Micchi is only 9 but she has already had double eyelid surgery.

Japan is ranked 4th in the world for having the most number of plastic surgery procedures. Hostess Nonoka has had more than one hundred surgeries, and plans to have more.

VICE World News discovers why young children are getting double eyelid surgery and how the pursuit of beauty can sometimes lead to a deadly addiction.

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