title: Our quest to be perfect.
abstract: You don't have to be wrinkled or rich to go under the knife. New techniques are luring more and younger patients, while doctors hurry to set up shop. But there are risks as well as options in cosmetic surgery's new age.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kalb
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001828:Body Image; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States