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The chiseled man

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Kenyan men are increasingly going under the knife to improve their looks. What procedures are available in the country and do good looks mean less hustle? 

“I have had a tummy tuck, a pubic area lift (anterior), a belt lipectomy (excising excess lower back skin), a buttock lift (posterior), reduction of mamilla areola complex (the nipple area), and a brachioplasty (arm contouring),” says Aly Meghji, a physiotherapist.

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