Leading countries in cosmetic surgery in Latin America 2023

In 2023, Brazil was the Latin American country that performed the highest number of cosmetic surgery procedures, with over 2.1 million. Mexico followed with over 932 thousand surgical procedures completed that year. Argentina and Colombia were also among the leading countries, with around 475 thousand and 270 thousand procedures, respectively.

Cosmetic surgeries in Brazil

Brazil is also the nation with the highest share of plastic surgeons and the second-largest share of plastic surgical procedures in the world. As of 2022, the country accounted for 11.6 and 13.7 percent of the total for each category, respectively. The most popular surgical cosmetic procedures in the South American country are liposuction, breast augmentation, and eyelid surgeries.

Plastic surgeons in Brazil

The density of plastic surgeons in Brazil has been increasing in recent years, going from 2.5 professionals per 100,000 population in 2013 to close to four per 100,000 population in 2022. As of that year, nearly 8,000 plastic surgeons were registered in the country, most of them in the Southeast Region, the wealthiest and most populated region in Brazil.