1. Introduction Spain is the 4th country, after US, Japan and Brazil, where most cosmetic and plastic surgery is performed. The cosmetic industry in Spain is an extremely lucrative market with a growth rate of 8.7% since 1998 following Denmark and Finland in increased sales. Spain, which is one of the ten largest economies in the world, is a member of the European Union and is the fastest growing major industrialized country in the world. The general population …showed first 75 words of 5423 total…

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