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Due to humanity´s frequent attempts to improve their physical appearance and attractiveness, or to reduce some hereditary congenital disabilities through cosmetic procedure or surgery, human enhancement is not a new concept. This book will focus on a certain case that is prominent in the Philippines. Marlou Arizala, a.k.a Xander Ford became famous/infamous when his group´s videos went viral on social media. He recently had a cosmetic enhancement procedure that changed his looks as well as his fate. Employing this case as a conversation starter among Canadian respondents, this book aims to identify people from different faith traditions´ reactions to and perspectives on cosmetic enhancements. Interview questions were designed and three people who identify as members of several faith traditions - including Roman Catholicism (West), Ukrainian Catholicism (East), Protestantism (United Church), Islam, Hinduism, and Sikhism-will be interviewed. With cosmetic enhancement becoming more and more popular, wouldn´t you be interested to know what your religion thinks about cosmetic enhancement?

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Alarcon, Marissa
Marissa Alarcon received her Master of Arts in Religion and Culture from the University of Saskatchewan. She currently works full-time as a Research Coordinator for the Clinical Research Support Unit, College of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. She also has a Bachelor of Science in Physics for Teachers and Master of Arts in Education.

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