In a society that idolizes physical appearance, it's not surprising that many individuals are willing to sacrifice a great deal in order to look better. Usually those sacrifices involve money, time, and physical pain. For Solange Magnano, however, a quest for youth and beauty led to the ultimate sacrifice.<\/p>\n\n
Solange was crowned Miss Argentina in 1994, and parlayed that exposure into a successful modeling career. She maintained both her career and physique for more than a decade, but by 2009 both were showing signs of age. According to Roberto Piazza, a longtime friend, she became obsessed with regaining a youthful body.<\/p>\n\n
In November of 2009, Solange travelled to Buenos Aires to undergo a gluteoplasty—on operation that uses implants to reduce cellulite and produce a firmer bottom. Solange suffered a pulmonary embolism during the routine procedure and was rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors were unable to save her life. She was 38-years-old, and she left behind a husband and twin 8-year-old boys.<\/p>\n\n
"Solange was a girl who had everything," Roberto Piazza lamented. "She lived the life of a goddess; she was the envy of everybody. Now she is dead because she wanted a slightly firmer behind. She died because of her obsession with beauty."<\/p>\n\n
Mr. Piazza's words sum up more than the tragedy of one woman's obsession with her body. They serve as a fitting epitaph for a society that idolizes men and women like Solange Magnano, consumes them, and ultimately destroys them.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"template":"","tax_ctp_audience":[308],"tax_ctp_authors":[],"tax_ctp_categories":[165],"tax_ctp_format":[171],"tax_ctp_illustration_types":[411],"tax_ctp_multimedia":[],"tax_ctp_point_editor":[452],"tax_publications":[140],"tax_ctp_tags":[3401,3428,3475,3677,3683,3706,3972,3996,4175,4212,4275,4623,4624,4885,4923,4935,4955,5227,5286,5314],"tax_ctp_topics":[390,396],"class_list":["post-44751","sermon-illustrations","type-sermon-illustrations","status-publish","hentry","tax_publications-ct-pastors","tax_ctp_tags-aging","tax_ctp_tags-appearance","tax_ctp_tags-beauty","tax_ctp_tags-consequences-of-sin","tax_ctp_tags-contentment","tax_ctp_tags-covenants-of-god","tax_ctp_tags-faultfinding","tax_ctp_tags-flesh","tax_ctp_tags-human-body","tax_ctp_tags-image","tax_ctp_tags-intimacy","tax_ctp_tags-perception","tax_ctp_tags-perfection","tax_ctp_tags-satisfaction","tax_ctp_tags-self-image","tax_ctp_tags-self-worth","tax_ctp_tags-sex","tax_ctp_tags-vanity","tax_ctp_tags-women","tax_ctp_tags-youth"],"acf":{"scripture_references":[{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null},{"first_verse":null,"add_second_verse":false,"second_verse":null}]},"yoast_head":"\n