aesthetic surgery

aesthetic surgery
Surgery which alters a persons physical appearance, performed not for health reasons but in order to increase his or her beauty or physical appeal.

Still, for those like Betty Ford who feel the need for outer rejuvenation, aesthetic surgery can be a godsend.


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