Is the desire for a nose job a Jewish syndrome?
GK: No! I learned recently that it’s an obsession in Iran and if you have a nose job it’s a sign of prosperity There was a recent documentary made about nose jobs in Iran. In 2005 CBS ran a story called “Iran: Nose Job Capital of World.” [“Iran’s strict Islamic dress code has backfired in at least one big way. Some young Iranian women are more obsessed with their appearance than their counterparts in the West. And, as CBS News Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports, they’re lining up in record number to improve on the look nature gave them with cosmetic surgery. The most popular form of plastic surgery in America is liposuction, but in Iran, where the female form is kept largely under wraps, women prefer to spend their money where they can show it off.” – May 2, 2005 CBS broadcasting.] Q: Do you think you will ever get a nose job? GK: The jury is still out on this question. I never wanted to. Some years ago I was booked for sinus surgery. I have chronic sinusitis and when I fly, if my
