Changing the face of cosmetic surgery
2,400 surgeons from nearly 80 different countries attended the biannual reunion of the International Society of Aesthetic Surgery (Isaps), which ended this weekend. That the world's leading cosmetic surgeons have packed into Rio de Janeiro's five-star beachfront hotels this week is no coincidence. For decades Brazil has been considered a thriving centre for cosmetic surgery, and it is now at the heart of a growing wave of surgery tourism, with foreigners jetting in for a few days on the cutting board and a week's recuperation on the beach.