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LOOKS MATTER? People want to look younger, 'fresher' for the ever-competitive job market.

LOOKS MATTER? People want to look younger,

Job seekers invest in plastic surgery to compete

When the going gets tough, some of the tough get going to the plastic surgeon's office. The recession clearly took a cut out of plastic surgery in 2008 with US cosmetic surgeries down 9 per cent to $11.8 billion, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. But some surgeons and patients are now citing increased interest in surgery among people wanting to look younger and "fresher" for the ever-competitive job market.

OBSESSION WITH BEAUTY: More and more people are going under the knife to attain physical perfection.

Cosmetic surgery on the rise in 2008

Plastic surgery is more common within the age group of 25-45, 2008 will see a 25% growth in this trend.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/cosmetic-surgery-on-the-rise-in-2008/55029-17.html

PATHBREAKER: Doctors at Gandhi Hospital have already achieved their first success using this process.

Hyd finds new life for damaged limbs

Damaged limbs are being restored through plastic surgery in a process that costs one tenth of older techniques.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hyd-finds-new-life-for-damaged-limbs/18881-17.html

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