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Cindy Jackson Sets World Record With 52 Plastic Surgeries, Cosmetic Procedures

Cindy Jackson is beautiful, but she wasn't born with her show-stopping looks. She bought them.

Jackson, a Londoner who hails from the American Midwest, has had $100,000 in cosmetic procedures,
including 14 full-scale operations as well as cuts, pulls, peels and jabs. She's had Botox, five face-lifts and
liposuction, and her eyes have been done – twice. In total, Jackson has had 52 cosmetic procedures, a world
record for the most procedures ever undergone by one person.

Jackson, 55, grew up in small town Ohio, with a short-tempered father and low self-esteem. She recalled a
comment someone made to her when she was young: "One guy said when I was 14, 'You know Cindy, when
you smile, from the side your nose and chin almost meet.'"

When her father died, he left her some money, and she used it to start her transformation. She says she's been
careful to take it slow, but also said she just wants to look beautiful and young.

Her most recent procedure was having her hands injected with a substance that apparently stimulates collagen
production. "I'd had everything done to look younger, to look better, and my hands were letting me down," she
said. "I did have prominent veins and tendons sticking up and now you don't see them at all."

Jackson said people's middle years – their 40s, 50s and 60s – were being "redefined" by this generation. "We
don't have to look like our parents," she said. "It's evolution. It's medical progress."

Jackson works as a consultant, providing plastic surgery and anti-aging advice, according to her website. She's
also written two books: "Living Doll" and "Image and Cosmetic Surgery Secrets."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/cindy-jackson-sets-world-record-52-plastic-surgery/story?id=13296809&page=2

Comprehension Questions

1 For what reason did Cindy Jackson set the world record?

2 What motivated Cindy to make up her mind to do plastic surgery in the first place?

3 Where did she get the money for the transformation?

4 What is Cindy’s job?

5 What is her opinion about plastic surgery?

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Discussion Questions

1 What do you think about plastic surgery? What are the pros and cons of doing the procedure?

2 The popularity of cosmetic surgery is growing in Korea these days. What do you think are the reasons?

3 “Lookism” is a new world order. Research in psychology and related fields have shown the impact of
people’s appearance to others and the effect was huge. What do you think about this?

4 If you have a chance to get plastic surgery, which part of your body would you like to change, and
why?

5 Korea and Brazil are the largest markets for cosmetic surgery. Why? Brazil is quite sexually liberal,
whereas Korea is very conservative. How do these paradoxes equate to the huge popularity of cosmetic
surgery?