Sana Khadar

Obviously, we've got access to filters and photo editing, but there is something else on the rise too, and that's cosmetic procedures.

So in a world where we can change our faces and bodies easier than ever, how does this impact the way we think about ourselves and others?

I'm Sana Khadar, and from ABC Radio National, this is All In The Mind, and producer Rose Kerr has this story today, and she joins me in the studio.

Hey, Rose.

Hi, Sana.

Are you chronically online, Rose?

So much of my Instagram, if I go to the For You page, is yes, those surgeons being like, this person's had this done, that done.

But also a lot of like face comparison composite photos, like this person in 2015 versus now.

Yeah, there's a lot of it around.

Yeah, yeah, I'll mimic that.

You know, you do you, whatever you've had done, cool.

Although we will also talk about body dysmorphia in this episode.

And so, Rose, do we know how common cosmetic procedures actually are in Australia?

From ABC Radio National, this is All in the Mind.

I'm Sana Khadar.

Today, producer Rose Kerr has been investigating cosmetic procedures, why we might want to change the way we look and what it might mean for our mental health.

So, Rose, I've noticed an increasing transparency in people talking about the procedures that they've gotten and, you know, sort of listing what they've gotten done to achieve the look that they have.

Yes.

Okay.

I remember that.