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