Plastic Surgery
Two women launch ‘Be Yourself’ campaign to counter cosmetic surgery
Egypt
July 9, 2019
Two women launch ‘Be Yourself’ campaign to counter cosmetic surgery
“In the pre-cosmetic period, each had her own beauty,” says the slogan by Sandra Stephan, 29. The slogan was adopted…
Egyptian physician successfully performs first eye color change surgery worldwide
Egypt
January 5, 2018
Egyptian physician successfully performs first eye color change surgery worldwide
Professor of Medicine and Ophthalmology at Suez Canal University, Osama al-Nahrawy, successfully performed eye color change surgery to a Japanese…
Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery to evade $3.7 million debt
World
August 1, 2017
Chinese woman undergoes plastic surgery to evade $3.7 million debt
A 59-year old woman from the central Chinese city of Wuhan transformed her appearance through plastic surgery in order to…
Cutting edge: K-pop band revels in plastic surgery beauty
Life & Style
March 17, 2017
Cutting edge: K-pop band revels in plastic surgery beauty
Rounder eyes, narrower faces, bigger breasts: a South Korean girlband is celebrating the country's obsession with surgically-enhanced beauty by going…
Pharaohs first to use cosmetics: Zahi Hawass
Archaeology
November 27, 2015
Pharaohs first to use cosmetics: Zahi Hawass
Pharaohs were the first to have discovered cosmetic surgery three thousand years ago and used cosmetics, said former Secretary General…
Demand for plastic surgery rises in selfie era
Life & Style
November 30, 2014
Demand for plastic surgery rises in selfie era
Dental hygienist Jennifer Reynolds was always self-conscious about her looks, never took selfies and felt uncomfortable being tagged in photographs…
Egyptian court convicts ‘Nose job MP’
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Egyptian court convicts ‘Nose job MP’
The Imbaba Court of Misdemeanors sentenced former MP Anwar al-Balkimy to a three year suspended prison sentence Tuesday after finding…
Nour Party expels MP who claimed nose job marks were from assault
Egypt
March 5, 2012
Nour Party expels MP who claimed nose job marks were from assault
The Nour Party has decided to suspend the membership of an MP who claimed to have been subjected to an…
Mothers resort to plastic surgery post-pregnancy
Life & Style
February 20, 2012
Mothers resort to plastic surgery post-pregnancy
Plastic surgery, which has long offered a quick solution to those with bodily dissatisfactions of all kinds, has found a…
Poor women seek better life with plastic surgery
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Poor women seek better life with plastic surgery
Working-class Egyptians are getting botox, breast implants and tummy tucks in the hopes that the cosmetic surgery once reserved for…