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Cosmetic Surgery TV Shows Get Viewers Pondering
-- August 9, 2007 |
Reality TV shows focused on plastic surgery can boost viewers' own interest in these types of procedures, a new study finds.
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Shows such as Extreme Makeover and The Swan also make those who watch them frequently feel more knowledgeable about plastic surgery, compared to those who don't watch as much of this reality fare.
"The more they watched the shows, the more interested" they became in plastic surgery, said Dr. John Persing, the senior author and a plastic surgeon at the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
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