SURGERY THAT PASSION: THE CHINESE AND Westernization

And ‘ well established that the cosmetic surgery industry is experiencing a period longer than flourishing in China : after the boom of a few years ago , the country has gone in less than three decades – from having demand for reconstructive interventions for the sole purpose to be the third for the number of cosmetic procedures (preceded on the podium by only the United States and Brazil) .

While in the West, all sealed with a turnover of almost € 50 billion and its estimated two million annual interventions , surgery of the beauty in the East is booming and China is a close fourth among the ” luxury expenses ” after car manufacturers and luxury travel. And to think that these are just the official figures : in fact, many of the operations performed in places that are not in accordance with , such as beauty salons or hairdressers.

No wonder that the request – for – the vast majority of interventions ” Westernized ” for the Chinese the aesthetic canon that remains ours . So many wealthy Chinese people who resort to surgery to remove the exotic charm of the ” almond eyes ” , to be create the groove of the upper eyelid , lower eyebrows and the outer corners of the eyes and eliminate the epicanthus ( that sort of connection between the eyelid orientalissimo and nose) . Also in great demand osteotomies ( ” fractures ” jaws ) that give the face a more pleasant and Caucasian .

Bizarre in the eyes of a Westerner might seem like the ” rhinoplasty to the Chinese” : this is done by inserting a small hump , very popular among young oriental , silicone , Medpor or autologous cartilage .
Today, cosmetic surgery has made ​​great strides , particularly in China : is the Chinese choose between ” westernized ” or maintain their natural traits .