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14 August 2010
BOLIVIA: Cheap Nose Jobs Changing Its Profile.
BBC/ Andres Schipani/ Plastic surgery campaigns in Bolivia are encouraging indigenous people to undergo nose jobs to change their looks...and economic prospects. While plastic surgery is expensive in many countries, in Bolivia where the average annual income is about $1,500, it has become more affordable and widely promoted.