For cultural context, in some societies plastic surgery is seen very differently than it is in the United States, as I understand it. So, there's precedent for

For cultural context, in some societies plastic surgery is seen very differently than it is in the United States, as I understand it. So, there's precedent for this internationally. In South Korea, for example [0], there is a long and interesting tradition of cosmetic plastic surgery, such that "standard" procedures (such as the one you suggest) are kind of expected at a certain level, in the same way that relatively standard, elective dental procedures (straightening, whitening, veneering) are expected in the US. To make a crude and probably-flawed analogy, it's seen as an investment in your image; kind of like painting your house, cutting your hair, or purchasing designer clothes. This all being said, I personally don't think this will penetrate the software engineering market too much. IME, if a company is practicing the type of superficially-applied, ageism-based hiring discrimination (the kind that could be gamed with cosmetic surgery), it's a red flag that they're not a serious software shop. I don't know if you want to invest resources in improving your odds at a game that you don't want to be playing. There are much better games at the casino. [0]: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/23/about-face https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/03/23/about-face