China
Cosmetic
Surgery Booms
Eyes and noses are the most popular for surgery,
with prices ranging from around 3,000 yuan (US$370)
for a "double-eyelid" procedure to about 20,000 yuan
(US$2,500) for a nose job.
Breast augmentation, a favorite in the West, sets
patients in Shanghai back about 35,000 yuan
(US$4,400).
Although illegal until the early 1980s, plastic
surgery is now a multi-billion dollar industry,
spurred in part by TV shows such as "Lovely
Cinderella" which offer surgery as prizes.
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According to Xinhua News Agency, the country is home
to a million plastic surgery clinics, employing 6
million people.
The China Consumers Association reported 20,000
complaints of disfigurement as a result of cosmetic
operations each year.
Chinese Single
Girls
35% are insecure or lonely
31% pressured to get married
25% worried, beauty will fade
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