December 2022

In 2020, greater than 1.7 million African-Americans reportedly received cosmetic surgery procedures. That’s also the 12 months that nose reshaping reigned supreme as the highest cosmetic surgical treatment across all race groups, ahead of facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation. For many years, rhinoplasty (popularly often called a nose job) remained a taboo topic within the Black American community, an anathema used to ridicule and shame celebrities whose latest noses seemed glaringly unnatural or “chopped,” a scarlet offense against Black pride and power. Yet, advancements each in cosmetic surgery and popular culture have progressively transformed this norm.Read ‘The Risk of the Rump,’ a deep dive into the reality behind Brazilian butt lifts. The rise in social video platforms like YouTube and TikTok...