Famous / Cultural and record cases
Iran
highest per-capita rhinoplasty rate
Reported: a named outlet reported it; the person has not confirmed. Research label: Reported (AFP; Etemad; Rhinology Research Society of Iran/Johns Hopkins).
What is on record
up to 200,000 nose jobs a year (Etemad via AFP, 2016); per-capita rate 7× the US (Rhinology Research Society of Iran with Johns Hopkins, via PRX 2016); 2013 world rank #4 for nose jobs after Brazil, Mexico, US; >60% of ~40,000 annual cosmetic surgeries are noses (AFP figures differ from Etemad's); cost $1,500–6,000 vs $270 minimum monthly wage; male share rose from 5% to 35% over 20 years (AFP, 2016-01-04).
Sources: 3
| Outlet | Date | Read | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRX The World | 2016-07-31 | Fetched | theworld.org |
| AFP via Medical Xpress | 2016-01-04 | Fetched | medicalxpress.com |
| PubMed Central | Search snippet | pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov |
Fetched: the page was opened and read. Search snippet: the line was seen in a search result and the page not opened. Research: research/history/famous-cases.md.
In surgeon's terms
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