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Park Avenue Eye Surgeon Offers Free Procedures In Exchange For Dates With Hotties
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 10, 2013
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Eye surgeon Dr. Emil Chynn of Park Avenue LASEK has had some very bad luck when it comes to dating. It's gone so bad, he's decided to offer free procedures to anyone who can get him a date with a hottie. But not just any hottie: according to the Post, she must be a "very skinny," dress size 0-2, white, aged 27-35, graduate of an Ivy League school, “Type B” personality (not “Type A” like him), and a rating of 8 or 9 on a 1-to-10 attractiveness scale. It's good to know there are still some romantics out there, at least.
Here's what you get if you are able to find that special someone for Chynn:
For a first date, he’ll shell out a $100 reward. He’ll offer free eyelash-enhancer Latisse or pay $200 for the second date; he’ll offer free Botox or pay $300 for a third date; he’ll offer free Juvederm injections or $400 for a fourth date; and free Lasek surgery on one eye worth $2,000 or $500 cash for a fifth date.
It seems Chynn has been seeking potential matchmakers at networking events around the area. He's only had two set-ups since sending out his email detailing his needs, and he didn't go on either date because the women didn't match his rigorous parameters. "The yield is very low because I’m so picky,” he told the Post. "I’m not crazy I just want someone who’s the right age and same the same sort of education and we’re compatible and loves me for me."
This isn't the first time that Chynn has tried to think outside the box while looking for a mate: he regularly places personal ads in Columbia University’s alumni magazine offering $10K to charity for helping finding his perfect lady. And a few years ago, he posted a roommate ad on Craigslist offering free rent to a woman who would walk on his back for an hour every day and help find him a wife.
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