Hey, it's still me in here

New York Times, December 31, 2007

Plastic surgery has become mainstream--almost 11 million procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2006, up 7 percent from the previous year. The vast majority were performed on women, with breast augmentation and nose reshaping leading in popularity. Doctors say that anxiety about the response is common among patients and that they can expect comments that are not of the you-look-fabulous variety.