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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Krysta Fauria

Cosmetic interventions are booming. Many say ethical conversations are lagging

Cosmetic Interventions Ethics - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Shula Jassell is insecure about the size of her chin and has periodically considered getting filler to make it bigger.

But when the 25-year-old from Southern California gives serious thought to the idea of repeatedly having to get the cosmetic procedure — it only lasts about a year — she wonders if a surgical implant would be more practical, even though the prospect of surgery scares her.

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