Cosmetic surgery on the rise in Afghanistan

1 Oct 2012, 4:33 pm   -   Source: Channel 4 News
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Afghanistan's growing middle class has resulted in a growing number of men and women going under the knife, investing in nose jobs, face lifts and tummy tucks, Channel 4 News reports.

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In Afghanistan, a growing middle class has resulted in a growing number of men and women going under the knife, investing in nose jobs, face lifts and tummy tucks.

The reporters met girls in their early 20s who had fled abusive marriages and wanted to have surgery to boost their confidence and take control of their appearance. They also met women who were seemingly under pressure to have surgery from their husbands.

One woman saved for months to get a nose like Angelina Jolie.

Others are going to the clinic with much deeper motivation: seeking nips and tucks to disguise their ethnicity.

Afghanistan , Plastic Surgery

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It will take more than scalpels

Kelly leonard - from Gordon, 8 months ago

I have just watched this on TV. The Hazzara woman having a nose job wasn't an example of freedom of choice. She belongs to a persecuted minority in Afghanistan. It will take more than scalpels to fix the position of women in Afghanistan.

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