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Make me perfect: Manufacturing beauty in China

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Eye investigates one of China¡¯s most notorious cases of botched cosmetic surgery.

In China today, looking good is seen as key to career success. With beauty videos promoting extreme weight-loss flooding social media, beauty apps making booking surgery click of a button away, China¡¯s cosmetic surgery industry is booming. But the surge in demand has led to a shortage of qualified practitioners and licensed clinics. Hundreds of accidents are happening inside Chinese clinics every day. We talk to young women pressured into cosmetic procedures and expose the surgeon behind one of China¡¯s most notorious botched surgeries.

Presenter: Natalia Zuo
Produce: Ly Truong
Editors: Rebecca Henschke and Monica Garnsey
Mixed by Gareth Jones

This episode includes a clip from The Most Beautiful You in the World (ÊÀ½çÉÏ×ÌýµÄÄã), aired on WeTV.

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