This video is the perfect example of a female who has chronic Body Dysmorphic Disorder, so she is obsessed with plastic surgery. This interview was aired on October 12, 2005; it is about 10 minutes length and very interesting. It is the first time I hear about Jenney Lee and her plastic surgeries, so I did more research to find out what other procedures she had done until 2010.
The video is an interview with Jenney Lee and Dr. George Pratt, who is a psychologist from La Jolla Scripps Memorial Hospital, hosted by Larry King.
Jenny plastic surgeries began when she was almost 20 years old, when her husband at the time would mock her about her breast size and her nose shape. She had breast implants put in to please her husband; however, her breast augmentation got attention not only from her husband, becoming jealous. He started insulting her because of the implants, and after one year she went under surgery to replace for a smaller size. After that she decided to have full body liposuction and rhinoplasty done, all at once. Since then her romance with plastic surgery started.
In her early thirties, Jenny is mother of two and married a second time. She had undergone 44 plastic surgeries, and she has spent about $100,000 on her obsession.
Jenny is constantly asked about her need to modify and tweak her body in keeping up with celebrities, and the most asked is why she cannot see that she is beautiful woman in her own right and does not need to go under the knife. It is because of these questions that she has been in Oprah Winfrey talk show twice and CNN.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder occurred often due to the ideal body image the media is portraying. There are a lot of stand you can take on this topic, it can be from the media influence or the causes of the disorder. I like how this video demonstrated how average women are being affected not just celebrities. You can use Jenny as an example in your paper to demonstrate how Body Dysmorphic disorder affects her and her husband relationship and how it affects her family economically. Overall I think this is a good topic to write about since as society is getting more evolved Body Dysmorphic disorder and eating disorder occurred more frequently compare to the past and as society we must ask why this is the case.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really good example of how BDD effects the public, and more importantly highlights psychological problems. There is obviously a strong pressure from outsiders to be perfect, but succumbing to that pressure is also an issue. This just shows how infected we are as a society and how insecure we are with ourselves. I think it's very important to analyze how Jenny Lee's disorder affects her socially; specifically focusing on relationships. I think it would be really interesting if you could determine the reasons why women are feeling this way. Are there certain aggressors that accompany BDD? What kinds of things do other people do to pressure someone to have plastic surgery? I think finding examples of other women in Jenny's position will continue to support your argument.
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