In the United States, we average seven hundred fifty-two new implants per million."

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Americans first began going abroad for cosmetic surgery such as facelifts, breast implants and reductions, and tummy tucks in the 1980s and 90s.

VOA: standard.2010.04.08

But much of that look is artificial: breast implants,Botox-treated faces, collagen-injected lips and other surgically-enhanced body parts.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22