Change has now become the mantra of modernity.# Evaluate the post-modern discourse concerning cosmetic surgery, and its associations with Orlan's Art Charnel'. Throughout the ages women in particular, have undergone pain to attempt to conform to the well-established cultural ideals of beauty and youth. This is clear in relation to procedures such as foot binding and the wearing of restrictive corsets, where women suffered discomfort and immobility in the name of particular fashions. The transformability of the individual was the promise of the Renaissance and became the po...

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