PULSE
“According to AAFPRS, one in three
surgeons reported that patients seek
cosmetic procedures in order
to look better in selfies.”
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OMG, #selfie!
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nless you live in a cave, you know what a “selfie” is. Among many
things, the invention of smartphones and social media has given
birth to a generation addicted to selfies. This modern-day truth has
never been clearer to me than after reading the American Academy
of Facial Plastic Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS)’s survey highlighted in Pulse
Points (page 13). According to AAFPRS, one in three surgeons reported that
patients seek cosmetic procedures in order to look better in selfies.
Whether you cringe at the mere mention of the word or embrace it like a long
lost son, selfies are likely here to stay. Why else would the Oxford Dictionary
pick it as “Word of the Year” in 2013?
Some psychiatrists warn about the dangers of selfie addiction. For certain atrisk people like those diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder, the culture of
selfie may be dangerous. This issue’s featured Conversations (page 26) expert
and author of Full: How I Learned to Satisfy My Insatiable Hunger and Feed My
Soul, Kimber Simpkins, knows what’s it like to feel the gnawing pain of distorted
self-image. “I had to be kind to my body when it looked all wrong,” she says.
Kindness. What a beautiful word, especially next to one as scrutinizing and
unforgiving as “selfie.”
Twitter may have declared 2014 as the “Year of the Selfie.” But as one community with a mission to preach holistic beauty, we’re on a mission: We’re
turning 2015 into the “Year to Love Thy #SELFie.” Are you with us?
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Inside the Pulse Vault...
B
efore selfies were the “in” thing, we had photographers who
didn’t actually feel the need to be part of every portrait. Walk
down memory lane with us in future issues with our
“Throwback 90s: The Way We Were” feature. How about you? Still have
those fun 90s photos when you first started in the spa industry? Share
them with us and send to mae.manacap-johnson@ispastaff.com. Oh,
we so love to highlight them in Pulse!
THE GOOD OL’ DAYS. The ISPA community certainly knows how to make memories. At one of the
many early ISPA events, spa industry veteran and founder of The Oaks at Ojai Sheila Cluff (second
from right) posed with daughter and The Oaks at Ojai President and CEO Cathy Cluff. Can you
identify the mystery man in the suit next to Josef Bartholemy, then representing the leading
Baden-Baden SPAS, as well as BRENNERS Parkhotel & Spa in Baden-Baden, Germany?
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