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... cosmetic surgery . In 1949 only about 15,000 cos- metic operations were undertaken ; the annual count in the U.S. today is over one million . 26 Three major interrelated factors appear to be behind the greater demand for cosmetic ...
... cosmetic surgery . In 1949 only about 15,000 cos- metic operations were undertaken ; the annual count in the U.S. today is over one million . 26 Three major interrelated factors appear to be behind the greater demand for cosmetic ...
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... plastic surgery . For over 80 percent of the population the cost of cosmetic surgery is borne by private commercial or non - profit insurance . Somewhere over ten percent of the population would be covered by the federal govern- ment's ...
... plastic surgery . For over 80 percent of the population the cost of cosmetic surgery is borne by private commercial or non - profit insurance . Somewhere over ten percent of the population would be covered by the federal govern- ment's ...
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... Plastic Surgery . New York : The New York Times Book Co. , 1974 . 30 . Macgregor , et al , op . cit . , pp . 70-71 . Macgregor , Transformation and Identity : The Face and Plas- tic Surgery , op . cit . Macgregor , Transformation and ...
... Plastic Surgery . New York : The New York Times Book Co. , 1974 . 30 . Macgregor , et al , op . cit . , pp . 70-71 . Macgregor , Transformation and Identity : The Face and Plas- tic Surgery , op . cit . Macgregor , Transformation and ...
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