Special report: cosmetic surgery. When looks can kill: the nip and tuck generation faces a danger far worse than the operation going wrong.

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Author/s: Nowak, Rachel (R);

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Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: New scientist (1971) (New Sci), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2006 Oct 21-27; vol 192 (issue 2574) : pp 18-21

Dates: Created 2006/12/13; Completed 2006/12/20;

PMID: 17165220, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Body Image
Breast Implants - adverse effects; psychology; statistics & numerical data
Cosmetic Techniques - adverse effects; psychology
Data Collection
Denmark
Female
Finland
Humans

Humans
Male
Mental Disorders
Patient Satisfaction
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; psychology
Suicide - statistics & numerical data
Sweden
United States

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