Article Title:           Cosmetic surgery spending back on the upswing
By:                            Susan Carpenter
Publication:           Los Angeles Times, 7/19/2009
Freedonia Study:  Cosmetic Surgery Products to 2012 (2389)

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Cosmetic surgery is a plastic surgery specialization designed to enhance the body's appearance toward some aesthetic ideal. It covers scores of procedures, and demand for them is expected to grow 8.4% annually through 2012, with less invasive procedures such as Botox growing the most quickly, according to a September 2008 study from the Freedonia Group, an international research firm.
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