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Before turning 30, John, a trader in Washington, DC, spent nearly $22,000 to fix his receding hairline, an issue that had long been on his mind.
Juanjo Gasull for BI
Before turning 30, John, a trader in Washington, DC, spent nearly $22,000 to fix his receding hairline, an issue that had long been on his mind.
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Unrealistic beauty standards are driving more and more people to seek out underground operators for cosmetic procedures.
In Thailand, unlicensed practitioners are known as "bag doctors" since they travel from client to client with all their tools of the trade in a bag.
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