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Two months ago, I celebrated what seemed to be an emerging recession in cosmetic surgery . That assessment was based on anecdotes and sketchy data from Reuters and the Los Angeles Times . The good news, I argued, was that the rough economy was reminding
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Boob-Job Conservatism
New piece this morning on the recession in cosmetic surgery. As I was writing it, I realized how completely it dovetails with the previous post about nipple rings. Both argue for a distinction between elective and necessary procedures. That's an old theme
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