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School tells students to undergo cosmetic surgery
A Chinese school has attracted criticism after telling more than 30 of its final year students to undergo cosmetic surgery before they graduated.
A Chinese school has attracted criticism after telling more than 30 of its final year students to undergo cosmetic surgery before they graduated.
Chinese switching to Asian influenced plastic surgery styles
The growing affluence of China's middle class, combined with increasing sophistication and experience of plastic surgery, is influencing a trend towards surgical procedures that emphasise Asian beauty features.
The growing affluence of China's middle class, combined with increasing sophistication and experience of plastic surgery, is influencing a trend towards surgical procedures that emphasise Asian beauty features.
Facelift patient stopped by police - passport photo no longer matches
A Chinese woman who had travelled to South Korea for a face lift procedure had difficulty returning to China, when immigration officials at Shanghai Airport noticed that her passport photograph bore little resemblance to her appearance after the surgery.
A Chinese woman who had travelled to South Korea for a face lift procedure had difficulty returning to China, when immigration officials at Shanghai Airport noticed that her passport photograph bore little resemblance to her appearance after the surgery.
Banned gel used in botched breast augmentation
An injectable gel, intended to be used as a soft tissue filler, is being used in some breast augmentations with terrible results.
An injectable gel, intended to be used as a soft tissue filler, is being used in some breast augmentations with terrible results.
Wife No. 2 has plastic surgery to resemble wife No. 1
A Chinese man who lost his first wife in a car crash has persuaded his second wife to undergo plastic surgery, so that she will resemble the first wife more closely.
A Chinese man who lost his first wife in a car crash has persuaded his second wife to undergo plastic surgery, so that she will resemble the first wife more closely.
Chinese plastic surgery TV show "gross"
Chinese plastic surgeons have spoken out in criticism of MTV China's new reality TV plastic surgery show "I Want A Famous Face". The scenes of plastic surgery in the show are so gruesome that experienced cameramen fainted in the operating theatre and MTV has subsequently agreed to pixelate the images to avoid upsetting unsuspecting viewers.
Chinese plastic surgeons have spoken out in criticism of MTV China's new reality TV plastic surgery show "I Want A Famous Face". The scenes of plastic surgery in the show are so gruesome that experienced cameramen fainted in the operating theatre and MTV has subsequently agreed to pixelate the images to avoid upsetting unsuspecting viewers.
Chinese men want surgery to look more feminine
Young men in Shanghai are turning to plastic surgery to feminise their looks. According to a Shanghai based surgeon, more than half of his clients are men aged between 18 and 26, and the most popular requests are for smaller faces, pointed chins and straightened noses.
Young men in Shanghai are turning to plastic surgery to feminise their looks. According to a Shanghai based surgeon, more than half of his clients are men aged between 18 and 26, and the most popular requests are for smaller faces, pointed chins and straightened noses.
Chinese warned against leg stretching on the rack
Chinese patients opting to have their legs broken and extended through stretching on a rack have been warned that this type of cosmetic surgery could be dangerous and is inadvisable.
Chinese patients opting to have their legs broken and extended through stretching on a rack have been warned that this type of cosmetic surgery could be dangerous and is inadvisable.
Young Chinese driving huge growth in Cosmetic Surgery
The popularity of cosmetic surgery amongst young Chinese is booming, with thousands of college graduates opting for various procedures in order to look more attractive and to increase their career prospects.
Beijing's 'Evercare' hospital is one of many facilities that are accommodating the growth in demand. The number of young people under 25 opting for a cosmetic procedure has risen dramatically in the past two years. Surgeons at the hospital conduct more than a thousand procedures a year - with a third of patients aged 25 or less. The most popular operations are eyes enlargement, nose jobs and facial reconstruction.
The popularity of cosmetic surgery amongst young Chinese is booming, with thousands of college graduates opting for various procedures in order to look more attractive and to increase their career prospects.
Beijing's 'Evercare' hospital is one of many facilities that are accommodating the growth in demand. The number of young people under 25 opting for a cosmetic procedure has risen dramatically in the past two years. Surgeons at the hospital conduct more than a thousand procedures a year - with a third of patients aged 25 or less. The most popular operations are eyes enlargement, nose jobs and facial reconstruction.
