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Some 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed last year in the United States, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS). Although the trend in Israel is obviously on a smaller scale, it, too, is growing. More than 11,600 cosmetic procedures were carried out this year, according to the Israel Society of Plastic Surgeons, compared with 10,000 in 2005, an increase of 16 percent.

In the U.S., the cosmetic procedures are advertised mostly online and come with promises of increased sexual fulfillment. Vaginoplasty, for example, which costs some $6,500 and is popular with women in their late 30s who have had children, is designed to restore vaginal tightness. The surgery, according to Stern's Web site, "can usually correct the problem of stretched vaginal muscles resulting from childbirth(s), and is a direct means of enhancing one's sexual life once again. The procedure typically tones vaginal muscle, resulting in greater contraction strength and control, thereby permitting greater sensation during sexual experiences."

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