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Article: Why People Want Plastic Surgery
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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CopyrightCopyright Society for Advancement of Education Oct 2005. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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COSMETIC PROCEDURES
Potential patients for plastic surgery come from every economic level and age range, suggests a study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, Ill. Moreover, maintain researchers, motivations are personal, but not vanity oriented.
"Finally, we have a study that reveals the truth about real people considering plastic surgery," announces Walter Erhardt, chair of the ASPS Public Education Committee. "It's not just women over 50 with high incomes who are seriously considering procedures. It's the young mom next door, the waiter who served you coffee this morning-even your co-worker."
The study, which polled people considering plastic surgery within the ...