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    What Price Beauty?

    Posted Saturday, December 20, 2008 12:31 AM | By Marjorie Valbrun
    Susannah, I so agree with you. If only the dismal economy really did persuade lots of women to forgo botox injections and plastic surgery and opt instead for more natural alternative beauty therapies. I have to admit that while I am all for going au naturale and aging gracefully, I never heard of, but am definitely intrigued by, cosmetic acupuncture and other therapies that don't require a sharp knife to the face. Imagine how a widespread rejection of the plastic surgery industrial complex could cripple an industry that trades on  making women falsely believe that altering their noses, chins, eyelids, cheeks, ears, etc., will make them look, and feel, perfectly beautiful. Sadly, a botox boycott is not likely to happen anytime soon; plastic surgery is more affordable than it used to be, and American women are even going abroad to have work done for less. The whole thing is so darn "Unpretty."
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