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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Nov-28-04 09:34 PM
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Germans want plastic surgery for Christmas
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=12&u=/nm/oukoe_germany_plasticsurgery
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Once upon a time, Germany's Christkind darted from house to house with traditional wooden toys for children on Christmas Eve. This year, it will be bringing a very special gift for the grown-ups.



Husbands and parents are surprising their loved ones with a record number of lifts, tucks and implants over the Christmas period. Breast enlargements or "Christmas bells", as they are known among surgeons, are one of the most popular operations.

"I am operating from morning to night," said Albert Hofmann, president of the German Association for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. "People want to be able to stand under the Christmas tree with their new car, new living room cabinet and new breasts."

"Last year we had a family who gave their mother a breast enlargement as her Christmas present. I now have a 22 year-old student who is getting the same as a Christmas present from her parents."
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Im sure someone will come up with a witty 'master race' joke about this.
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