As my blog covered a lengthy portion of the relationship between BDD and cosmetic surgery, I would like to introduce a milder symptom that is highly common, especially with females, than undergoing the surgical knife – excessive makeup.
Some says that putting on makeup is a way to show one’s manners, especially under the corporate setting. However, what about those who apply makeup so excessively, just to camouflage and hide their imagined “flaws”? How much do we know about the related tools and inventions that put the girls to such obsessive level?
According to the research “The study of body image in people of Taiwan – an exploration of body dysmorphic disorder”(2009), Taiwanese ladies are more prone to have BDD than the gents, as the Chinese culture somewhat values the female with their physical attractiveness and feminine features. The pressure from the society seems to be the strong force behind the growing plastic surgical and makeup trend in Taiwan.
Various Taiwanese variety shows invited girls to compete with their makeup skills. The before/after comparisons are astonishing. Take a look below a slice captured from one of the shows *(Diamond Club):
References:
Wang, Y. H., & Liao, H. C. (2009). The study of body image in people of Taiwan an exploration of body dysmorphic disorder. International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, 2(1), 73-82.
It's pretty obsessive 