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Venezuela the number one country for breast augmentation |
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Tuesday, 20 March 2007 |
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Over 30,000 Venezuelan women underwent breast augmentation surgery in 2006, an increase of nearly 80 percent over the previous year, according to statistics supplied by the Venezuelan Plastic Surgery Society.
Given the country's population of 26 million, the proportion of women undergoing breast augmentation is the highest in the region. By comparison, 291,000 women in the U.S. underwent breast augmentation surgery last year, but from a larger population of just under 300 million people.
“2006 was the year of cosmetic surgery in Venezuela. I'd estimate 200 percent increases in consultations and operations,” said Dr. Victor Rada, a plastic surgeon who has performed breast augmentation procedures in Venezuela for more than 15 years.
One of the main driving forces in the demand for plastic surgery in Venezuela has been the buoyant economy, fuelled by the oil industry, which accounts for 78 percent of exports and some 14 percent of Venezuela's gross domestic product. High oil prices also are helping fill government coffers. This year, an estimated 45 percent of government revenues are projected to come from oil.
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