GRE阅读：美国人爱美却不愿挨刀
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span>-<span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sagged">sagged</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2009, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="association">association</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> 10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nonsurgical">nonsurgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 2% <span word="from">from</span> 2008, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="of">of</span> 928 <span word="board">board</span>-<span word="certified">certified</span> <span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Aesthetic">Aesthetic</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Surgery">Surgery</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Garden">Garden</span> <span word="Grove">Grove</span>, <span word="Calif">Calif</span>., <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgeons">surgeons</span> <span word="specializing">specializing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span>.</p><p> <span word="Driving">Driving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> 17% <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="to">to</span> 1.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span>. <span word="People">People</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="items">items</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Renato">Renato</span> <span word="Saltz">Saltz</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="associations">associations</span> <span word="president">president</span>.</p><p> <span word="Tummy">Tummy</span> <span word="tucks">tucks</span>, <span word="rhinosplasty">rhinosplasty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="nonsurgical">nonsurgical</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span>.</p><p> <span word="Indeed">Indeed</span>, <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surgeries">surgeries</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Phil">Phil</span> <span word="Haeck">Haeck</span>, <span word="president">president</span>-<span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Plastic">Plastic</span> <span word="Surgeons">Surgeons</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Haeck">Haeck</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="hurdle">hurdle</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="job">job</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p> <span word="Breast">Breast</span> <span word="augmentation">augmentation</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="liposuction">liposuction</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="surgical">surgical</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="row">row</span>. <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Saltz">Saltz</span> <span word="attributes">attributes</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="augmentation">augmentation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2006 <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cosmetic">cosmetic</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="silicone">silicone</span> <span word="breast">breast</span> <span word="implants">implants</span>. <span word="Breast">Breast</span> <span word="augmentations">augmentations</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> 311,957 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="down">down</span> 12% <span word="from">from</span> 2008; <span word="liposuctions">liposuctions</span> <span word="numbered">numbered</span> 283,735, <span word="down">down</span> 17%.</p>
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