Going Against The Hegemony?

People may decide that their idea of perfection is different to that of everyone elses, this may mean that they take a different approach to what is beautiful and therefore will go and get surgery to fulfil their perceptions of 'good looking', even if this means going against the hegemonic views that are pressured upon them. Hegemony is a Neo-Marxist concept that means the dominance of a particular set of ideas or views.

A perfect example of this is Lizard Man, who went against the norm and used surgical modification in order to make his appearance more like that of a reptiles.

Lizard man chose to look the way he does because he liked the idea of body modification, he later took this liking to extremes and eventually had a selection of plastic surgery including horn implants and a forked tongue to help him achieve a lizard like appearance. Lizard man has had the majority of his procedures free, or at a reduced price however the total bill if charged at full price would come to around $250,000.

However surely someone willing to change their body to look like a reptile is not normal? What could have possibly triggered the desire to look like a lizard? The psychological issues that underlie in the decision to get body modification not to look more beautiful, but more like a reptile must be very deep as Eric, or Lizard Man went through hours of painstaking surgery in order to achieve his look yet confessed that he may never be satisfied with the final result.

I think that lizard man is a prime example of someone who's search for perfection has taken him to extreme lengths, because he has now turned into a human guinea pig who is being experimented on by cosmetic surgeons.