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Job Hunters Seek Edge by Ironing out Wrinkles

With unemployment at a 25-year high, job seekers such as Broward interior designer Jerry Johnson think a little nip, tuck or peel might be the answer to getting work.

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Cosmetic Surgeries: What Children Will Do to Look “Normal”

A decade or two ago, life was simpler for teens who didn’t like their looks. Girls pushed socks under their sweaters, and awkward, acne-faced boys hid behind shaggy bangs. And for better or worse, kids grew out of or adapted to their bodies. These days, more youngsters are altering the body parts that give them angst by going under the knife or laser or lipo tube to get the look they want.

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Botox May Cure Baldness, Doctor Says

Balding men may be offered a cure for their thinning heads â€â€ injections of Botox. The toxic chemicals are generally used to smooth out wrinkles, but doctors have discovered it can regrow hair too.

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The New Male Beauty

These days male actors have become increasingly indistinguishable. Let̢۪s call it the New Male Beauty: those wide-set eyes, the narrow nose that flares up at the tip just so, the childish puffy cheeks and the not-too-rugged jaw lines, topped with carefully placed strands of layered hair. It̢۪s a face that used to be found in Tiger Beat, fold-out pages to be tacked onto a petal-pink wall. Now it dominates the weekend box office.

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More Than Skin Deep?

Elective cosmetic surgeries for minors have increased over the past several years. In 2000 there were 145,094 procedures done on minors, USA Today reported. In 2007 that number had grown to 205,119 procedures before dipping to 160,283 last year, a decline doctors attributed to the economy. Donn Chatham, a plastic surgeon and president of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, told USA Today that most of those surgeries were not for deformities, cleft palates or disfiguring marks. Most of the procedures were done on minors who wanted to improve their features â€â€ a smaller nose or bigger breasts, for example.

More…(Source: About Face - 30 Jun 2009 14:48:48 GMT)