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How far will Americans go to satisfy their vanity, and when did slicing into perfectly functioning body parts for cosmetic reasons become routine? ABC News looks at the nips, tucks, lifts, tattoos, etc. that have turned plastic surgery into television entertainment and a $12 billion a year industry.Forget a car as a high school graduation gift - some parents in Long Island, New York are giving their daughters breast implants instead.ABC News follows three women as they embark on 'plastic surgery vacations' in Costa Rica with the dreams of changing their bodies with extensive surgeries at bargain basement prices.
Hollywood casting director Lisa Beach allows ABC News cameras to follow her to a top New York cosmetic surgeon to find out what she 'really needs.'
Lynn Sherr does a wrap-up essay on why people (mostly women) have cosmetic procedures and why they willingly submit to the knife, or laser, etc., to alter perfectly usable body parts. Airdate: 7/20/2007 Anchor: John Stossel Correspondents: Deborah Roberts, Chris Connelly and Lynn Sherr
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