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It also taught me about the importance of finding beauty in imperfection.

Ethan is the picture of imperfection, and in his flaws, we see ourselves.

Ordinary experiences, imperfections, sadness, and anxieties are increasingly given the imprimatur of medical disorders, she concludes: “In other words: we are not getting sicker — we are attributing more to sickness.”

Yet despite having undergone more than 100 procedures, when she scans her face using SoYoung's "magic mirror" feature, the app still points out "imperfections" and suggests a long list of recommended surgeries.

“If you look at a video of a real baby primate, they have the exact same wiggles and imperfections,” says the filmmaker.