Lots of people have been up in arms this week about Ali Lohan and her rumored breast implants. Lindsay Lohan, for one, is outraged. She called a reporter a “pedophile” for inquiring about Ali’s chest. Little LiLo is 14 years old, and by all means, still developing. But how young is too young for a boob job?

Breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic surgery for women in 2007, according to the American Society for Plastic Surgery. Also last year: 7,882 girls aged 18 and under had the surgery. That’s just slightly less than the 8,209 aged girls 18 and under who had Botox injections. And how young is too young for that?

It seems beyond weird that teenagers are getting such invasive cosmetic enhancements, whether or not Ali Lohan is among them. I remember when I was in high school, getting a bikini wax was risque enough. Yet this spring I read that eight-year-olds are now getting waxed. This doesn’t make me feel dated, just confused.

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