In 2021, at 0.0089 South Korea had the highest number of plastic surgery per capita, this was followed by Argentina. In third place was Brazil with 7.62 plastic surgeries per 1,000 population. Even though the United States was the country with the highest number of surgical cosmetic procedures in total in 2021, the U.S. only ranked sixth in terms of number of plastic surgery per capita worldwide. In 2022, Brazil has overtaken the U.S. for the highest number of surgical cosmetic procedures worldwide.
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Plastic surgeries include only surgical cosmetic procedures, therefore does NOT include non-invasive procedures such as Botox
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Insider Monkey. (January 20, 2024). Countries with the highest rates of plastic surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/
Insider Monkey. "Countries with the highest rates of plastic surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 population)." Chart. January 20, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/
Insider Monkey. (2024). Countries with the highest rates of plastic surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/
Insider Monkey. "Countries with The Highest Rates of Plastic Surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/
Insider Monkey, Countries with the highest rates of plastic surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Countries with the highest rates of plastic surgeries in 2021 (per 1,000 population) [Graph], Insider Monkey, January 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293461/countries-by-rate-of-plastic-surgeries/
