Tehran, Iran:
All women of the Iranian model have undergone nasal surgery in Azadeh’s family, each feels pressure to conform to western beauty standards in a country where the female body is heavyly polished.
For Azadeh, the Iranians would call the “Persian nose”, which was born with an attractive investment, staring at it.
Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iranian women need to wear modest clothes and cover their hair, and the beauty industry is almost completely focused on the face.
Azade told AFP that Rhinoplasty – a nasal job – can create a big difference.
“After the operation, not only I have earned myself a modeling job with better social reputation, but I am earning three times more and I am more honored by customers,” she said.
The 29 -year -old Azadeh asked that her surname should be stopped as women models could face social pressure in Iran.
According to the US -based International Society of Esthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), more than 264,000 cosmetic operations were carried out in Iran in 2023, with rhinoplasty the most common.
A cultural tendency
Across Tehran and other Iranian cities, bright colored hoardings advertised beauty clinics and cosmetic procedures, offering sculpture nose, innocent skin, and right teeth.
Many people with banded nasal can be seen on the streets, a will for the popularity of rhinoplasty.
Rhinoplasty surgeon Hamidreza Hownani said, “It is more as a cultural tendency, which operates 20 in a week in its equipped clinic in the capital.
And this trend has developed, more and more tied to social identity and situation, especially more women have defined strict dress code.
The 2022 death in custody of 22 -year -old Irani Kurdish Mahasa Amini became more marked after a large -scale protests.
In Iran, where the minimum wage is around $ 100, the cost of basic rhinoplasty costs up to $ 1,000 – much cheaper than other countries, Honsani said.
Millions of Iranians have struggled with long rising prices and a dip currency, operating in part of international sanctions years.
“I too had to borrow the money required for the operation from my friends and family, but the money was well spent, and it was perfectly worth it,” Azadeh said.
The 28 -year -old surgical assistant Rehaneh Khoshali performed the operation four years ago, and it was regretted not soon.
“My nose didn’t really look better than aesthetics and I wanted to be more beautiful,” she said.
“If I could go back, I would have had an operation first.”
Unauthorized clinic
Over the years, Iran has hosted highly advanced medical centers, even a destination for foreigners seeking high quality and inexpensive cosmetic surgery.
However, procedures can also come with risks.
Iranian officials have repeatedly warned of the increasing number of unauthorized clinics performing cosmetic procedures.
The Health Ministry said that in February, a dozen unwanted doctors were arrested and several operating theaters were discontinued at the Undana Hospital in Tehran due to unauthorized cosmetic procedures.
In 2023, three women died on a single day – 7 November – During cosmetic surgery in three separate incidents in Tehran, the media said at that time.
Awa Goli has not yet undergoes its rhinoplasty operation, and said some research in finding a trusted doctor.
The 23 -year -old told AFP, “I saw some people whose nose job was not good … and yes, it was really scared to me many times.”
Yet the demand for cosmetic surgery in Iran is high – and the pressure to maintain is not limited to women.
The 33 -year -old accountant, Bahador Sayyadi, said he had to borrow money so that he could have a child transplant.
He said, “My financial situation is not very good, but recently thanks me for a loan, I will process on time before my marriage.”
“Men should take care of themselves like women these days.”
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