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...rich and famous. In the '90s, day spas have attracted a more diverse crowd, people who can't afford to spend thousands and linger for a week. "I can't get away for that long," says Connecticut motivational speaker Ronni Burns, 47, who gets a massage and facial twice a month. "I find that much relaxing stressful." Joan Haratani, an attorney who soaks in a whirlpool and gets a massage once a week at Oakland's Claremont Hotel, explains, "I don't consider it a luxury. It's an absolute necessity...
...longevity, women living into their 90s, men to their 80s," says cosmetic-dermatologic surgeon Dr. Edward Lack, a board member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery. Most of the 45-to-70-year-old laser-surgery patients Lack sees in his Des Plaines, Ill., office are seeking facial resurfacing, a laser procedure that can erase fine lines, sunspots and broken vessels while tightening the skin--all at once...
...least, that's the promise, and that's why lasers have become the hottest medical accoutrement since the stethoscope. Plastic surgeons who once spent their time doing nose jobs on teenagers are now turning their offices into decorator-chic "medical spas," where they perform laser "facial rejuvenations" and hair removal as well as cosmetic surgery. At least 50 different laser systems are currently being marketed for cosmetic purposes. The market in hair-removal laser machines alone has risen from $85 million in 1997 to a projected $185 million this year, says Jacob Golbitz, industry analyst at Fector, Detwiler...
...tell any of this to Randee Bank, 38, who admits she's a cosmetic-surgery junkie. You name it and the suburban New York housewife has had it done: Botox injected in her forehead to paralyze the facial muscles and prevent wrinkles from forming, liposuction on her stomach and thighs, fat transferred from her behind to her face--and lots of laser work. She's had pulse lasers to erase broken blood vessels in her cheeks, diode lasers to remove the hair on her upper lip and an Erbium laser to zap the crow's-feet around her eyes...
Investment banking supposedly develops management skills. But what better way to hone one's organizational abilities than to organize and run the household of a successful entrepreneur, practically a mini-corporation in itself? From paying house bills, to managing the staff, to scheduling facial and veterinarian appointments, the Hollywood assistant not only have responsibility of I-banking recruits, but a variety of activity to amuse themselves with as well...