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Television

Below are a few television shows that have targeted mostly women and young girls by showing different procedures and ways that can be done to make them look the way they want to, such as looking like their favorite celebrity, being thin, having larger breasts, and more.

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In 2004, Fox made a show in which women with supposedly oversized noses, flabby thighs, and saggy breasts were scrutinized and pitied.  These women underwent many different types of surgeries and psychological counseling.  Eventually there would be a pageant and the winner, the "Swan."
 

Before & After
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Swan Winner: Rachel Love-Fraser

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Those chosen come to change their looks in an effort to lead better lives. Through the skills of a group of doctors, a plastic surgeon, an eye surgeon and a cosmetic dentist, along with a dream team of hair and makeup artists, stylists and personal trainers, Extreme Makeover" will transform their lives and ultimately redirect their destinies.

Before & After Photo
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I Want A Famous Face:  This show made by MTV helps people across the country transform themselves to look like a famous person.  By doing different sorts of things from facial reconstruction, to physical training, to liposuction, and anything else that will change the participant's look.  They take people who are desperate to be identical to someone else and make their dreams come true at any risk.

Famous face of........
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Britney Spears

Famous face of........
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Pamela Anderson