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120,000 Kenyans travel abroad for cosmetic procedures

Close-up of person's hand drawing correction lines on abdomen of African man

There is no real beauty without some slight imperfection, wrote renown American novelist James Salter.

However, no one is comfortable with imperfection, and when it comes to matters beauty, some women are ready to exhaust all avenues to ensure that they look perfect, no matter the risks.

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