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sonality," said Dr. Busuito. Most
of his patients are in their late
teens or early 20s and have al-
ways hated the shape of their
nose, making them very self-con-
scious about it, he said. But six
months after surgery, they are out
socializing with others.
John Wade of Southfield said
surgery turned his life around.
The 23-year-old orthopedic tech-
nician has had numerous surg-
eries to repair a medical condition
— a bilateral cleft palate and lip
— which left him without a roof
of the mouth, among other prob-
lems. His most recent surgeries,
such as one in 1994 which brought
his lip down from the nose, were
for cosmetic reasons. Any signs of
extensive surgery are faint, hid-
den beneath his dark blond mus-
tache.
"I could have another cosmetic
surgery, but I don't think I need
it," said Mr. Wade, noting that his
social life has improved dramat-
ically. "I'm a lot happier than I
was before. I just wanted to look
as normal as possible."
Since her first surgery to cor-
rect the deviated septum and re-
shape her nose, Sara H. had both
cosmetic and medical plastic
surgery. She had her breasts aug-
mented, but then had the foam-
coated breast implants removed
due to leakage. In addition, she
had her eyes lifted after the birth
of her twin daughters.
Now living in California, which
leads the nation in the number of
plastic surgeons and cosmetic
surgeries, Sara said many of her
friends have had their noses al-
tered.
`The women who needed it did
it," she said. "Many do it later as
they get older. I have a friend who
did it to enhance her looks, and I
have a cousin whose mother had
her do it when she came of age."
Sara faced the fears common
with many first-timers and went
ahead with the surgery to fix her
nose.
"It was my first surgery and the
unknown was scary," she said. "I
was afraid that they would make
my nose too small. Now I look for-
ward to anesthesia because I get
to rest!"
She's pleased with the results.
"It's easier to breathe and I don't
snore," she said, chuckling.
"If you are thinking about hav-
ing your nose done, just do it," said
Mara Reinstein. "If it bothers you
so much, it is not worth being so
self-conscious. You may be hap-
pier in the long run."
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Mayor Calls Detroit
`Hottest City' In U.S.
JULIE EDGAR STAFF WRITER
D
etroit Mayor Dennis
Archer strolled in late to
an early morning meeting
of the Jewish Business Ex-
change at which he was the fea-
tured speaker.
But he stayed late, too, min-
gling with members of the audi-
ence, which numbered about 100.
Looking relaxed in a confer-
ence room in the Max M. Fisher
Building last week, Mayor
Archer recited his accomplish-
ments since he took office in
1994. He praised General Motors'
decision to move operations to the
Renaissance Center, boasted
about Detroit's federal designa-
tion as an empowerment zone
site, and urged businesspeople to
take advantage of tax exemptions
by setting up shop in the city's
"renaissance zones," where he
has proposed creating four in-
dustrial parks.
Mayor Archer claimed there
has been $2.1 billion in invest-
ment in the empowerment zone,
an 18-square-mile area in which
businesses that expand or move
in are entitled to federal and
.
state tax breaks on employee
wages and property.
Detroit, he proclaimed, "is the
hottest city in America," despite
what he characterized as nega-
tive local press.
The purpose of his appearance,
said Jewish Business Exchange
officer Marilyn Beim, was to talk
about Detroit's re-emergence as
an international urban center
and how Jewish businesspeople
can become a part of it. The Jew-
ish News co-sponsored the event.
"I think it was important for
him to tell all of us what he was
looking at for the city, but I think
the question-and-answer peri-
od was very helpful ... His open-
ness and responsiveness made a
very easy dialogue happen," Ms.
Beim said. "It was part of the
building-bridges process he was
talking about. If this was his
agenda for the meeting, I think
his being so open and available
was a definite positive."
The mayor mentioned Peter
Cummings, who attended the
event, as an example of commit-
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