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They want to charge them for work such as cosmetic surgery to remove harmless lumps.He doesn't care about cosmetic surgery.Email me at the address below for my e-leaflet on pros and cons of cosmetic surgery.Cosmetic surgery is a gory, surprisingly rough business.So he set about making cosmetic changes, brightening it up with new lighting and splashes of colour on the walls.She dabbled with cosmetic surgery.It is also extending its cosmetics, fragrance, active wear and petite ranges.As well as being in and out of rehab, in 2006 she underwent cosmetic surgery after her nasal septum collapsed.This plant is known for its healing effect and is used in many cosmetic and hair products.Half of women and a third of men would consider cosmetic ops.Online cosmetics and perfume retailing was still new.There have been cosmetic changes in the past few years.She could not sing for weeks and had to have cosmetic dentistry.When is cosmetic surgery not cosmetic surgery?Is this a cosmetic exercise so clubs appear to show more concern?So the big cosmetics manufacturers build in limits to the power of their products.Most often the cosmetics boutiques carry only one line of skin care products and other cosmetics.No one in a pharmaceutical business really respects cosmetics and perfumes.Some of the changes announced are cosmetic at best.She says outright that she would definitely consider cosmetic surgery.Pharmaceutical and cosmetics manufacturers stand to prosper from their anxieties about their beauty and health.This is not a cosmetic exercise.It enters a joint venture to make and sell cosmetics in China.There are perfumes and swimwear lines, cosmetics and books.And a popular self-employment route for women is selling cosmetics.The number of men having cosmetic ops shot up 81 per cent.And in the world of stardom, the perfect smiles are mostly down to cosmetic dentistry.I went home and booked into a cosmetic surgery clinic.We talk so much about female empowerment and yet we don't feel able to admit to having any sort of cosmetic enhancement.Obviously, for cosmetics and fragrance houses, a scent is liquid money.For when it comes to cosmetic enhancement, women can't win.Also, there are now more men selling cosmetic products, particularly skin care.I still remember the smell of foundation cream and face powder, of cosmetics and finely toned skin that hit me backstage at my first show.

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cosmetic

British English: cosmetic NOUN
Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive.
...the cosmetics counter of a department store.
  • American English: cosmetic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cosméticos
  • Chinese: 化妆品
  • European Spanish: cosmético
  • French: produit de beautéN
  • German: Kosmetikum
  • Italian: cosmetico
  • Japanese: 化粧品
  • Korean: 화장품
  • European Portuguese: cosméticos
  • Latin American Spanish: cosmético
British English: cosmetic ADJECTIVE
If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic, you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are usually implying that they are inadequate.
It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
  • American English: cosmetic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cosmético
  • Chinese: 装门面的
  • European Spanish: cosmético
  • French: cosmétique
  • German: kosmetisch
  • Italian: di facciata
  • Japanese: 外見を取りつくろった
  • Korean: 표면상의
  • European Portuguese: cosmético
  • Latin American Spanish: cosmético

(adjective) 
Definition
improving in appearance only
It is a cosmetic measure which will not help the situation in the long run.
Synonyms
superficial
It may well look different but the changes are only superficial.
surface
touching-up
nonessential
beautifying

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