An essay on the peculiar plastic surgery habits of Reality TV Brits.

Whereas the Germans, the French, and the Swiss opt for inconspicuous nips and tucks, the British opt for the conspicuous, the risky, the trendy, and the exaggerated. ‘The Love Island and Kardashian stuff,’ as one doctor says. In a nutshell: the social-media influencer aesthetic—big lips, big boobs, big bums.