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Published: August 4, 2008
Look younger, feel better, but you must do homework
By Juan Brou, M.D.
Less invasive aesthetic procedures that promise incredible results ... they're all the rage at the growing number of "medical spas.” Yet each procedure brings some risk financially and physically for the consumer.

So how do you decide where to spend your money, what treatments are effective and how to find a practitioner you can trust? Do your homework.

Technological advances and a multibillion-dollar market bri...

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