Why Jamie Lee Curtis Is Wrong About Plastic Surgery

When Jamie Lee Curtis called plastic surgery “the genocide of a generation of women,” it sparked backlash—and for good reason.It’s a strong, loaded word to use, and it misses the reality for so many people.Celebrity opinions like this can be damaging and fuel misconceptions about plastic surgery, feed harmful stereotypes, and erase the deeply personal reasons people choose it in the first place.Most people aren’t chasing Hollywood beauty. They’re everyday individuals seeking confidence, comfort, or relief from conditions like lipedema. Monique and Hannah share procedures that have little to do with “societal pressures” and everything to do with feeling good in your own skin.LinksThe Guardian, ‘Generations of women have been disfigured’: Jamie Lee Curtis lets rip on plastic surgery, power, and Hollywood’s age problemCBS News, Jamie Lee Curtis: The 60 Minutes InterviewNewBeauty, Jamie Lee Curtis Revealed the Dark Reason She Chose to Get Plastic Surgery at 25Vanity Fair, Jamie Lee Curtis Loves Being a Nepo BabyFollow Dr. Hector Salazar’s lipedema Instagram @lipedemasandiegoLearn from the talented plastic surgeons inside La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre, the 12x winner of the San Diego’s Best Union-Tribune Readers Poll, global winner of the 2020 MyFaceMyBody Best Cosmetic/Plastic Surgery Practice, and the 2025 winner of Best Cosmetic Surgery Group in San Diego Magazine’s Best of San Diego Awards.Join hostess Monique Ramsey as she takes you inside LJCSC, where dreams become real. Featuring the unique expertise of San Diego’s most loved plastic surgeons, this podcast covers the latest trends in aesthetic surgery, including breast augmentation, breast implant removal, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, labiaplasty, facelifts and rhinoplasty.La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Centre is located just off the I-5 San Diego Freeway at 9850 Genesee Ave, Suite 130 in the Ximed building on the Scripps Memorial Hospital campus.To learn more, go to LJCSC.com or follow the team on Instagram @LJCSCWatch the LJCSC Dream Team on YouTube @LaJollaCosmeticSurgeryCentreThe La Jolla Cosmetic Surgery Podcast is a production of The Axis: theaxis.io Theme music: Busy People, SOOP