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  • 111an aesthetic procedure —    cosmetic surgery    Intended to make the patient more beautiful:     They were concerned that my teeth never showed, even when I smiled, but they said the cure was simple. They had what they called an aesthetic procedure. (Iacocca, 1984)… …

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  • 112the improving knife —    cosmetic surgery    Some may think that the scalpel might be put to better use in aid of life threatening ailments:     The world craze for the improving knife was just starting and Japanese secretaries would go to a small private hospital off …

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  • 113a nose job —    cosmetic surgery on the nose    Women tend to be less content with their nasal inheritance than men:     Turn out that she always wanted a nose job. (Clancy, 1989) …

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  • 114scarification —    Cosmetic puncturing of the skin to produce permanent welts or scars for decorative or expressive effect. A form of body art, scarification is related to tattooing, though it introduces no pigments. Scarification has been practised by native… …

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  • 115Cosmetics — Make up redirects here. For other uses, see Make up (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cosmetic (disambiguation). Assorted cosmetics and tools …

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  • 116Plastic surgery — Plastic surgeon Occupation Names Doctor, Medical Specialist Activity sectors Surgery Description Education required MD or MBBS or DO US[1] Plastic surgery is a …

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  • 117Botulinum toxin — Clinical data Pregnancy cat.  ? Legal status  ? (US) Rout …

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  • 118Nikolay P. Serdev — Nikolay P. Serdev, M.D., Ph.D., (b. April 26, 1948) is a Sofia, Bulgaria based board certified specialist in General Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery. He is both Professor and Director of the International University Program in Cosmetic Surgery at… …

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  • 119Breast implant — A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman s breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to… …

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  • 120David Sarwer — David B. Sarwer, Ph.D. Born January 4, 1968 (1968 01 04) (age 43) Chicago, Illinois …

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