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The Potential Aesthetic Benefits of Some Procedures Aren't Worth the Risk

A recent report suggests that despite worries over an economic downturn, Americans are still spending money on procedures intended to make them look better. UCLA Dr. Kawamoto is quoted in ABC News story.

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'Operation Mend' Partnership Between UCLA and Brooke Army Medical Center Offers New Hope for Wounded Warriors

Unique military–civilian hospital collaboration will provide reconstructive surgery. “Operation Mend,” has been established to help treat several U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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World News: Marwa Update

• Humanitarian groups helped bring young war victim to UCLA for treatment.
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Iraqi Girl, Marwa Naim injured in Baghdad Blast Undergoes Successful Reconstructive Surgery

• After a series of reconstructive surgeries at UCLA Medical Center, Marwa Naim, a 12-year-old Iraqi girl who suffered the loss of her nose when an explosive struck her family's home in northern Baghdad, has a chance for a new life.
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