Lavinia K. Chong M.D. Inc - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

09/08/2025

Besides surgery and working with my crew, love Indian summers, after Labor Day, at M Street.

08/06/2025

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Beauty standards are influenced by culture, history & society. Please choose wisely.

Three girls stand side by side in an old photograph from early 1900s China—three pairs of feet, three fates carved by class, culture, and change. At first glance, it’s a simple portrait. But look closer, and it becomes a snapshot of a society caught between centuries.

To the left is a barefoot girl, no more than a child, yet already hardened by labor. Her feet—calloused, exposed—tell the story of servitude. She was likely born into poverty, sold or given into slavery, her days spent in kitchens, fields, or homes not her own. She represents the forgotten: children who carried the weight of survival without choice or voice.

At the center stands a girl with bound feet, delicately hidden in embroidered shoes that once symbolized beauty and status. The tradition of foot-binding, known as “golden lotus,” shattered bones and twisted skin, forcing the body to meet an ideal born from pain. She moves not in steps, but in echoes of sacrifice—her small feet the price of being deemed desirable in an old world ruled by appearances and obedience.

To the right, a girl with unbound feet stands tall, a cross stitched onto her simple garment. A Christian, likely educated in a missionary school, she reflects a different path—one shaped by foreign influence and a turning tide. Her unbroken steps speak of a future not yet written, one where old customs are questioned, and new identities begin to take root.

Together, these three children do more than pose. They embody the clash between tradition and transformation, between inheritance and reinvention. In their faces and feet lies the story of a nation on the cusp—China, in the shadow of its past and the light of what’s to come.

07/28/2025

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Sunday 7/27 fieldside

06/12/2025

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A reminder for you..

06/06/2025

Close your eyes, make a wish, and coffee magically appears …
Dr. Chong is being a compliant patient as she recuperates from a sprained ankle #🙏 #❤️ to all of our patients for your flexibility

05/23/2025

Haas School of Business (evening & weekend program) MBA investiture 2025

03/02/2025

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02/25/2025

aloha🌺&mahalo🙏🏽🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♂️

02/23/2025

&shaved ice 😋

02/22/2025

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02/09/2025

02/01/2025

Sunny Saturday in Newport🤗