A doctor uses a machine to heat up the skin of a patient receiving treatment to lighten her skin at a clinic in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Such cosmetic procedures as well as plastic surgeries have become popular in the past few years.
Saudi Arabia is witnessing a boom in demand for cosmetic surgeries and procedures by the country’s women, according to the Associated Press.
In a country where lifestyle is largely dictated by religion, Saudi Arabia has seen a growing interest in the past few years in cosmetic procedures – once thought of as indulgences of the Western world.
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In fact, the country’s cosmetic practices are causing clerics to contend with new questions about the intersection of beauty and faith: Does the Islamic faith allow for various cosmetic surgeries, such as nose jobs, breast implants, or liposuction?
Sheik Mohammed al-Nujaimi, a Saudi cleric, uses guidelines that were reached in a meeting between plastic surgeons and clergymen three years ago to determine which procedures religion allows.
“I get calls from many, many women asking about cosmetic procedures,” al-Nujaimi told the Associated Press. “The presentations we got from the doctors made me better equipped to give them guidance.”
The meeting between the clerics and surgeons three years ago attempted to reconcile whether certain cosmetic procedures are in conflict with the Islamic belief that God’s creation should not be tampered with.
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The outcome was that procedures intended to reverse damage or disfigurement from an accident, or procedures that enhance or fix features that cause a person grief, are considered acceptable. Procedures or surgeries that would change a “perfect nose” to more resemble the shape of a celebrity’s nose, are generally frowned upon.
Previously rare in Saudi Arabia, there are now about 35 plastic surgery centers in the capital city of Riyadh.
A recent study of the trend indicated that liposuction, breast augmentations, and nose jobs were the most popular procedures among women, and that hair implants and nose jobs were most popular among men, as reported by the Associated Press.
For Saudi women, who are required to cover most of their bodies under robes and veils, many see nothing unusual about undergoing plastic surgery even though the results are largely covered up.
Sarah, 28, said in an interview with the Associated Press that underneath their robes, many Saudi women have trendy haircuts and designer clothing that they show off at women’s gatherings, in front of their husbands, or on trips overseas.
“We attend a lot of private occasions, and we also travel,” Sarah told the Associated Press. She did not want to provide her last name, in an effort to preserve her privacy.
Sarah said she is considering having 22 surgeries herself, including a breast lift, a procedure to pad her rear, and another that would change her down-turned lips into a more traditional smile.
She also expressed interest in having her lips done to resemble those of Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe, and other procedures for her nose.
So far, Sarah’s plastic surgeon has declined to perform surgery on her nose, as he believes it does not need any altering.
Ayman al-Sheikh, a Saudi doctor who has spent nearly 14 years in the U.S., told the Associated Press that the demand for cosmetic surgery in Saudi Arabia is in line with a general increase in demand throughout the world. Al-Sheikh says the difference is that patients in the Arab world seem more inclined to undergo procedures that make their faces look increasingly unnatural.
“People are overdone by design or by mistake,” al-Sheikh told the Associated Press. “If something is done on a famous figure, it becomes iconic in our world even if it doesn’t look esthetically appealing.”
Al-Sheikh said that the trend is likely being spurred on by images and media coverage of entertainers who have undergone similar procedures that are splashed across television networks throughout the Arab world.
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