Cosmetic Surgery Takes Off In Iran (2001)

Nose Jobs (2001) - The ultimate western extravagance; cosmetic surgery is taking hold in Iran. It is the latest teenage craze on the streets of Tehran, the post nose-op plaster being worn as a badge of pride.

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We follow 18-year-old Aida under the surgeon's hammer and chisel as her nose is cracked and re-shaped. Her father helps to stump up the $3,000. It's seen as a good investment, since fortune still largely depends on marriage in Iran. In some ways it seems that an inflexible
concept of western beauty is replacing traditional dogma in Iran.

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