20 nations where plastic surgery is booming business
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Having cosmetic surgery to enhance what nature gave you (or to keep her at bay) is increasingly common, according to The Economist.
Millions of procedures are performed around the world every year, according to a report from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
Let's take a look at 20 countries where plastic surgery is a booming business.
Source: The Economist
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Image: A view of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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South Korea
Procedures per 1,000 population: 16
Total procedures per year: 770,000
Global rank: 1
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Image: Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.
Photographs: Lee Jae Won/Reuters
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Greece
Procedures per 1,000 population: 14
Total procedures per year: 160,000
Global rank: 2
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Image: Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens outside the Acropolis.
Photographs: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
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Italy
Procedures per 1,000 population: 13
Total procedures per year: 820,000
Global rank: 3
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Image: A view of Rome's ancient Colosseum.
Photographs: Tony Gentile/Reuters
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Brazil
Procedures per 1,000 population: 12
Total procedures per year: 2.52 million
Global rank: 4
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Image: Brazilian National Congress in Brasilia.
Photographs: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
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Colombia
Procedures per 1,000 population: 11.7
Total procedures per year: 490,000
Global rank: 5
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Image: A view of illuminated Christmas decorations at Monserrate church in Bogota.
Photographs: John Vizcaino/Reuters
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The United States
Procedures per 1,000 population: 11
Total procedures per year: 3.31 million
Global rank: 6
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Image: Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.
Photographs: Lucas Jackson/Reuters
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Taiwan
Procedures per 1,000 population: 9
Total procedures per year: 220,000
Global rank: 7
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Image: Taipei 101 in Taiwan.
Photographs: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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Japan
Procedures per 1,000 population: 8.8
Total procedures per year: 1.8 million
Global rank: 8
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Image: Mt Fuji looms over skyscrapers in Tokyo's Shinjuku district.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
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France
Procedures per 1,000 population: 8.3
Total procedures per year: 510,000
Global rank: 9
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Image: Skaters on a giant ice rink at the Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters
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Mexico
Procedures per 1,000 population: 8.1
Total procedures per year: 920,000
Global rank: 10
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Image: Hot-air balloons fly over the Metropolitano park in Leon, Mexico.
Photographs: Mario Armas/Reuters
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Canada
Procedures per 1,000 population: 7.9
Total procedures per year: 260,000
Global rank: 11
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Image: A worker cleans away snow around the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Photographs: Christopher Pike/Reuters
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Venezuela
Procedures per 1,000 population: 7.8
Total procedures per year: 210,000
Global rank: 12
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Image: People have a drink at 360, a three-tiered rooftop bar, in Caracas.
Photographs: Jorge Silva/Reuters
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The Netherlands
Procedures per 1,000 population: 7.7
Total procedures per year: 110,000
Global rank: 13
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Image: Cyclists visit a Dutch tulip field in Noordwijk.
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
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Spain
Procedures per 1,000 population: 7.5
Total procedures per year: 300,000
Global rank: 14
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Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
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Australia
Procedures per 1,000 population: 6.3
Total procedures per year: 140,000
Global rank: 15
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Image: Shoppers at an outdoor shopping mall in Melbourne.
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
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Turkey
Procedures per 1,000 population: 5.9
Total procedures per year: 430,000
Global rank: 16
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Image: A view of Istanbul's financial district.
Photographs: Murad Sezer/Reuters
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Germany
Procedures per 1,000 population: 5.8
Total procedures per year: 450,000
Global rank: 17
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Image: Hat designer Fiona Bennett and her assistants work in Bennett's studio at Potsdamer Street in Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
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Saudi Arabia
Procedures per 1,000 population: 5.7
Total procedures per year: 140,000
Global rank: 18
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Image: A view of the Kingdom Tower in Riyadh.
Photographs: Ali Jarekji/Reuters
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Argentina
Procedures per 1,000 population: 5.6
Total procedures per year: 290,000
Global rank: 19
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Image: Overview of Buenos Aires' 9 de Julio Avenue.
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
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