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Justanotherhuman11/15/2013 3:02:39 am PST

And this is just really, really sad—not that it isn’t happening in the US, also.

Britain reports rise in cosmetic genital surgeries

rawstory.com

More and more, it seems porn is being based on which females can appear more as pre-pubescent girls than fully mature women. The trend to shaving and waxing of the labia also began in porn.

The human need to put one’s “best face forward” has evolved into something unrecognizable, IMHO.

And appearance-conscious men are falling into this cosmetic trap, too.

‘Back, Crack and Sack’: Pubic Shaving Trend Baffles Experts

spiegel.de

“Social pressure to shave oneself is having a definite effect. Adolescent girls are more anxious because their genital region is now bare and more exposed to scrutiny. “The girls are very concerned about what they should look like down there,” says Schfer. The inner labia, which gradually becomes visible at this age, is often seen as unattractive because of its wrinkled and protruding appearance. As a result, says Schfer, “people are increasingly asking me about surgery.”

“The fear of looking outlandish is not limited to adolescents. Adult women are also worried that their labia, which were previously semi-hidden by their pubic hair, could appear too large or saggy. “A woman’s private parts have become her second face,” says Aglaja Stirn, director of the Department of Psychosomatics at Frankfurt’s J.W. Goethe University Hospital. And the same aesthetic principles are applied to both the face and the genitalia. “The labia should look youthful, well-proportioned and taut,” says Stirn.”