INTRODUCTION: The 21st century has made the cosmetic surgery industry very lucrative. Television reality shows have put a spin on the procedure by targeting everyday people and marketing it as a makeover or a new beginning type of experience. Cosmetic procedures can be surgical and non-surgical. Surgical methods include facelifts and liposuction, and are performed in a surgeon's office-based facility, an outpatient surgery center, or a hospital. It's usually done on an outpatient basis, but …showed first 75 words of 2666 total…

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