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 Risë
West Real Life Extreme Makeover
Ten years ago, it seems safe to say, the magic had gone out of Alan and
Risë West's 18-year marriage. When she awakened each day, Alan would
look away. "My husband got nauseous looking at my face," says
Risë, 56. Alan 55, a real estate investor in Boca Raton, Florida,
puts it a little more gently. "I felt my wife looked aged,"
he says. "She had a great body, but her face needed to look as good."
In January 1994, after attending a seminar on plastic surgery, Risë
(pronounced Reeza) approached Dr. Daniel Man, who practices in Boca Raton,
Florida. She thought, she said, she might have her eyes done, nothing
more. The doctor had other ideas. "Dr. Man suggested I have my entire
face reworked," she says. "So, I thought about it." Then
she went for it. Since 1994, Risë, a homemaker who, at 5', 96 lbs.,
has had a dozen procedures, has reshaped everything from thighs to nose
to cheekbones. "I look prettier then I did as a teenager," she
says. "I am thrilled with the results - and I will continue to do
whatever is needed to make me look good." And what about Alan, who,
after all, signed onto the $100,000 that Risë has spent so far on
plastic surgery? "My wife looked better and better after each procedure,"
he says. "It's amazing! It was like living with a new woman. Risë
is like an annuity; she has improved with age."
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