When Anderson wrote "The Ugly Duckling", he was imagining a natural transformation from awkward youth to mature beauty. His vision did not include a meat cleaver. The new network show, "The Swan" is a travesty on so many levels it's hard to know where to start. There is nothing wrong with using cosmetic surgery to correct a definitive flaw but to turn on itself to megalomaniacs with scalpels is cause for more therapy than these women are receiving. It is unconscionable that television should even consider anything so potentially damaging. However, women who are left to the golden goose (to mix metaphors) are equally responsible. The sensible thing would be the woman with good conscience turn herself over to foreigners without any intervention in what is being done.

The Swan reflects the superficial attitude of society towards cosmetic surgery as a cure for everything from natural aging of an unhealthy lifestyle. It is not enough that millions of "baby boomers" as they flock to cosmetic surgeons to graft an artificial spring of a natural winter, now they are fiercely promoting the idea of much younger women, even those in their 20s who certainly should be much better than them but can not substitute for the killing of restraint to improve themselves without outside help. Taking personal responsibility is a much healthier solution to the problem A healthy person always looks 10-20 years younger than their peers. While many women would give anything for beauty, one thing that should never be sacrificed – health.