Brazil take pride in being the "nip/tuck capital of the world.
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In 2000, Brazil became the capital of Plastic surgery on a per capita basis, surpassing the United States. A legacy of beautiful Brazilians--starting with the lore associated with the song "Girl from Ipanema," to current super model Gisele Bundchen and a parade of buxom models who have succeeded her-- has created the perception that Brazilians have cornered the market on pulchritude perfection.
And Brazilians are unabashed in admitting to a little help from a surgeon’s hands: in Brazil, it’s more important to be perfect than to be natural.
With visions of curvaceous cleavages dancing in their heads, American women are flocking to Brazil for cosmetic surgery. The origin may be the fame of Brazil's most renowned cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Ivo Pitanguy, who continues to run a cosmetic surgery clinic in Rio de Janeiro.
Brazilian surgeons can use gummy bear gel breast implants and emphasize techniques that are supposed to minimize scarring for breast augmentation.
Frankly though, it is fair to say that Brazil’s popularity for cosmetic surgery is fueled by two other powerful lifestyle forces: cost and the desire for travel. If one can go on a vacation, stay in a fancy hotel and get a host of "plastics" done at a fraction of what it might cost in the U.S., it’s a formidable draw.
For example, the company Estetica Brasil will arrange surgeons and medical facilities and will organize your recovery in a secluded environment in sunny Fortaleza, a tropical paradise on the northeast coast of Brazil.
