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I think everyone is forgetting what plastic surgery is for - if you have a face-eating tumour, lose a breast or are involved in a car accident, then it's a good idea.

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Sally Phillips
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 10
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colonial Hong Kong
Sally Elizabeth Phillips
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