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I'm Happy With My Plastic Surgery—But Not Happy Because Of It

My decision to fix my nose was mine alone. I didn’t feel peer pressure or that I would look awful for the rest of my life without getting it fixed.

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I'm Happy With My Plastic Surgery—But Not Happy Because Of It

My decision to fix my nose was mine alone. I didn’t feel peer pressure or that I would look awful for the rest of my life without getting it fixed.

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Plastic Surgery Patients Are Not Given The Respect They Deserve 

Since man and woman first saw their face in a pool of water, body image has been an integral, inexorable element within the psyche of humankind.

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Plastic Surgery Patients Are Not Given The Respect They Deserve 

Since man and woman first saw their face in a pool of water, body image has been an integral, inexorable element within the psyche of humankind.

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In Defense Of Brandy Melville, The Size Zero Clothing Store

Many have spoken out about the way this small-size clothing store is destroying self-esteem. As a Brandy shopper myself, I disagree.

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7 Things I’m Not Afraid To Tell My Sons About Love, Sex And Their Bodies

I’m spelling them out here so that other parents can talk about them and other boys can see that there isn’t just one way to become a good man.

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The Big Butt Trend Is Not Empowering For Women

From Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" to J. Lo's "Booty," we're living in the meaty-ass glory years. But is this trend really good for women?

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Things Break Easily In My Big Hands: Fiction from Luna Luna

I wanted to leave a hole as big as me. Free up the space I’d taken, more than my share. If only that surgeon had cut me down to size.

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