In what seems, based on the very little first-hand knowledge I have of Beverly Hills on account of never living or even being anywhere near there, to be a stereotypically Beverly Hillsy move, the Beverly Hills Council has voted to resume elective cosmetic surgeries despite continued COVID-19 lockdowns in the state.
The 4-1 majority vote to reinstate the surgeries and allow plastic surgeons to open their doors immediately reverses a March 16 moratorium on the practice, Fox 11 reported. And while Angelenos have a certain reputation to uphold, the lone vote against the repeal thinks the Beverly Hills elite could probably do without their Botox and lip fillers for a while longer.
“It’s bad policy and it’s irresponsible,” councilmember John Mirisch told Fox 11. “The motion was made to just basically rescind the protections we’ve taken more than a month ago and open up those floodgates. Not only does it send the wrong message, it’s just the wrong thing to do at this time.”
Mirisch added that while he was supportive of reinstating “medically necessary procedures,” such as angioplasty, tumor removal and heart valve replacement, he believes purely cosmetic surgeries like rhinoplasty and breast augmentation can wait. “I don’t think people need Botox now. I think that can wait. I don’t think people need liposuction. I don’t think people need face jobs especially when you’re supposed to be covering your face,” he said.
But while other people may be seeing our uncovered faces less often, we’re forced to stare at them more than ever thanks to our new lockdown-era dependence on Zoom. Plastic surgeons in New York have reported a recent spike in plastic surgery inquiries since we all started starting at our faces and realized how ugly we are.
People “are looking at themselves more than they ever have probably in human history,” plastic surgeon Dr. Norman Rowe told the New York Post, adding that patients tell him “they’re always looking at that little box of themselves in the upper right-hand corner, analyzing their face.”
So while plastic surgery may not be essential, apparently it can feel that way when you’re forced to come face-to-face with your own face.
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