| Mall Offers Cosmetic Quick Fix
DALLAS -- A team of cosmetic surgeons is giving Botox and Restalyne shots in the oddest place. Forget the doctor's office, many North Texas women are coming to the mall for Botox and Restalyne, to a place called Klinger. Klinger is a spa, salon and "cosmedical" center all in one. The store teams with plastic surgeons from UT Southwestern Medical Center to provide safe, yet speedy light medical procedures. The war on wrinkles can be rigorous, not to mention pricey, but most women, like Stacy Merritt of Dallas, are in for the wrangling. .
The science of facial rejuvenation
August 16, 2006 You cant judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly take a good guess at when it was printed, and with the wealthiest generation in history heading for old age, its not surprising that massive effort is being focussed on anti-aging technologies. Since 1997 there has been a five-fold increase in the number of cosmetic procedures in the United States, with 11.5 million performed last year. The numbers are quite remarkable over 90% of procedures were performed on women, and a similar percentage were focussed on the face the cover that is obviously being adjudged too old: last year 3.3 million people had Botox injections, 1.6 million had Laser hair removal, 1.2 million had Hyaluronic acid treatments, 1.0 million had dermabrasion, 556,000 had chemical peels, 231,000 had Blepharoplasty (cosmetic eyelid surgery) and 201,000 had nose jobs (Rhinoplasty).
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