Plastic Surgery Booms in Lebanon Despite The Crunch
Many beauty-enhancing procedures can be done here for half the cost or less compared to its European counterparts.
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Many beauty-enhancing procedures can be done here for half the cost or less compared to its European counterparts.
BEIRUT: The face mask, used as a measure against the spread of COVID-19, has forced Lebanese women to change their beauty and make-up habits. The array of cosmetics that were usually worn have been stripped back to merely mascara because socializing is out and social distancing is in. But the beauty regimes of Lebanese women have been affected by the country’s financial crisis as much as the global health crisis. Lebanon’s cosmetic and plastic surgery sectors, which are leaders in the Middle East region, are also feeling the pinch. Dr. Elie Abdel Hak, who is head of the Lebanese Society o...