Top 10 Cosmetic Surgery Loving Countries

Top 10 Cosmetic Surgery Loving Countries

1) South Korea

The plastic survey industry has stormed Asia in recent years to the point that today, one in five women from Seoul have undergone some sort of plastic surgery.
According to the report, more than 360,000 total procedures were performed in 2010, with the most common procedures being liposuction, nose jobs and blepharoplasty, or double eyelid surgery. More than 44,000 double eyelid surgeries were performed in 2010 with many customers are pursuing more Western-looking eyes.
"In Asia, it's very common for patients to want more Western-looking eyes," said Dr. Malcolm Roth, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. "So that's really no surprise there."

2) Greece

"Greece is a head scratcher," said Roth.
With a floundering economy, Roth said it is surprising that the country came in second in overall procedures performed.
"A country's economy and the access to disposable income usually plays a big part in the demand of plastic surgery unless the government pays for it," said Roth.
But few said it just goes to show that globalization is affecting the plastic surgery industry in unexpected places.
"There is little room to sit still when we consider innovation, domestic or international," said Few.
Breast augmentations took the top spot among invasive surgeries in Greece. Of note, a reported 592 penis enlargement procedures were performed in 2010, ten times more than the average of other countries that made the list.

3) Italy

The Mediterranean boot came in third with a total of 815,745 procedures performed in 2010. Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox Dysport) was the most popular procedure performed overall and liposuction was the most common invasive procedure with more than 69,000 reported.

4) Brazil

Brazil took up fourth place in the list, and liposuction and breast implants were the most popular invasive surgeries among the population.

"Culturally speaking, Brazilians have no problem with plastic surgery," said Roth. "If anything, it's seen as a status symbol to have had it."
Few said he was surprised Brazil didn't make it higher on the list, especially because the country has "a number of government-based tax-deduction systems in place to support elective plastic surgery." The government believes cosmetic surgery is in such high demand that the additional income to those in the industry will outweigh the money lost to deductions.

5) Colombia

Liposuction was the most popular procedure, both among surgical and non-surgical procedures, with nearly 90,000 reportedly performed in 2010.
Colombia has become a hot spot for cosmetic tourism, where foreigners travel there to get a nip here and a tuck there.

6) United States

The report showed more than 3.3 million reported invasive and non-invasive surgical procedures performed in 2010, but the ASPS reported more than 13 million total procedures performed in the same year. Demand continues to rise as the country slowly makes its way out of economic hardship.
Liposuction showed to be the most in-demand procedure, with breast augmentations coming in a close second.
"Because people are beginning to talk openly about it, we've seen over the last couple decades the demand for plastic surgery grow," said Roth. "People are realizing that it's more common than most people think and there doesn't have to be a stigma around it."

7) Taiwan

Taiwan rounded out the Top 7 List with a total of 221,116 total procedures performed in 2010. Wrinkle reducers like Botox were the most popular among all surgeries performed.
Not only does economy likely play into the Taiwan's demand for surgery, but trends play a heavy role in the nip/tuck game as well, said Dr. Garry Brody, professor of plastic surgery at USC Medical Center.
Cosmetic surgery is now very fashionable in Taiwan. "It is more likely how in any given society the local fashion develops in different ways," said Brody.

8) Japan

 "Japanese people also like to have smaller faces," a Japanese doctor explains. "So we often combine face-lifts with liposuction under the chin, to make the jaw line between the face and the neck more striking."

9) France

There is a strong desire to age gracefully in France in a similar fashion to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. French women don’t want to look like young girls, they just want to look great for their age. Therefore, subtle anti-aging procedures are popular.

10) Mexico

Plastic surgery in Mexico is a whole lot cheaper than plastic surgery in the United States. For example, a face lift is known to cost between $5,000 and $6,000 in the United States. In Mexico, a face lift costs between $2,000 and $2,500.

References: http://news.liveandinvestoverseas.com/Lifestyle/top-10-cosmetic-surgery-loving-countries.html
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/niptuck-nations-countries-cosmetic-surgery/story?id=16205231#.UYRuL7VQHUU