins and deadly risks of our nation's quest for physical perfection.
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