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Botox fix  Aug 28, 2005, 10.36PM IST  MUMBAI: It's a flying
visit that is good for the face and better for the wallet. Air-
hostesses from international airlines are increasingly making
use of their brief stopovers in the city to visit dermatologists
for an uplifting shot of Botox. And Mumbai, by all accounts, is
emerging as the new hub for the youth-in-ten-minutes treatment.
In a profession that puts a premium on good looks, the
occasional wrinkle or crow's foot is cause for serious worry.
"If a few shots can remove the offensive lines from my face, why
not?"asks Mary Broers, an air-hostess with Northwest Airlines
for the past 16 years. Broers took the cue from her colleague,
Caroline Rogers, a regular at Mumbai's various clinics where
Botox is available at a fraction of the cost in the US.  On
Thursday, the 47-year-old Broers was back at dermatologist
Satish Bhatia's south Mumbai clinic for her second Botox
injection en-route to the airport fo