BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- James Brandon is concerned about getting old and looking older. So the 44-year-old events planner from Canada decided on plastic surgery to help bring his boyish looks back. Surgeon Williams Bukret and patient James Brandon. Like many people struggling through the global economic crunch, cost was a concern, and Brandon soon realized that having surgery at home was beyond his budget. So he began investigating options overseas and quickly settled on a city that has become one of the most popular destinations in the world for plastic surgery -- Buenos Aires, Argentina. "I learned that Argentina has a high standard and long history of plastic surgery," Brandon said.
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Thousands visit Argentina for cheap cosmetic surgery
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Combination of top doctors, weak currency make country attractive
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Patient: It would have cost $50,000 dollars in Canada but only $10,000 in Argentina
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Estimates say that 1 in 30 Argentines has gone under the knife
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