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Originally Posted by Novice
on a side note:- didn't she go out with Patrick Muldoon for a number of years? (or have I confused her with someone else?)
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Don't shoot the messenger. It may not be
as true of the general populace but it is definitely true of women in the film and television industry.
That being said. Why are 16-year-olds getting breast implants? Why is plastic surgery becoming the most popular elective surgery in the country?
The
American Society of Plastic Surgeons released
statistics on cosmetic plastic surgery, and reports that:
"Nearly 11 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures were performed in the United States in 2006, up 7 percent from 2005. Surgical cosmetic procedures increased 2 percent, with more than 1.8 million procedures performed. For the first time, breast augmentation (329,000) is the most popular surgical procedure since the ASPS began collecting statistics in 1992. Minimally invasive cosmetic procedures increased 8 percent, with more than 9 million performed, and hyaluronic acid injectables (778,000) make the top five for first time. Reconstructive plastic surgery decreased 3 percent."
The Society also
reports that
women represent 90% of all cosmetic surgery patients, and rates among women are up 55% since 2000. Rates among men are up 8% from 2000, but down 7% from 2005.
I know statistics can be skewed but I have no doubt that these are pretty close to accurate. It is a $10 billion dollar industry in this country. American women go under the knife for strictly cosmetic reason almost 7:1 than women in France. The UK is the European country that is the closest to the US statistics.
SIDE NOTE: I think you are thinking about Olivier Martinez, Binoche dated him for a few years.
