Patient touches her jaw before a facial reconstruction operation in Beijing
A patient touches her jaw before a facial reconstruction operation in Beijing July 27, 2006. Rising incomes and perceptions that better looks secure better jobs and husbands have fuelled a boom for breast enlargement and other cosmetic remedies in recent years. State media have reported that Chinese people spend over $20 billion a year on altering their looks. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (CHINA)