14 This suggests that vulnerable adolescents might seek cosmetic procedures, which they might later regret or deem unnecessary. A Dutch study revealed that body image and attitudes toward physical appearance improve as teenagers grow older, regardless of whether they undergo cosmetic interventions. The factors that drive the younger population to consider cosmetic procedures have yet to be fully delineated. 13 Most of the cosmetic procedures were nonsurgical in nature and comprised laser hair removal, chemical peeling, micro-dermabrasion, and botulinum injections. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) revealed that 230,000 cosmetic procedures were performed on individuals younger than 18 years old in 2011 this statistic represented a 16-fold increase in the number of procedures performed on adolescents compared to 1996. 12 Recently, there has been an increase in the number of adolescents undergoing these procedures as well. 12 Almost half of all patients who undergo cosmetic procedures are between the ages of 35 and 50, and about 30 percent of them are under the age of 35. In the United States of America, home of the largest cosmetic industry in the world, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has recorded over eight million cosmetic procedures performed in 2003, representing a three-fold increase in just five years this steep increase has continued further in the last decade. The number of plastic surgeons per capita in Dubai is among the highest in the world. This can be attributed to a significant increase in the number of regional patients as well as a surge in internationally trained industry professionals based in the region.
9, 10 The aesthetics industry is one of the most important contributors of medical tourism in the UAE. The demand for cosmetic procedures in the UAE has been on the rise, with cosmetic surgery among top five procedures of health tourism. 8 Dubai has been called the Middle East’s "plastic surgery hub,” with a reported 236 licensed plastic surgeons, 386 licensed dermatologists, and 277 facilities in 2018. According to one estimate, UAE ranks third in the Middle Eastern region in terms of customers undergoing cosmetic procedures, after Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) population is made up of a heterogeneous group of different nationalities. A study from 2017 identified laser hair removal, botulinum toxin injection, liposuction, filler, and scar revision as common procedures among women, while rhinoplasty was the most common procedure among men. There is paucity of research exploring cosmetic procedures in the Middle East. In the past decade alone, there has been a surge in the number of cosmetic procedures performed globally. 5 It is sought after by both sexes and is not limited to a specific age group.Ĭosmetic procedures contend with the preservation, rejuvenation, or enhancement of the physical appearance through surgical and/or therapeutic interventions. In today’s world, beauty has become a tool to improve the quality of life in general, a means of surpassing the physical and relational problems of an individual. 4 The search for beauty does not have to be guided by the quest for objective perfection. In the West, a woman considered "socially beautiful" is "very thin and often slightly tanned, her nose is small and her forehead large." 3 This contrasts with the concept of beauty held by the hunter-gatherers from the Hadza tribe of Tanzania, living apart from civilization, who preferred curvy body shapes. Traditionally, it has been accepted that the canons of beauty vary from one civilization to another.
1 Beauty is not just a visual experience rather, it entails the qualities that give pleasure, meaning, or satisfaction to the senses. It is an enigma that fascinated the ancient Greeks, influencing their mythology.
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