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Sopportato in 1984

19.May.2008, 01:35 pm

Jules Smith “Necklace di bacio di bacio„, $237
Jules Smith progetta il necklaceNon posso ritenere la metà inferiore della mia faccia.

Una barretta lucidata colpisce il mio grin. “Come ritenete?„

“Non.„ Penso che stia sorridendo; Non so se i miei labbri stanno muovendo. “Ritengo grande.„

“Fabulous. Il medico sarà giusto poll.„ che guardo il suo swish del ponytail fuori il portello di mogano: è una coda di biondo equilibrato, echeggiante che cosa potrebbe accadere se si bagna mai nella luce solare naturale.

Mi distendo nella mia sede, le mie coscie che attaccano fuori il mio vestito da estate e sul covering libero di un cuoio di lusso. Cullato dal bambino della sedia del backseat del benz e del dentista, provo ad alzare i miei piedini dalla plastica, ma succhia alla mia pelle, mantenente lo sugli ammortizzatori. Dò in su e stare allo schermo del calcolatore Apple Prima di me, galleggiando sulla parete francese della vaniglia. Flash di afters e di Befores delicatamente: le facce alzate in un'ora del pranzo, sorriso forzato si allinea a partire da troppe date del pranzo cancellate, gridando i mariti che abbracciano le donne hanno mascherato expressionless dopo essere stato Botoxed nella bellezza.

Non posso attendere.

Ci è un colpo secco rapido sul portello, su una pausa gentile e su un'apertura regolare e silenziosa: un cappotto bianco premuto scivola il poll. I sorrisi del medico, senza suo piegare della faccia. “Così ci riempiremo appena in 1 cc di…„

“Juvéderm,„ rispondo a. Mi domando se i miei labbri stanno curvando in su. Il nome del riempitore è così perfettamente organico al relativo scopo: la carne “di rejuvenate„ funzionato dentro, “la dermatologia„ ha suggerito a. Estetica abbastanza da suonare inoffensiva, abbastanza medico in moda da poterli giustificare voi un elevatore istante come bisogno clinico.

“Naturalmente,„ accosente. Si piega sopra me, esaminando. “Presto avrete labbri perfetti per abbinare il resto della vostra faccia.„

Rido scioccamente “li ringrazio,„ benchè sapessi che il suo foreplay colloquiale è una formula del fatto e del romanzotanto come il naso del suo assistente, che si è sbiadito indietro sulla scena. Lo vedo dire questo alla signora che espone a flash sullo schermo di calcolatore, poichè la prova facciale della sua ultima unione è cancellata, io lo vedo dire questo ad ogni qualcosa-anno-vecchia ragazza 30, ad ogni sedici dolci Botoxed oltre i suoi anni. A chiunque che paga qualcuno--un con su un singolo cc. O tre.

“Sono felice voi soggiorno dal sole,„ dice. “Che è buono. Quello è la maggior parte del controllo che avete di anti-invecchiamento nei vostri anni '20.„ La sua miniera eccessiva di lucentezza degli occhi. “Benchè possiate presto desiderare considerare un elevatore dell'occhio. Your eyes are beautiful, but…”

“They’re sagging?” I ask. I raise my brows in the gold-framed mirror that floats in front of me, and then force myself to relax—the expression crinkled my forehead.

“Your eyes are just a little puffy over the lid.”

“That’s the Jap in my Cracker Jap,” I answer. “They’ve been like that forever. I’m a little Asian.”

“Oh, that’s very natural then,” he says. “Yes, a laser would fix that. Or we could lift from the hair line, and raise your brows, too.” His fingers tug my face up, and I’m wide eyed in my reflection.

“Yep,” I say, recognizing his movement. “I’ve done that in the mirror before.” It’s like I’m enjoying the slumber party makeovers I always wanted as a teenager: syringes instead of tubes of flavored lip gloss, older over-groomed men instead of T-shirted younger brothers.

The mirror disappears.

A needle dives into my skin.

“Can you feel anything?”

“Barely.” I say. My eyes water, and I worry for my mascara.

His syringe pinches again, and again, and again, like a needle stitching a smile. The pain is worse the closer he gets to the corners of my lips, piercing my machine behind expression. Then the syringe is replaced with gloved fingers, massaging my mouth. Still partly numb, his hands’ dance is both fuzzy feeling and sharp.

“Are you moving the filler into place?” I laugh: there’s something amusing about all the work it takes to look natural.

“Yes, it’s very malleable.”

I try to smile. They hand me a mirror, and giggles spill out my ballooned mouth.

“You look so good!” says his assistant. The perfect pillows of her lips make a circle as she coos, forming a little black hole of talk. I wonder if my kisser will echo hers tomorrow.

I laugh again. They look at me like I’ve picked up the wrong fork for my salad (no dressing), or like when they turned down the $500 gift card I’d received at a black-tie dinner for their services (”You need to spend $5,000 to use it,” a lab-coated consultant explained. Small print on the card’s back argued otherwise, but I handed them my American Express).

“I’m sure it’ll look lovely in a few hours,” I say. “But right now it’s as if my brother socked me in my face—funny.”

“Well, you’re all done,” says the doctor. I reach to shake his hand. “Hopefully we’ll see you again soon.”

Hopefully?

Who needs hope when I have so much control over the face god gave me? Under the fancy fluorescent light, my mind’s eye is already erasing more lines: those parentheses around my smile, gentle reminders of a lifetime spent spinning, penning stories that gave me pleasure; that smiling curve of under-eye circles, from years of telling myself sleep was an overpriced luxury.

Who needs hope when I can buy grooming and confidence? Earthly intelligent design always trumps the concept of some far-off, mystical designer naturally birthing beauties.

The door’s closed, and I’m alone in the controlled quiet. I stare at my face in the mirror, at my pale, bloated smile. Though I’ll have to wait a day to enjoy the results, there’s instant gratification: I feel god-like.

I move to get out of my chair, but my body sticks to it, and I sink back in.



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  1. darcy demarco says:

    This is very well written. It is good because you can tell that there is thinking going on along with the action. I like the fact that it is thought-provoking.

    Something to think about: A few years ago, in San Diego, I attended a party for a singles group/night at a bar. None of the people were attractive by any standard. Cruel though it may sound, you could tell why they were still single: their looks. But, not one of them had succumbed to the knife.

    Which made me think: Would I have the guts, if I looked like one of them, to not have plastic surgery? To demand that society accept me as I am, no matter what the cost?

    I am a person who liked being married. And, other than a weight problem at times, I have usually considered myself attractive.

    Just a thought.

  2. M says:

    i respect anyone’s right to choose to have work done on their face or body, but this article makes me really uncomfortable.

  3. KRiSTOPHER DUKES says:

    What about me calling you “lover”?

    Lover.

    XXXO,
    K

  4. ROSE says:

    Ha!
    Nothing uncomfortable about that. It its a very accurate description of what it’s like….Although I have never heard “Hopefully we’ll see you again soon.”
    If you’re going there in the first place, it’s because you have made a concscious that either:
    a) You choose NOT to age like your mother (Sometimes not a desirable eventuality).
    b) You want to keep looking fresh for your man.
    c) You are going to look good and fight the normal aging process - kicking and screaming…because you can.
    This is my opinion only, but I want readers to understand that K wrote a great piece.
    Also, I always get the sticky-leatherette thing going on at any doctor’s office. The surgical chairs are designed to be CLEANED. Sweaty adhesion is OK…and leaving a ripped and soggy paper cover is the norm.
    Nothing to see here except for great writing.
    aheers

  5. Kelly says:

    Thrilling to see the indomitable Miss K. returning to craft and form. I truly missed you.

    Hawaii, Hong Kong, Japan, next NYC and Paris? Milan? Bicoastal, No; Biglobal!

    Kelly

  6. KRiSTOPHER DUKES says:

    How about just bi?

    Missed you more.
    K

  7. Kelly says:

    No, I missed you the most.

    As regards the bi.
    We could fly our Bi-play-n. You be the top wing, I’ll be the lower. We will fly to Cumberland Island and watch the Wild Horses run underneath us. Or, will they watch us?

    Kelly

  8. Peter Belisi says:

    A tad freaky!

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  12. C says:

    Lips are the one modification I’ve always wanted. I just hate the idea of having to go in every 6 months or deflating.

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