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How to save money and disfigure your face

June 25th, 2009, 12:00 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Colin Stewart

This is an excerpt from blogs’ recent posts about plastic surgery, celebrities, etc. — assembled for posting here and at Twibes.com/CosmeticMedicine:

DO-IT-YOURSELF LIP DISASTER

To save money, a woman in Minnesota injected herself with silicone that cost her $10. She wanted to plump up her lips and fill in acne scars. She ended up looking awful.

MD Nation: Another DIY Disaster — Silicone injections for lip augmentation http://tinyurl.com/n5vawl

Photo courtesy of WCCO.com

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