Leading countries in cosmetic surgery in Latin America 2021
In 2021, Brazil was the Latin American country that performed the highest number of cosmetic surgery procedures, with over 1.6 million. Mexico followed with 672,683 surgical procedures completed that year. Argentina and Colombia were also among the leading countries, with close to 400,000 procedures each.
Cosmetic surgeries in Brazil
Brazil is also the nation with the highest share of plastic surgeons and the second-largest share of plastic surgical procedures in the world. As of 2022, the country accounted for 11.6 and 13.7 percent of the total for each category, respectively. The most popular surgical cosmetic procedures in the South American country are liposuction, silicon implants, and abdominoplasty.
Plastic surgeons in Brazil
The density of plastic surgeons in Brazil has been increasing in recent years, going from 2.5 professionals per 100,000 population in 2013 to close to four per 100,000 population in 2022. As of that year, nearly 8,000 plastic surgeons were registered in the country, most of them in the Southeast Region, the wealthiest and most populated region in Brazil.