Model Gets Lipo, Dies on Operating Table
This just in from the "when the hell are we going to stop jeopardizing our lives to look better?" department: This morning, the New York Daily News ran an extremely depressing story about a 27-year-old Brazilian model who died while having liposuction performed in a Sao Paulo hospital.
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The News jumped on the story because the hospital neglected to report the death for more than a week. But what caught MY eye and raised MY ire is the fact that there was a beautiful -- and by all accounts, intelligent and successful -- woman who was so compelled to look "better" that she risked her life for it.
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Stories like this make me want to scream, "Stop the Insanity!" When will we realize that risking our lives for vanity is idiotic? Am I alone in this thinking? Or would you gamble your existence on this planet for smaller thighs or bigger boobs?
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