A woman single-mindedly pursues her physical image at the expense of her inner self. When that self desperately rises up to take control, no quarter will be given. In an age of seemingly endless cosmetic obsession, The Woman Who Shed Her Skin reveals a story of the obsessive pursuit of the unattainable: female perfection. Two actresses, a dancer and a digital goddess portray a woman at war with herself as she struggles to define her identity.