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The author reflects on the changes in perception of the human body. He notes that plastic surgery is considered as a necessity in adjusting the body to an artificial model and that it is normal to see laboratory-produced women and men in films and TV as beauty models and objects of seduction. He mentions the addiction of contemporary humans to the idea of the emotional prosthesis. He cites the reasons behind the decision of Australian performer Stelarc to attach a robotic arm to his body.