Between the quest for perfection, personal reconstruction, and the dictates of social media, cosmetic surgery is attracting an increasingly younger and more diverse clientele. Rhinoplasty, injections, body contouring: the procedures are multiplying, but what really happens once the operating room doors close?

Through the testimonies of patients and practitioners, this report explores the underlying motivations, the medical steps involved, the spectacular results, but also the risks and complications that accompany these interventions.