A patient named Marian recovers from facelift surgery at a clinic in Caracas
A patient named Marian recovers from facelift surgery at a 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)