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The Doctor Will See You Now

Overdosing on cosmetic enhancements? Mike Albo guides us through the latest spate of beauty-related disorders.

By Mike Albo
January 2012
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Peelimia

(peel-EE-me-ah)

Compulsive disorder in which victims exfoliate and chemically plane face—using scrubs, organic fruit extracts, trichloroacetic acid, or vibrating diamond-­encrusted sanding wands—until skin resembles a slice of seared bluefin tuna. Symptom: Dating dermatologists—or at least friending them on Facebook.
By Mike Albo
Illustrations by Melanie Teppich
January 2012
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Photos: Getty Images; Corbis

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