A film star from China who resorted to desperate measures to appear slimmer so she could wear a ball gown for a fashion show has reignited the debate about body shape stereotypes.
By Zhang Xi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-26 08:17 Share CLOSE When appearance anxiety becomes severe it may become a mental disorder or even somatic deformity disorder.[Photo/China Daily]
Want your calves to be thinner and sleeker without doing exercise? Some people choose to receive calf reduction surgery, which involves cutting nerves that control the calf muscles. With the muscles receiving fewer signals to flex, the lower leg muscles begin to atrophy and reduce in size.
The term calf neurectomy has become a hot topic online recently, with some customers and aesthetic medicine institutes promoting the surgery by showing photos of those thinner legs.
April 29, 2021
Although Chloé Zhao’s Oscars win has largely been censored in China, one less sensitive aspect about the event has nonetheless been discussed enthusiastically. That is her very chill, no-makeup look at the awards ceremony, where she simply wore an ankle-length gown and a pair of white sneakers.
While Chinese-born Zhao is not the only, or the first female, celebrity to go for casual at such a major event, her appearance has become a hit among many Chinese feminists, who say Zhao made them feel they can also ditch cosmetics and stop appealing to mainstream beauty standards in the country.