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Your Body, Your Self, Your Surgeon, His Instagram

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Your Body, Your Self, Your Surgeon, His Instagram

Social media gave the Real Dr. 6ix a stage on which to show off liposuctions and breast lifts. But when cosmetic surgery becomes entertainment, who owns the story?
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Photograph: The Voorhes

One afternoon in December 2016, a woman named Laura walked through the gilded front doors of Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel, toting an overnight bag. A towering neo-Gothic landmark, the Royal York is renowned for its luxury and celebrity clientele. Alfred Hitchcock stayed there, and so does the Queen of England when she comes to town. Laura, however, wasn’t a famous visitor. She had come for breast implants.

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Katherine Laidlaw (@klaidlaw) is a freelance writer based in Toronto.
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