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Gaza's few beauty salons struggle to meet demand

Demand for plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures is rising in the Gaza Strip despite a lack of clinics.
Palestinian brides are seen during a mass wedding ceremony, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Feb. 4, 2014.

The rate of plastic surgery operations has greatly increased among women in the Gaza Strip despite the difficult economic situation and strict cultural traditions and norms.

Jala al-Talmis, plastic surgery and laser specialist and director of the Plastic Surgery Center in Gaza, told Al-Monitor, “The growing demand for plastic surgery and laser sessions among women in Gaza is mostly limited to cosmetic aspects such as tummy tuck surgery, liposuction, rhinoplasty, removal of hair, birthmarks, tattoos, scars and breast augmentation. They also go for correcting congenital deformities such as cleft lip, protruding ears, wrinkles, burns and injuries. The modifications are not as major as those happening in other countries.”

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