A patient, named Gina, prepares for liposuction surgery in Bogota
A patient, named Gina, 26, who has her body covered with antiseptic substance, prepares for liposuction surgery in Bogota, September 4, 2006. Liposuction is the aesthetic surgery most popular in the Andean country, where prices for the procedure are about half of what it costs in the United States or Europe. Of the three countries where aesthetic surgery is most popular -- Brazil, Mexico and Colombia -- Colombia has the lowest prices. About 40 percent of Colombia´s patients are from other countries. REUTERS/Kena Betancur (COLOMBIA)