PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE

Japanese people intent on changing their fate are now having plastic surgery to alter their palms. In the ancient art of palm reading, the lines on the hands supposedly govern one’s life. Plastic surgeon Takaaki Matsuoka, who charges $1,000 per 10 minute operation, said that most male patients want to change lines associated with money and business, while women generally ask to change their love lines. “Sometimes the marriage line is there, but it came too early and the woman missed her chance,” said Matsuoka. “So we add another one.”