A patient checks her appearance after undergoing a cosmetic rhinoplasty and eye procedure at a plastic surgery hospital in Seoul in July 2013. (AFP)

Only skin deep: Unregulated cosmetic surgery spreads in Myanmar

Women who have suffered health problems and other complications from cosmetic procedures are sounding the alarm about practitioners who use slick advertising on social media while hiding their lack of training. 

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