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In this photograph taken on August 22, 2017, Chen Yan, 35, undergoes a plastic surgery procedure at Huamei Medical Cosmetology Hospital in Shanghai. Plastic surgery is booming in China, fuelled by rising incomes, growing Western influences and the imperative of looking good on social media. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA / To go with AFP story China-Lifestyle-Health-Social-Plastic, Feature by Peter Stebbings with Morgan Huang (Photo credit should read CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on August 22, 2017, Chen Yan, 35, undergoes a plastic surgery procedure at Huamei Medical Cosmetology Hospital in Shanghai.
Plastic surgery is booming in China, fuelled by rising incomes, growing Western influences and the imperative of looking good on social media. / AFP PHOTO / CHANDAN KHANNA / To go with AFP story China-Lifestyle-Health-Social-Plastic, Feature by Peter Stebbings with Morgan Huang        (Photo credit should read CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)