cosmetic surgery

noun

: surgery done to improve a person's appearance

Examples of cosmetic surgery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For me, what leaps out from the pieces collected below isn’t just the normalization of cosmetic surgery—with patients routinely likening it to dieting—but the normalization of extreme procedures. Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024 Jacky Oh died at age 33 after complications from cosmetic surgery in Miami on May 31, 2023. Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 1 June 2024 The most sophisticated surgeries and innovation in procedures, um, for skin and for body are happening in South Korea, which is one of the most advanced and sophisticated cosmetic surgery markets in the world. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2023 Affleck’s physical appearance at the roast also sparked headlines, with people online speculating that his shiny, smooth face had to be the result of cosmetic surgery and possible pressure put on him by his image-conscious wife. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024 Marsha is on the lam from the airport police, her daughter’s sect of trampoline-bouncing enthusiasts and her own mother, who performs cosmetic surgery on pets. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 28 Feb. 2024 People have been going abroad for cosmetic surgery procedures and fancy-spa visits for decades, accessing treatments that aren’t available in the United States. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 May 2024 People had lots to say about Affleck’s tirade against Brady’s social media critics, as well as the 51-year-old actor’s physical appearance, speculating that his shiny, smooth face had to be the result of cosmetic surgery and possible pressure put on him by his image-conscious wife Jennifer Lopez. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 May 2024 According to various cosmetic surgery companies, a mommy makeover is a non-surgical procedure that often includes a tummy tuck, liposuction and other minimally invasive body-shaping techniques. Stacy Lambe, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024

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“Cosmetic surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmetic%20surgery. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.

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