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#dropdeadgorgeous: Operating on self-esteem

February 27, 2015

Isis is caught up in Brazil's craze for plastic surgery. She is just 23 and has already undergone liposuction and breast-enlargement procedures. “I just want to feel better about myself,” she says.

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#dropdeadgorgeous: Operating on self-esteem

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