A patient receives a body shape treatment to reduce fat in a beauty clinic in Caracas
Graciela Diaz, 31, receives a body shape treatment to reduce fat in a beauty clinic in Caracas, November 20, 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 20, 2009. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (VENEZUELA HEALTH SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)