Besides wanting a nose job or a face lift, women in the UAE are now more conscious of their bodies, says a leading plastic surgeon.
Dr Luiz Toledo said body contour was not popular a few years ago. “Women now want a better shaped body [through liposculpture],” he said.
The surgeon with the International Modern Hospital, who does bridal plastic surgery make-overs, does not believe it is “cheating” your partner.
“Is it cheating if you lose weight [and feel better],” he asks. “Is it cheating if you build more muscle by exercising? Plastic surgery gives you the option of looking the way you want to look, The technique is available.”
Many clients come to Dubai for cosmetic procedures, says Dr Adam Bader, CEO of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital. He cites the instance of an obese woman from Holland who came here for three days and was given a total body sculpture.
“We had two doctors giving her two procedures at the same time,” he said, adding that Dubai is becoming a medical tourism destination. He said her husband did not recognise her 10 days later.
Asked whether surgery was a lazy way out to lose weight, the doctor agreed.
His hospital first offers nutrition support and a psychological evaluation of the patient.
But in some cases as a mother with four children, surgery is needed, he says.
“She is in her mid-life, her metabolism is down, her estrogen level is low. I don’t care how much she jogs, she can’t do much, her system has shut down. We have to go the surgical way.”
Mahmood Saberi
Gulf News