The Reasons Behind the Trending of Facial Plastic Surgery in Saudi Arabia

Almuhaya Reham

Scholarly Journal of Otolaryngology · 2019 · 16 citations · 8 references

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Nowadays, the demand for plastic surgery has dramatically increased [1]. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS), nearly 17 million cosmetic producers were performed in 2016 making the total annual cost of cosmetic procedures around 16.4 billion USD) [2]. According to a study conducted by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS), Saudi Arabia ranks 29th among the top 30 countries with the highest rates of cosmetic procedures in the world [3].

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