China s Tortured Beauties: Make Me Look Western

Tortured Beauties - China: The frightening new Chinese craze for Western-style beauty driving a nationwide boom in dangerous and drastic cosmetic surgery procedures. For similar stories see: Socialist China s Billionaire Playboys https://youtu.be/FWGI-bGOzP0 I Want A Gangnam Style Face: S. Korea s Bizarre Surgery Trend https://youtu.be/ZCKShGLyeK0 China s Female Millionaires are in a Matchmaking Frenzy https://youtu.be/ulUIFi-7Oug Subscribe to journeyman for daily uploads: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures For downloads and more information visit: http://www.journeyman.tv/?lid=65252 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Modern China is working hard to give itself a new image. And now a frightening new craze for Western-style beauty is driving a nationwide boom in dangerous and drastic cosmetic surgery procedures. "Until recently, communist ideals valued natural beauty. Today, other things are considered beautiful", explains fashion photographer Zheng Chen. At just 19, young model Ai Xiao Qi has found success in China s fashion world. But she isn t under any illusions about the painful cause of her popularity: "when you re in front of cameras, your face must have a strong profile". A strong profile: the new Chinese euphemism for surgically-enhanced Western features. In a bid to be as tall as Westerners, Chinese girls are even undergoing gruesome procedures to break and extend their legs. After a botched surgery, tour guide Qi Lixia ended up horribly disfigured. "The doctors tried to re-assure me. But my nose was completely deformed." But such is the pressure on young girls that she s prepared to go under the knife again: "Looking good helps me in my job". As this mantra becomes more widely accepted, the message to young girls is clear: it s what s on the outside that counts. ORF- Ref:5804 Journeyman Pictures is your independent source for the world s most powerful films, exploring the burning issues of today. We represent stories from the world s top producers, with brand new content coming in all the time. On our channel you ll find outstanding and controversial journalism covering any global subject you can imagine wanting to know about.