| Getting Buy: The costs of plastic surgery
Everyone, it seems, has something about themselves that they wish could be changed; a large nose, small breasts and baggy eyes are all common complaints. Plastic surgery has become more affordable and the technology has advanced dramatically over the last few decades. But can you afford it? One of the most popular procedures is breast augmentation (or, "boob-job" to the layperson). According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the national average cost for this operation is $3,360, or, $1,680 each. Keep in mind, that price DOES NOT include the operation room fee, which varies by hospital, anesthesia, supplies or the implants themselves. So you can plan on spending at least an extra $2,000 on top of the surgeon’s fee. Still think it’s worth the price? You must factor in the cost of prescriptions, time off of work (generally a week), new bras, which cost an ungodly $50 each, new shirts to fit your new sweater cows, and then there’s the time used to prepare an explanation.
Meridian to Attend AestheticMD Mesotherapy Conference Introducing ...
SEOUL, KOREA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- July 27, 2006 -- Meridian Co., Ltd. ("Meridian") (OTCBB: MRDAF), announced today that it will be attending the AestheticMD Mesotherapy conference held July 28 and July 29, 2006 at the Wynn resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. The mandate of the conference is to train physicians in the methods of Mesotherapy; Mesotherapy, pioneered in the 1950s by French physician Dr. Michel Pistor, is the painless injection of vitamins, minerals, medications, and amino acids placed just under the surface of the skin. Mesotherapy has a variety of applications including weight loss, cellulite reduction, face and neck rejuvenation, and hair re-growth. Therefore, the injected solution is individually prepared depending on its purpose. Unlike other medical treatments, Mesotherapy is administered directly to the desired area.
Download that - to my shorts
If you are in the habit of bopping around the house in your underwear listening to music, then Undergear has the boxer shorts for you. Play iBoxers have a front pocket to slip your MP3 player into. In either a solid color with a leafy-abstract print waistband or vice versa, these slim-cut boxers with a button fly are $22 at www.undergear.com. By the way, today is National Underwear Day. Time to face facts Maybe it's the metrosexuals. Maybe it's Queer Eye. Maybe it's tapping into deep insecurities. Whatever the reason, men's skin care is a hot category for Clinique, Aramis, Zirh, XCD, Anthony Logistics, Clarins, Biotherm, Jack Black, Origins and Shiseido. Most of the major players -- such as Gillette, Edge and Nivea -- are planning expanded lines.
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