WOW: Women's Older Wisdom

Aging Naturally

Erasing the Older Woman

Contemporary beauty standards celebrate the older woman whose aging lines have been erased by cosmetic surgery, making her look years younger.  Stretched out faces have become ubiquitous, no longer confined to film stars and celebrities; middle-income women are lining up for procedures from Botox to full face lifts, or traveling overseas [...]

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 Taking on the Anti-Aging Movement

In a society that worships youth, my wrinkles, white hair, sagging breasts and flabby upper arms render me unacceptable. The anti-aging industry to the rescue!  If I go in for plastic surgery, facial fillers, hair dye, beauty creams and medical supplements, I can defy nature, while stuffing the pockets of the anti-aging fat cats, on target [...]

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