Surgeon Peter Romer performs facelift on a patient named Marian at his clinic in Caracas
Surgeon Peter Romer (L) performs a facelift on a patient named Marian at his clinic in Caracas, October 28, 2009. Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments. Picture taken October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA HEALTH SOCIETY)