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Expensive Makeovers Are Only Skin Deep

Extreme makeovers are in. According to PlasticSurgery.org, in 2020 (the latest year for which statistics are available) there were 15.6 million cosmetic procedures performed. The top 5 cosmetic surgical procedures were: Nose reshaping (352,555), Eyelid surgery (325,112), Facelift (234,374), Liposuction (211,067), and Breast Augmentation (193,073).

The president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons sounds a warning: "It gives people the false perception that they can be anybody they want to be."

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