Want Botox but don’t have enough money? That’s not a problem in Rio de Janeiro, a city where good looks are important. But you’d better not mind if a trainee does the operation.
The Brazilian Society of Esthetic Medicine is offering free Botox injections and several other beauty treatments to people who earn less than US$250 (NT$8,500) a month.
Spokeswoman Isabel Alvarez says the program lets student doctors get experience. The program also gives the poor a chance for luxury treatments they couldn’t normally afford.
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Other treatements are also available. The society offers laser hair or acne removal, chemical skin peels, treatment of varicose veins and nutritional counseling.
Alvarez says the program started in 1998, and has treated some 10,000 people. This year’s 10-day program started last Monday.(staff writer with AP)
想打肉毒桿菌,但錢不夠?在里約熱內盧這個愛美之都,那不成問題,但你最好做好由實習醫生操刀的心理準備。
巴西美容醫學協會現正提供月收入低於兩百五十元美元(新台幣八千五百元)者,免費注射肉毒桿菌和接受其他若干美容療程的服務。
協會女發言人依莎貝爾.愛娃瑞茲表示,這項計畫不但可以讓實習醫生獲得經驗,也讓窮人有機會享受他們平常負擔不起的豪華療程。
協會提供的其他療程還包括雷射除毛、雷射去痘、果酸換膚、靜脈曲張治療及營養諮詢。
愛娃瑞茲表示,這項計畫從一九九八年開辦至今,已有約一萬名民眾受惠。今年為期十天的活動已於上週一展開。(美聯社�翻譯:袁星塵)
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It’s widely recognized that there are far more right-handed people than left-handed people in the world. Being right-handed simply means preferring to use one’s right hand for tasks that involve only one hand, such as writing and eating. But have you ever wondered about the possible reasons behind the global dominance of the right hand over the left? As with many complex biological questions, multiple factors appear to be at play. First, one reason seems to be genetics. __1__ Therefore, the global dominance of right-handedness is something that has been passed down through many generations of humans. Next,
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