Commentary
Even amid the uncertainty of 2023, when inflation weighed heavy and families tightened their budgets, plastic surgery in the United States still saw a 5 percent to 7 percent increase, depending on which reports you trust.
A pedestrian walks past an advertisement for a plastic surgery clinic at a subway station in Seoul, South Korea, in this file photo. Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images
Mollie Engelhart
Author
Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom — a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.
