Problems with cosmetic surgery more than skin deep

Surgeons shoulder huge responsibility, especially with young patients

In the 1990s in China almost everybody who consulted a plastic surgeon did so se eking a remedy for congenital malformations or to repair deformities and scars left by injuries and burns.

Those without such ailments by and large sought cosmetic surgery believing it would help their careers, many of them working in show business or some other high-profile profession.