CHINA performs more cosmetic surgery than any country except America and Brazil

China, Brazil and the USA perform more plastic surgery thank any other country! Maybe you are thinking that this is due to the wealth of these countries, but according the Forbes this is not the case. It seems that inequality is the reason more people, specifically women go under the knife. According to the article, poor good looking women have a better chance at equality in the patriarchal world we live in. Read the article below for more information.

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China, Brazil, USA Lead For Plastic Surgery: Why?

I thought this was an interesting little point that The Economist’s made, that China, Brazil and the US are the leading countries for plastic surgery:

To me the interesting question is why? Sure, they’re three countries with large populations but they’re higher on the rates of surgery as well, not just the total number.

It’s not the general level of wealth as there are much richer countries than Brazil or China with lower levels of such surgery.

The most interesting answer I think was suggested some time ago by Tyler Cowen. It’s the inequality.

All three are very unequal countries by the standards of the rest of the world. And, most patriarchal though it may sound, almost misogynistic, one way for the poorer to make the leap from poor to rich is by marrying up. This is obviously more achievable for women than it is for men, given human mating habits. But poor good looking women do have an opportunity to make the leap across that equality chasm in a way that not good looking poor women or almost all poor men do not.

Thus we might not be all that surprised at such low wage good lookers using a little bit of aid from the surgeon’s knife to increase their potential success at making this leap.

That was, as I recall it, Cowens’ potential explanation about the prevalence in Brazil at least: and I’d say that seeing that the top three countries are also the top three most unequal just bolsters his case.

Bargain-basement liposuction booted out of Florida

Liposuction is not a procedure where you should be cutting corners, so to speak. This article brings light to the issue of how liposuction can be dangerous if you do not go to a certified plastic surgeon, and should only be performed at a safe facility. Sleek Surgical & MedSpa has 5 locations with Board Certified Plastic Surgeons and specializes in Liposuction. We guarantee that you will feel comfortable and safe at Sleek from start to finish. Give us a call today at 800-SLEEK-USA today to schedule your free consultation. For more information on Sleek lipo visit us on the web at http://www.sleekmedspa.com/procedures-liposuction.php. 

This article is taken from The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery -

If you’re a Floridian whose bikini-clad body needs a little tweaking, you will now have a much better chance of undergoing a safe liposuction procedure. The April 27 Sun-Sentinel  reports that Governor Rick Scott of Florida just signed legislation mandating that doctors can no longer perform most liposuction procedures in unregulated offices. These tougher restrictions, which take effect on January 3, were backed by plastic surgeons, the Florida Medical Association and the Florida Board of Medicine, which oversees doctors.

This may drive up prices of some Florida liposuction procedures. Addressing the cost issue, the president of the Palm Beach County Society of Plastic Surgeons said, “The idea is not to make people pay more. It’s a safety measure to make sure people don’t die.” The medispas and doctor’s offices that were charging less were able to do so because they cut corners to bring prices down.

According to the Sun-Sentinel, in recent years some doctors and unregulated beauty businesses performed liposuction without administering appropriate anesthesia. Instead, they used sedative pills or creams. After 14 Floridians died as a result of medical distress during liposuction in the last decade, Senator Eleanor Sobel filed the legislation.

The new law states that when a liposuction procedure removes more than about two pounds of fat it must be performed in a regulated office. Such an office is equipped with a doctor who has lifesaving training and lifesaving equipment and procedures. Moreover, the office facility would have to be inspected by the state or become accredited.

A Fort Lauderdale plastic surgeon speculates, “Some internists and nonsurgeons who had been doing liposuctions at the unregulated offices may choose to stop rather than try to meet the stricter regulations.”

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS), cosmetic surgery can be safely performed in a hospital, a surgicenter or an office-based surgical facility. Data shows that accredited office-based facilities have a safety record comparable to that of hospital ambulatory surgery settings. But, most office-based surgical facilities are not accredited. ASAPS requires its members to operate in accredited, state-licensed or Medicare-certified facilities. To ensure your safety, if you undergo surgery, make sure your surgery occurs in such a facility.

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