Russians open to cosmetic surgery: survey

Hong Kong: One in five global consumers said they would consider having cosmetic surgery and Russians are most receptive to the idea, a survey by market researcher ACNielsen shows.

Nearly half of Russians surveyed said that they would be prepared to have cosmetic surgery when they are older, followed by Greeks and people in Baltic countries.

However, 94 per cent of Hong Kongers were against having surgery to enhance their looks, as were 92 percent of Indonesians and 91 per cent of Japanese and Malaysians.

Teenagers and 20 somethings were more receptive to the idea of cosmetic surgery later in life than older consumers, according to the survey, which polled 22,780 Internet users in 41 markets worldwide.