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29-year-old man Su Jianhua suffers from an extremely rare skin condition called cutis laxa (also dermatolysis or elastolysis) which causes the skin to hang loosely in folds and become extremely wrinkled. He met the press for the first time on Wednesday after a successful cosmetic surgery procedure at a Hangzhou hospital. According to Chinese media reports, less than 10 cases of cutis laxa have been confirmed worldwide in the last 20 years. more ›

We've all known for a while that plastic surgery has gotten extremely popular in China, but who knew this country'd rise that quickly in the ranks of the world's top regions for cosmetic procedures? In a recent survey issued by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, China ranked No. 2 for most nip-tucked, right behind the United States. According to ISAPS' Global Survey, the top five nations are the U.S., China, Brazil, India and Mexico. more ›

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The plastic surgery industry, though a victim of the recession in the West, has experienced an unexpected and starting rise as the job market got worse in China. According to the LA Times: more ›

According to China Daily, more and more middle and high school students are taking advantage of the summer holidays to make the kind of changes that will impress their peers come fall. But it isn’t a summer class or even a new workout routine they are adopting — it’s cosmetic surgery. more ›