The last surgery is Rhinoplasty, also known as a “nose job”. It is used to reshape the nose, whether because of appearance or difficulty breathing. In an open Rhinoplasty, a small incision is made at the base of the nose between the two nostrils. Then the cartilage and tip of the nose are pulled up to reveal the inside of the nose and cartilage. Surgeons form and reshape the cartilage, possibly cutting unwanted pieces or adding pieces for the desired look. The nose is recovered, and stitches are placed on the base, closing the cut.
With the surgery and the pixel replacement, is your face even your face at that point? At least with the surgery, it’s still one’s own skin, not something that can be “taken off.” But filters? Filters are not in the analog world. That is not your face reflected on the screen, but an idealized image based on a machine and beauty standards. But what if you can’t get off the screen and see reality? What if the filter is reality without cosmetic surgery? While that may not happen in the near future, there is already talk of what could happen if we don’t take off the screen, like with the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses. If you permanently wear the computer over your eyes, how would you know if anyone looked like what they said they did? What if when you looked in the mirror, you could never see your actual face?
