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In New Skin, Sarah Wang presents a scathing and darkly comedic exploration of the mother-daughter dynamic, set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s underground beauty industry. Linli Feng, a 26-year-old woman on the cusp of a promising future, is abruptly pulled back into her mother’s orbit when Fanny’s latest plastic surgery procedures go disastrously wrong. Having spent years undergoing illicit cosmetic surgeries in the basements of LA’s bootleg beauty parlors, Fanny’s face is now a grotesque testament to her obsession with perfection.
As Linli grapples with the physical and emotional toll of caring for her mother, she uncovers a deeper betrayal: Fanny has secured a spot on America’s Beauty Extreme, a reality television competition where individuals with botched surgeries vie for reconstructive procedures. The show, which thrives on public spectacle and voyeurism, forces Linli to confront the commodification of her mother’s suffering and the toxic culture that fuels it.
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