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Venezuela's Newest Shortage: Breast Implants
ABC ^
| 9-15-14
| HANNAH DREIER
Posted on 09/15/2014 3:49:15 PM PDT by dynachrome
Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job.
Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are the wrong size or made in China, with less rigorous quality standards.
Venezuelans once had easy access to implants approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But doctors say they are now all-but impossible to find because restrictive currency controls have deprived local businesses of the cash to import foreign goods. It may not be the gravest shortfall facing the socialist South American country, but surgeons say the issue cuts to the psyche of the image-conscious Venezuelan woman.
"The women are complaining," said Ramon Zapata, president of the Society of Plastic Surgeons. "Venezuelan women are very concerned with their self-esteem."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: shortages; venezuela
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It's getting serious in Venezuela. what shall we do?
hehe.
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:51:13 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(:^)
To: dynachrome
This will make the 11 news.
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:51:15 PM PDT
by
hadaclueonce
(Because Brawndo's got electrolytes. Because Ethanol has Big Corn Lobby)
To: dynachrome
They want to fingerprint grocery shoppers, wonder what they will do with boobs?
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:52:21 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: dynachrome
Elect a commie........ deal with the results..
Kind of like here in the U.S...
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:52:36 PM PDT
by
hosepipe
(" This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole.. ")
To: dynachrome
What? Are they trying to titillate us with such a subject???
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:55:21 PM PDT
by
JPG
("So sue me". OK, we will.)
To: tomkat
Been looking for an excuse to post this since Saturday's game.
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posted on
09/15/2014 3:56:34 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dynachrome
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:04:46 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: dynachrome
In other news, sales of tennis balls are up sharply.
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:07:26 PM PDT
by
almcbean
To: Chode
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:09:02 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dynachrome
¡qué lástima!
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:09:45 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: Chode
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:10:20 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: dynachrome
The Brazilian Trannies must be in an absolute tither....
Just say’n. ;)
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:14:24 PM PDT
by
Autonomous User
(No 18 Holes after a Head Rolls.)
To: dfwgator
LOL... yup, losing to Germany was where mine came from
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:18:38 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: dfwgator
Considering the statist kool-aid that is sometimes drunk over @ Moscow on the Huron, it is no wonder it sometimes resemble the Zombie-Apocalypse :-)
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:31:38 PM PDT
by
taildragger
(Not my Circus, Not my Monkey ( Boy does that apply to DC...))
To: dfwgator
That one reminds me of the absolutely DELICIOUS muting of that Jersey crowd when PSU came from behind on Saturday !
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:32:37 PM PDT
by
tomkat
(:^)
To: Chode
The entire Argentine economy has gone flat.
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:36:08 PM PDT
by
Ouchthatonehurt
("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
To: Ouchthatonehurt
heh heh heh...
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posted on
09/15/2014 4:40:22 PM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: dynachrome
"Venezuelan women are very concerned with their self-esteem." Is it possible to purchase self-esteem?
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