Penelope Trunk writes that Los Angeles is at the forefront of plastic surgery trends and what we see there will soon spread to other parts of the world (not to mention spreading to our brain stems). She says;

And just ten years ago, I remember talking with my friends about how gross Botox is. But my friend Sharon, who is a hairstylist in Los Angeles, says that the majority of her clients—who range from normal housewives to corporate lawyers—have had some sort of Botox injection. She says it’s so mainstream in Los Angeles that it’s almost a statement if you don’t have it.

The photo here is Los Angeles at Sundown.