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[PAPERBACK: US] Who better than Joan Rivers to dish out plastic surgery advice?

The comedienne’s hymn to artificial youth may leave a nasty taste in readers’ mouths — especially since she mocks other stars who have gone under the knife

By Carole Cadwalladr  /  THE GUARDIAN , LONDON

Of course, a zillion people will probably jump down my throat and say: “It’s supposed to be funny.” It really isn’t. But don’t take my word for it. Decide for yourself: “Put a blond wig on a parking meter and some man will offer to buy it a drink.” Funny?

The most depressing aspect of all of this is that she’s probably right. “Being old is like wearing Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility, all the time. A good way to tear it off is an eyelift.” If Joan Rivers looked 75, would she be on TV? Probably not. Is there any woman who looks 75 who appears on TV? If you think the mass mutilation of an entire generation of women is the answer to this particular problem, don’t hold back. And why stop with the breasts? David Matlock, a board-certified gynecological surgeon, agrees with Rivers: “Men do like big boobs ... but they also like a tight vagina.” Or, as they say in the trade, a vaginal rejuvenation and reduction labioplasty.

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