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Plastic Surgery for Job Seekers

Queuebot — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:05:55 +0000

Billboard advertisements. Holding signs on busy street. Making online videos. These are just some of the unconventional methods used by job seekers in these trying economic times.

Now, add cosmetic surgery to the list. Job seekers are now turning to plastic surgery in order to turn back the clock and appear more youthful and ‘fresh’ for job interviews.

Mr Grabow’s surgeon, Payman Simoni, performs what he calls a “wide awake facelift” using only local anaesthesia, which he says slashes the recovery time as well as the cost of the procedure, making it popular among job seekers.

“Before the economy turned down, people would come in because they wanted to have more fun and enjoyment out of life,” Dr Simoni said.

“But now plastic surgery has become a necessity for some. People cannot only rely on their skills in this market. They want to look refreshed and youthful so they can compete for jobs,” he said.

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Geekazoid.

Ana's Story

Miss Cellania — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:45:01 +0000

Ana Rodarte was born with neurofibromatosis, which caused tumors to cover half her face. She was in her twenties when a team of doctors led by plastic surgeon Munish Batra performed a series of operations that transformed her life. A journalist followed the process and wrote about how Rodarte’s affliction shaped her world. Her email correspondence is included.

“i don’t want kids no, the risk is too high for me to have them be born with the same condition. . . . i wouldn’t want them having to experience what i did, and i cannot work, no one will hire me so i gave up on that, and i don’t plan on ever getting married, i don’t believe in it.”

Of course she claimed she didn’t care. “Not all dreams come true,” she wrote once, sounding more resigned than bitter.

In time I interpreted her rationalizations as a measure of how vulnerable she was to the truth: that she would never be married, never gaze upon her own child or be anything less than dependent on others for her livelihood, and all because of her face. I wondered if someday she would prove me wrong.

Link to part one. Link to part two. Link to photos. -via Digg

If Jocelyn Wildenstein Reversed Her Plastic Surgery

Stacy — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:21:34 +0000

In case you’re not familiar with her, Jocelyn Wildenstein is a wealthy socialite who is said to have spent somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 million on plastic surgery. There are a couple of different stories out there, both originating from when she found her husband in bed with a 19-year-old Russian model. Either she had surgery to try to keep her appearance young and fresh to try to save her marriage, or she purposely told plastic surgeons that she wanted to look like a cat because he loved big game cats so much. This is what she might look like if she had some of the most drastic surgeries reversed:

Here’s a progression of her look, by the way.

Link via Awful Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgeon Runs Car on Fat

Jill Harness — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:50:06 +0000

This is a story too gross to make up. A plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills is in trouble for modifying his engine to run on liposuctioned fat. Several ex-patients are suing Dr. Craig Bittner because they did not agree to having their excess used for his benefit. Apparently this isn’t the first time something like this has happened or else California wouldn’t already have a law on the books banning people from using human medical waste to power vehicles.

Whatever happened to appreciating the search for alternate fuel sources?

Link Via Consumerist, Photo by dotbenjamin [Flickr]