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20 nations where plastic surgery is booming business

Last updated on: December 20, 2012 08:24 IST

Image: A view of the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
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.
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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.
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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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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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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.
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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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20 nations where plastic surgery is booming business

Image: Tourists stroll along Barcelona's harbour in Barcelona.
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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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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

Tags: Romania