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. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures 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. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/956 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures ABC Australia - Ref. 0956