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The economics of the mommy makeover |
| Published: October 5, 2007, 8:00 pm |
| Tags: economy, family matters, labor, body issues |
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A gazillion people have emailed me this article in the NY Times (link to Salon, because I couldn’t get the Times to load) about plastic surgeons who’ve zeroed in on the potential of pathologizing the stretched-out and puffier forms the body can take after having a baby or two or more. You have your babies and then off to the plastic surgeon to make sure your husband gets to fuck the same body before you had kids. The package includes a tummy tuck, breast implants (or a lift), and general liposuction, which I do believe has the highest infection rate of all plastic surgery. Turns out the popular notion of the “MILF” hasn’t taken hold with a lot of people who can afford to erase the “M” part from their bodies. The word “vanity” is getting thrown around a lot, though last I checked, being vain is the only acceptable reason to get plastic surgery, now that a full 95% of women claim to be doing it for themselves and not to fit [ Full article ] |
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