Surgeon Peter Romer holds a breast implant for a patient named Laura at his clinic in Caracas
Surgeon Peter Romer holds a breast implant for a patient named Laura at his clinic in Caracas, November 5, 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 November 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA HEALTH SOCIETY)