A young female patient undergoes liposuction at Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital in downtown Shanghai. Some Chinese have sought to improve their appearance in hopes of boosting their job prospects amid an economic downturn. (Cao Jun / For The Times)
Dr. He Jinlong, left, and a patient discuss the procedure for changing facial contours at Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital in downtown Shanghai. (Cao Jun / For The Times)
Chinese college students inquire about plastic surgery at Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital, where an advertisement features a Korean transsexual star. (Cao Jun / For The Times)
At the Shanghai Time Plastic Surgery Hospital’s busiest time in January, the facility’s team of 10 surgeons performed as many as 100 procedures a day, raising noses, cutting eyelids and chiseling angular faces into the shape of smooth goose eggs. (Cao Jun / For The Times)
