Plastic surgery & beauty ideals - A hot topic from Iran to Brazil | Us & Them | DW Documentary
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- Brazil and Iran, two countries with very high beauty standards. There’s an enormous number of plastic surgery procedures taking place in these two nations and the pressure to look good is ever present. Sometimes that pressure comes from relatives - who disagree about how we should look.
In the age of Instagram and Tik-Tok, unrealistic beauty ideals have become a global phenomenon. And sometimes it's hard not to be influenced by them. Brazilian mother Claudia Cristiane Pegorer Tavares describes herself as "vain". She’s already had some plastic surgery and wants to have even more. Her daughter Camila is part of the Brazilian body positivity movement "Movimento Corpo Livre" which promotes self-acceptance. But that can come at a cost: people like Camila who don't measure up to society's standards still get nasty looks and comments. Often the comments come from Camila's own family. Her godfather encourages her to get her stomach stapled to lose weight. Her mom Claudia thinks she needs silicone breast implants. No wonder there's a rift.
In Tehran, the world capital of nose jobs, singer-songwriter Reesa believes that a different nose is key to his success. He's earned quite a bit of money playing music in the streets, but his mom is skeptical of his plan to spend so much on surgery. The real conflict however is with Reesa's uncle. His view is: "Men have to be tough, with calluses on their hands." Even though more and more Iranian men are getting nose jobs, for Uncle Akbar, cosmetic surgery is only for girls and women who want to be beautiful for their husbands. He's afraid that Reesa will start off getting a new nose, then new eyebrows and maybe end up a junkie. At least the regime in Iran has no problem with nose jobs. The late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini even officially sanctioned the procedure, saying: "God ... loves beauty."
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I’m Iranian and his nose in iran is considered small and perfect. He’s nuts.
This is probably just for the cameras
His style is the problem and confidence level. Literally has the perfect nose
there's absolutely nothing wrong with this guy's nose lol
To me it looks like he already had one
100% Agree
Love the uncle lol
The Iranian guy is already having a PERFECT nose …
I agree
That Brazilian mom is horrendous, very rude and disrespectful. She’s literally bullying the girl. 😢 And the other family members, too.
Coming from a brazilian, welcome to Brazil...
There's NOTHING WRONG with that singer's nose! It's a super nose on a man. 👌💪
EXACTLY..I was just about to type the same thing!!! It's just sad how he sees himself. In the world of noses..for an Iranian his nose is actually good...could be way "worse" a
The thing about Iran is a significant amount of the population has a fake nose (I've only met one Persian who didn't) so when you have a real one you stand out.
😂
His nose is perfect. The long hair and mustache need to go.
i want a chin implant
That Brazilian mother is, quite frankly, vile. If she was telling her daughter to lose weight because of health issues, it would be understandable, but to constantly fat shame her daughter just to be "beautiful" is appalling. However, if what her daughter says is true, that the mother deliberately persuaded people to have procedures that they hadn't thought about, then it tells us a lot about her. Thank goodness that the daughter has a supportive wife.
Not that it makes her behaviour okay but it's also due to a lot of societal pressure that she internalised
Its understandable, i don’t think she is vile. She wants the best for her daughter and lets be honest society (in almost every country in the world) is kinder and more accepting of thin/medium sized young ladies.
The funny thing is the mother isn’t much thinner.
The mom should have a look at herself in a mirror
The mother should encourage the duaghter to have more discipline with her physical activites and ESPECIALLY with her CALORIE INTAKE .
He has a perfect nose like not even being nice
His nose is beautiful.
When I say I see narcissism everywhere I meant it. It's everywhere. A child's first bully is the parents. Me seeing that woman inject herself I threw up. That mother is the reason her daughter is insecure about her body. Sad sad sad. Am a mother and I always boost my daughters confidence and remind her how beautiful she is even with a messy hairday and ive done it since she was a newborn and now age 5 she tells herself how beautiful she is especially when I plait her natural hair. And for my son I do exactly same and when he is angry I encourage him to come to me and let's talk about it. Parents need to teach their children to love themselves and everyone is happy. This people using plastic surgery Do they know they'll grow old someday?? Love yourself people
I hope you are encouraging sports, clean diet and activity.
This is the opposite of narcism .... they're just insecure .
The uncle is brutally honest with his nephew. It hurt but image should come after the craft not before.
Plastic surgery does not cure low self esteem
Oh my goodnees, that Iranian guy's nose was PERFECT. Sometimes parents are right, please listen to them. His nose was absolutely balanced and beautiful.
People should really understand a great body is an active body if you're working out hard and eat clean most of the time it doesn't matter what your body looks like you should chase improvement not perfection
Exercising too hard when chasing after perfection is not good for health.
Not true. Sometimes people are overweight because of metabolism or hormones. I'm 1.58 and 90kg, and regularly go on long walks, do workouts at home, go swimming. The few times I mentioned in conversations that I'd just been swimming and swam 1-2km, people would be like "really?" With a look of disbelief on their faces.
@@NightinGal89 then maybe you should verify what you it..... the intake matters too, if you eat like trash, all the physical activites go to the dumpster.
@@NightinGal89 Home workouts won't cut it you need to be intense with your workouts Do weights , add conditioning and if you're overweight it won't matter if you choose junk all the time cause eating a lot of healthy food never hurt anybody just change your diet cause people assume healthy food is not tasty you'll be amazed at what you can eat which is both healthy and tasty
@@yourmamabeautifulI don't find men or women who are obsessed with working out the least bit attractive. I do sometimes wish I had a guy to go to the gym with so that other men wouldn't try to talk to me, but I don't want to have to deal with that guy either.
Reza is like an Iranian Hozier he's literally perfect
I love the nose of the Iranian singer. I hope he will make it to the music industry and prove to them that talent is more than the looks.
I'm from Europe and was basically married to a Brazilian for 7 years and went to visit the in-laws 5 times. Some of them didn't realise I could understand Portuguese. I heard their comments about my weight and I wasn't even fat! I made it very clear where to draw the line with people, which embarrassed my ex. I learnt that they weren't trying to be malicious, it's just cultural.
These things have changed a little... I can't say about your in-laws though. But I think the young in Brazil, although they may strive to get fit, are really less judgmental about other peoples' looks today.
I am Brazilian and I understand brazilians are very straightforward with certain things. But talking about one's weight like that is considered VERY unpolite. I am sorry you had this experience.
As a Brazilian, I do consider it a bit malicious. Kind of passive agressive. People use euphemisms sometimes. They might call you strong with a smile in the face.
It's not common to give it straight in Brazil. Quite the opposite, actually. Our culture is full of innuendos, context, malice. Direct talk is considered offensive.
I am realizing more & more that offending or upsetting people who are trying to hurt you, is what power looks like. I like being terrifying & powerful mych more than being "attractive"
Leave your body parts alone, its beautiful that way
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It's so sad that a mother doesn't accept her daughter, but instead always looks for flaws in her.
The dude’s nose is great. Suits his face. But it’s his nose and if surgery gives him confidence , that’s great 🎉 . He is a good dude trying to make his way. His mom is beautiful.
Oh my, I’m a Brazilian living in Germany and… my family is from the same city of Camila’s! I find it so crazy about this pressure to be picture perfect and I heard before that I need breast implant and face lift. You want to feel accepted but you also want to love yourself, it’s an impossible mission
Choose YOU.
Very interesting! I am proud of the Brazilian girl who likes herself the way she is. I personally think she's gorgeous. I am disappointed the Iranian artist got a nose job but if this is what makes him happy, I fully support him. Beauty is so relative and the definition our current society gives of it is so wrong at so many levels! Life is short. Do whatever makes you happy as long as it's legal. Don't let people's negative opinions and comments reach you. Live!!!
His uncle know better
Confidence is all the beauty you need.
Ok, this is the most insightful quote I've ever heard regarding beauty. I think you just changed my life 😮
I am Brazilian, and I am shocked with the way Camilla's mom is treating her. This is not acceptable. Of course it is comprehensible that she is concerned with her daughters' weight, but she should encourage her to see a nutritionist and never body shame the girl. That was mean :(
I think the same. Every child deserve a parent but not every parent deserve a child. I feel she gives a 💩 about her daughter, she only wanted/wants "mini-me".
So glad the Brazilian girl found her way to love herself, express herself through fashion and also has a lovely, supportive wife. She's really pretty, too. Societal pressure is a cruel beast, and obviously her mother buys far too much into this distorted concept of "beauty". Being thin at all costs, mutilating your body through non medically necessary surgery to achieve it, fighting a constant battle with your body to look younger or barbie-like are all terrible lessons.
I think that Reza's family love him very much, but because of the generational gap and as we age, we see things differently. I can understand and appreciate their hesitancy.
He has the same nose as the dude in the gym
I have a Brazilian friend and once we almost had a fight when I suggested that people should reconsider before opting for invasive surgery and think whenther the issue that they have with their body really boils down to their body or something else. I have learned from him and other Brazilians that many there view plastic surgery much more casually and positively than Europeans.
When you are little, you are ridiculed all the time . In high school I suffered bullying, in college people didn't want to go to college with me, there's still the issue of difficulty finding a boyfriend. Most want to find you hidden
I came to the comment section to see if I was losing my marbles. So happy to see other people saying that Iranian guy looks absolutely great. It really is all about perception I guess.
It's concerning when people's priorities are out of order, conflicting beauty with health. To say everyone must look like a supermodel to be successful and accepted is as far from correct as saying one should be happy and feel beautiful even when clearly overweight... We're seeing 2 different extremes and both are removed from reason. That dude's uncle is the type of person everyone should have around for a reality check!
For some here commenting, let us understand that for some cultures, it is very normal to tell your child anything and everything. I am not saying that it is right but that is the way they grow up and find it normal.
what's wrong with his nose?
Men are supposed to have a big beautiful nose. He thinks his career is gonna take off if he has a small nose and he is dead wrong.
He should rather take more care about his hair.
The singer has a beautiful nose. It's sad he thinks this will increase his self confidence.
If you spend some time on the beach in Rio, you start to understand and appreciate the Brazilian relationship with the human body. It may not represent the nation as a whole but from kids to seniors it is all hanging out. Slim to plus, taught and young to sagging leather. S'cool!
Thanks DW for another video in this series. I hope there are more coming.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
It's not so much how you look, it's about your health, as you get older your body can't carry the weight. We have them my family. My cousin had to have knee surgery because of her weight, but she worked on it, and now the weight is gone. I worked with a guy that was older than me. We worked for the DOD. They would not allow him to travel abroad with us because his weight caused lost of other issues. He started working out, stopped smoking, stop drinking beer. Pretty much changed his lifestyle. He has not taken a pill in over 15 years. He is in his 70's now and feels better than he did in his 50's.
Reza your nose is fine!! Your face is nice, ive seen much worse noses! Even your uncle has a nice nose. Im sorry though for how your uncle spoke to you,it was harsh.I could it hurt you.
Camillas mum just needs to leave her alone,and all the family too. Get off her back.
his nose is fine. i don't understand. he does not have a crooked nose or something like that.
keep up the hard work in the videos
I think it’s creepy too.
And I think that young man’s nose is perfect.
Investment in mental health and fitness > quick fix, long term consequences plastic surgery.
Clothes go a long way, too
They failed to put Reesa complete name, I been looking for that music video he showed to his mother.
I started working out cause it makes me feel stronger and I like the result I see when I look at myself in the mirror. I would never consider plastic procedures but I respect and admire the ones who go through that. Nonetheless, we shouldn't judge at all, we never know what our relatives/friends are going through. I would never be able to cope with a mother like the girl from Brazil does. She is mentally strong and at the same time stands up for what she believes it's right for her. Love that! Ps amazing documentary.
100% the guy had this post-surgery nose during the whole documentary. Original nose shown only at 25:34 mark. DW... hope you did not pay for this lie.
Agree!
Reza's Uncle is a stand up guy. Respect.
Iranian singer looks great. His nose is nice. He can add some muscles but otherwise he looks great. I dint understand what kind of nose he wants?
I hate when mothers pass their own insecurities onto their children 😢
I've lived in Brazil for 25 years and have seen many beautiful women of all sizes. But being overweight is a health issue, not a beauty issue. Camila is still in her 20s but in 10 years time, if not before, she will be suffering from several ailments that are diet related such as metabolic syndrome and pre-type 2 diabetes. I know from experience that changes in diet, especially cutting out carbs and sugars dramatically improves this and you lose weight without resorting to invasive, non-reversible surgery. The average Brazilian meal will often comprise three or even four carbohydrates such as rice, french-fries, pasta, farofa (toasted cassava) and prepared using industrial seed oils instead of animal fat such as lard, butter or olive oil. This is all often accompanied by a 2 liter bottle of coca cola or Guarana. She, and her partner, will eventually have to change for health reasons, but could change now to avoid what is inevitably coming. Many of my friends and family have changed the way they prepare and eat their meals and have all benefited from losing weight, having more energy and being able to be more active.
Really good points. Health is the primary reason and she can’t go into her 30s without making changes
The average meal comprises rice and beans, salad and a piece of meat/veggie protein with farofa. Which is pretty healthy!
So I think this girl is having a very bad diet by Brazilian standards! A very unusual and unhealthy one. No one should suffer prejudice for one's body type, and fat shaming is a no-go, poor girl! but indeed, she should seek some guidance to lose weight in a healthy manner.
Beauty is class and style...
Another wonderful documentary was shared by an excellent ( DW) documentary channel. Thanks for sharing. Are these surgeries having bad side effects on their health? Are theirs natural tissues embracing these foreigners normally without ejection? The beauty medical world is not telling the truth behind these surgeries to the customers . Fixing between youths desirable and older generations notable must be for embodying better options for youths and avoiding healthy losses. Not running behind mode standards of famous artists
Thanks for watching and for your constructive feedback! :-)
People that have their body altered, is not secure with themselves on the inside.
I do not think so anything is wrong with the nose of Iranian singer 🙄 accept and respect the creator who give you that face .
Here to follow all these beautiful people. The societal pressure is ridiculous.
The Iranian singer needs to spend his money on singing lessons.
Most of the times, through surgery people are fixing something else…something internal
What a sad sad world. Wouldn’t it be amazing, going to the beach, not worrying about anything but having fun, like we did when we were kids. ♥️ When we are dying, we don’t think „we didn’t look good enough“, we think „we didn’t have enough fun, we were not free enough“ 😐
Work on your health, work on your character..
You're beautiful the way you are born! Love the young lady from Brazil!
I love the uncles wisdom. Uncle made so much sense. Now let's get to that fabulous jumpsuit miss Missy wore at the end of this vid 🔥🔥🔥. Stay strong. I look forward to your next runway show.
I´ve never see such a disrespectful mother like that, I´ve felt completely disgusted to watch such appalling behaviour from a mother who should care and protect her daughter. Tha´s why so many people grow up traumatised and depressed.
Do these people really think that their appearance will change so much of their lives? Or they think they have fixed everything else and appearance is the only thing left to be taken care?
19:24 his nose is so perfect omg looks like already done
hard to imagine that the us and brazil have more plastic surgery than south korea
What a painfull life it was when i went under surgery.. god how these people do it😢🙄... only to look good which will not last long though😢😢
A garota brasileira representou demais!
The Uncle needs to tell him that people with confidence and self-esteem already have the cure for the compulsion to go under the knife.
I wish they showed us his 'after' nose because I could see no issue with the 'before' one!
Yea I heard that in Iran nose job is very common.
Kann mir jemand erklären was er für ein Problem mit seiner Nase hat ? Die ganze Doku lang verstehe ich sein Problem nicht. Ich dachte seine Nase wäre bereits schon gemacht weil sie so perfekt aussieht. Das ist sehr traurig
Small things amuse small minds !!
“Is not Plastic Surgery” is Liposuction” 😂😂😂😂 Lady yes it is liposuction!!! Nothing wrong with it, but call it for what it is.
What have we come to? All these attractive people so hyper focused on their appearance! What if our youth focused on issues outside themselves?
Surgical procedures are only important for the people who have some accident happen to them , or some major issue .. why people want to go such a painful procedure to look according to the Instagram standards?
The kardashians are to blame on this
Not really, Kardashians use the Brazilian beauty standards as their own
just a minute in and i'm shocked that musician wants a nose job. soooo many people want that nose in particular!
Its a matter of Accepting yo natural look or push yo self to look good, thats beauty sometimes choos right clothes, hairstyle and true changing hairstyle often makes u matured - watchinh from Philippines 🇵🇭
I use skin bleaching products from Philippines.
Many from you diaspora are selling these in Europe.
I sometime understand why people resort to plastic surgery or skin bleaching, but still hard for me to understand why people looking for a fake tan …
Kamila is beautiful and more confident then her mother …
Just ❤ yourselves inside and out!👍
His nose already seems to be done. It doesn’t look natural. On the other side he really sounds to have breathing issues. That's something that needs to be fixed with no doubt.
i had to pause when the iranian guy said he wants a nose job and check the comments. we are all so confused and shocked lol
Bahasa Indonesia tidak ada di subtitle 😢
The singer was handsome and the Brazilian lady also
The singer is so good looking and has a beautiful masculine nose.. he is perfect.. but I guess he feels differently about it.. 😊
From reading the comment section, it is evident that there is a level of cultural misunderstanding over the brazilian woman’s mother preoccupation with her daughter’s weight.
Yes, being beautiful is perhaps overestimated in the country as a whole, but her mother made it very clear that she prioritizes her daughter’s happiness. The thing is obesity is undeniably a major health issue - a disease. It even has a ICD of its own.
No cultural misunderstanding. The mom is clearly an airhead obsessed with looks, not health.
I think he has a nice nose! Nothing irregular about the shape or size.
So much energy put on things that doesn’t last.
As a doctor, I think plastic surgery is just it, its plastic, its superficial. If it’s for cosmetic thats what it is for. Let’s not put more to it than what it is. If cosmetic was the reason one went for a procedure thats not necessarily wrong but that doesn’t make it good as well.
There are medical reasons and there are cosmetic goals. Health should be the ideal outcome and so when you have weight thats not considered healthy, that does some health risks too.
There’s like a spectrum between disease, cosmetic, health and the ideal. Truth is we chose where we are on this spectrum and stand by our choice and consequence.
Shout out to all the women in their naturally body......
Ain’t South Korea number one in cosmetic surgery, and not America?
Seriously I am not PC at all, but can someone tell me what is wrong with the Iranian guy's nose?! It looks like a perfect nose to me. I'm lost.
Wow that guy is so handsome❤
Mom should Not be Trying to make her issues her daughter’s issues. Mom should be Thrilled her child feels beautiful! That she doesn't want any surgery.
It's really sad. My Iranian boyfriend was being convinced by family to get a nose job. Apparently a lot of people have nose jobs there even men. I'm glad he didn't let up. I actually love his nose 🥰😍
much loveloveLOVE to everyone.
thank you fo diz, dw.
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well jellybean, diz was enlightenin', fascinatin', heartbreakin' and heartwarmin' at da same time.
mah point of view: beauty is subjective.
also believe dat each and everyone of us possesses somethin' dat make us beautiful in our own ways.
💝🌟😘🤗🌼🌈❣️
Even if appearance were a marker for success, what makes you stand out and attractive, are your unique features- a slightly larger nose, crooked teeth, or a dimple that makes you, you. Trying to have a “perfect” nose/look like everyone else won’t make you more or less talented. It’s sad that medias portrayal of beauty has made so many of us feel unattractive and less than. I really hope we can all acknowledge this money making machine for what it is and I hope this kid doesn’t get a nose job because not only is he attractive, his nose is perfect!!
Wtf the Iranian guy was handsome with his natural nose
Talent and style is a problem or rather a lack of.
He has the perfect nose!!!
Short term fix for long term consequences.
Irian boy looks so perfect .
Me half of that I am happy .
Half of his looks , I am doing very well with girls .
I wonder if the Irani guy already hit platinum 🤔
i HATE seeing those BEAUTIFUL traditional Iranian noses getting supposedly “corrected.”
Vanity is such a shallow desire
Undergoing cosmetic surgery is always risky. Including Botox treatments. Natural is beautiful. Why would anyone want to undergo cosmetic surgery and/or want their daughters to under go cosmetic surgery which does not add to persons physical health at all?
100% agreed