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Brazil’s beauty craze

Gianna GrünMarch 10, 2015

Get a grip on Brazil’s beauty craze and check out these #dropdeadgorgeous pictures garnished with some striking facts on global plastic surgery madness.

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Researching and checking all these numbers, we could not imagine putting ourselves under the knife - even though there are parts we might not like about ourselves. But we are curious about your take on that: Would you undergo plastic surgery to change your body?

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