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Iran's Cosmetic Surgery Craze |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Dr. Mohsen Naraqi Ali Reza Ronaghi reports: "Private clinics in Tehran specializing in plastic surgery are no different than anywhere else in the world. What sets these clinics apart is the sheer number of people undergoing cosmetic procedures. In the past few years the number of people in Iran chosing plastic surgery has gone up drastically. Nose jobs in particular have become major status symbols.
Dr. Mohsen Naraqi, plastic surgeon: "This phenomenom has social, cultural, scientific and medical reasons. Some people want to change their faces and look exactly like a chosen celebrity. We do not accept all cases..."
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