Gia Tolentino

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336 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 22 Jul

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Fresh Air · Jia Tolentino on ‘Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare’ · 22 Jul 2026 podcast

I mean, that's horrible.

And imagine if you were 16, right?

It's crushing to think about.

And, you know, to be a teenage girl is a nightmare as it is.

You know, we have no end of studies about how any time on visual social media is profoundly destructive to the mental health and confidence and kind of sense of autonomy in young girls and teenagers and young women.

But, yeah, you see it everywhere.

There was a 12-year-old that went viral on TikTok for her anti-aging skin routine.

If you look on non-visual forms of social media, you know, like on Reddit or on Twitter, on any place, you'll find teenagers wondering, you know, should I start getting Botox?

I'm 18.

Like, I'm starting to see signs of aging.

You will have 20-somethings wondering if they should get a facelift because they think they have jowls.

I'm in my late 30s and I was Googling, you know, I'm 37.

Should I get a facelift?

Just trying to see what one would see if one were to Google this.

And, you know, I tried it on my husband's phone.

I tried it on my, you know, I tried it on incognito.

And all of the first search results say no.

You know, probably not a full one, but a mini one could be good.

And the most naysaying opinion I could find was someone saying, no, just do Botox instead.

Just do Botox and injectables instead.

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