The boob job is back — but can it survive in an era of body positivity?
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We’ve all heard the news that heroin chic is back, which can only mean that the big-boobed, Playboy bunny culture of Y2K is right around the corner. Maddy Mussen explores how the boob job has made its return, despite the body-positivity movement
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They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight. - The New York Times
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The boob job is back — but can it survive in an era of body positivity?
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They Promoted Body Positivity. Then They Lost Weight. - The New York Times
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Woman wakes up from boob job to find doctors made her bum 'a terrifying size' instead - World News - Mirror Online
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