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There’s a New Report on Cosmetic Plastic Surgery. What’s in It Could Change How You Think About Going Under the Knife.

Medical Examiner No, not everyone is getting face-lifts now. Sept 02, 20265:45 AM Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue, Randy Holmes/Disney via Getty Images, and John Nacion/WireImage. Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. These days, I often have occasion to think about an episode of The Twilight Zone that aired in 1960, in which a woman is recovering from her 11th round of plastic surgery in an attempt to become beautiful. When her bandages are unwrapped, she’s devastated to learn that her face is still symmetrical, with a thin nose, unblemished skin, and full lips. In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, a
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