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The hidden risks of beauty procedures

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  November 22, 2011

The headline-grabbing news about the fake doctor in Florida who injected a woman’s buttocks with flat-tire sealant and cement in an attempt to give her curves certainly ranks high on the list of stories that make your stomach turn. (The woman almost died after the materials migrated.) But those who visit med spas in Massachusetts to get laser procedures and chemical peels may also face unknown risks because they’re not regulated.

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