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5 Plastic Surgeries/ Cosmetic Procedures You Didn't Know Existed

Take a gander at some of the latest plastic surgery and cosmetic treatment options the beauty-obsessed are trying on for size. Would you dare?

by Audrey Fine

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As a culture, we are growing increasingly fixated on altering our appearances through either plastic surgery or cosmetic procedures of some kind. In fact, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), in 2009 more than 310,000 women had their breasts augmented and 283,735 had liposuction performed. Add in the 2.5 million who had Botox injections and 1.3 million who used hyaluronic fillers like Juvederm and Restylane and it's clear that this is no passing trend -- even though as a nation we're struggling with our finances! According to the ASAPS, despite the fact that the economy is floundering, in 2009 overall demand for procedures only dropped 2 percent over the previous year. And, as science continues to advance and more and more procedures become non-invasive, quick fixes with little-to-no downtime, the numbers are bound to increase.

See the 5 plastic surgeries and cosmetic procedures you didn't know existed.

Take something like Botox which has only been approved by the FDA for cosmetic purposes since 1992 -- in 18 short years it's become completely mainstream and common place with millions of people having it injected at med spas on their lunch break. Incredible.

But, for every cosmetic procedure that becomes a household name, there are many that come and go without notice from the masses. Curious about processes that might be flying under the radar now? Well, we did some research to uncover what people are having done that you may not have known was an option.

From having semi-permanent mascara applied to freezing your fat away, take a look at these five procedures and see what you think. Would you ever try them?

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yikes, those sound weird

by LittleBunny Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 07:09PM Report as inappropriate

The Lashdip seems rather unnecessary, but still somewhat intriguing!

by robyne00 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 05:24PM Report as inappropriate

I have heard of a few of these procedures before on the doctors tv show.

by beautybody Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 10:37PM Report as inappropriate

I've Done It-quite a few years ago-lost a lot weight and the face sunk-had my whole face injected with my own fat and the results were natural and marvelous-the rest of the fat was frozen and then thawed out when some of the fat was absorbed back into the body. Extremely natural looking. I am a big believer in the facial fat transer.

by BlondeBabe Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 01:08PM Report as inappropriate

I would try all of these procedures but the last one...Unfortunately, none of these fit into my budget! Interesting ideas though!

by powerwoman033 Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 11:25PM Report as inappropriate

Educational. Not really anything I'm interested in trying...

by tallredamanda Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 05:47AM Report as inappropriate

Women are doing way too much nowadays to look "perfect". It's not right, at least to me.

by brendag20127 Monday, March 5, 2012 at 06:05PM Report as inappropriate

Very interesting..

by pink_love Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 07:52PM Report as inappropriate

Of course all of these need 4 - 6 treatments at about $300 a pop, Sure I think I'll order one of these per week...Sure...

by Only1KimmieD Friday, October 14, 2011 at 10:04AM Report as inappropriate

Sounds too good to be true. Freezing fat cells? You could have had three great work outs within the time you sat there with ice packs on your love handles! You'd probably feel a lot better about yourself too!

by scedez16 Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 07:20AM Report as inappropriate