Prevalence of illegal plastic surgery clinics and practitioners in China 2019

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Wenyi Zhang,
Sep 16, 2022
According to a market report on the Chinese cosmetic surgery sector, there were over 80,000 illegal medical aesthetics entities in China, accounting for about 86 percent of the market in 2019. It was estimated that the number of non-licensed practitioners amounted to over 100,000 that year.

Share of non-licensed medical aesthetics entities and practitioners in China in 2019

CharacteristicLegalIllegal
Medical aesthetics entities 14% 86%
Medical aesthetics practitioners 28% 72%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share in total number14%14%28%28%86%86%72%72%LegalIllegalMedical aesthetics entitiesMedical aesthetics practitioners
0%25%50%75%100%125%

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