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by evilduck 740 days ago
Cosmetic surgery for vanity has helped improve the techniques and procedures and even the number of skilled practitioners that can then help those with disfigurements and deformities.
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Hell, cancer treatment for pets has advanced human oncology [1]. Scientific discovery is rarely zero sum.

[1] https://www.upstate.edu/whatsup/2019/0220-treatment-for-cani...

And cigarettes have benefited the lung cancer research centers. Just because it works doesn’t make it the best course.