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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Left: Screenshot from the film "Scrooged" with a close-up on actress Karen Allen’s face. Text overlay reads, "What happened to real faces?" Right: Actress Lindsay Lohan in 2025 on the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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‘I take pride in openly sharing the work I’ve done for myself’: Expert addresses stigma behind the rise of cosmetic procedures by Gen-Z clients

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‘This is a safety issue’: TikToker films her flight full of Brazilian butt lift patients, sparking debate

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I became obsessed with holistic face-lifts on Instagram. Then I got one IRL

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Influencer gets prison time for performing illegal cosmetic procedures on followers

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Taiwanese model claims a plastic surgery meme ruined her life

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