It’s been dubbed the nose job capital of the world, but women have shared their horrifying experiences of travelling to Iran for plastic surgery and getting stuck in a war.
Conflict in the Middle East has entered its sixth day today as Israel and Iran continue to launch new strikes, leaving foreign nationals scrambling to evacuate the war zones.
Following the latest outbreak, clips of influencers visiting Iran for cosmetic surgery, only to find themselves stuck in a war zone, have gone viral on TikTok.
Iran has one of the highest rates of rhinoplasty in the world, with thousands of foreign patients visiting annually for cosmetic surgeries, drawn by the country’s expertise.
On TikTok, influencers craving an upturned nose have revealed how seeking treatment in Iran has previously taken an alarming turn.
Alma Verseau, from Dubai, travelled to Iran to undergo a rhinoplasty in June last year, unaware, despite the signs of tension, that the Twelve-Day war between Iran and Israel would take place during her trip from June 13 to June 24.
‘Rare aesthetic: You go to Iran for a nose job with your best friend and get stuck in war,’ Alma wrote on TikTok alongside a clip of her scrambling in fear, her nose still bandaged fresh from the rhinoplasty.
She later clarified that she was able to travel back to Dubai after finding safety at her best friend’s house in a village in Iran.
Influencer Alma Verseau (pictured), from Dubai, has shared her experience of travelling to Iran for a nose job and getting stuck in a conflict zone on TikTok
It was a similar experience for Liya, who lives in Canada, who received the procedure before being stuck and ‘waking up to the sound of bombs’.
At the same time, women previously complained that their plastic surgery had been cancelled because of the war. Nikia Fashar, from Texas, wrote: ‘When your nose job gets cancelled because of the stupid Iran Israel war.’
Others took to the comment section, agreeing: ‘Same girl same. Another year with my big nose bridge.’
A second wrote: ‘Omg Same here. I feel you!’ A third added: ‘I’m praying for next year now.’
The civilian race to escape the Middle East descended into farce today as British nationals were delayed from returning home when the UK’s first evacuation flight failed to take off from Oman.
Terrified passengers were said to be smashing on windows and having panic attacks as they sat helplessly on the plane on the tarmac in Muscat. One described the ordeal as a ‘total s***show’.
It had been scheduled to depart from the Omani capital at 11pm GST on Wednesday, but could not ‘due to the pilot’s hours clocking up’.
The Foreign Office this morning told the Daily Mail the flight failed to take off due to ‘technical issues’ but insisted it would take off later today.
Alma scrambled with fear in the clip, with her nose still wrapped in a bandage after undergoing the cosmetic procedure
TikTok user Liya (pictured right), from Canada, said she woke up to the sound of bombs when visiting Iran for a nose job last year
General Sir Richard Barrons said that Britain’s relationship with the US would be strained because the UK had ‘not turned up when they asked in the way that they asked’.
And he said that Sir Keir’s slowness in responding to Iranian attacks on RAF Akrotiri and close to other assets in the Gulf States might leave them to ‘wonder if the UK actually has the muscle to apply in situations like this in the way that in former times we clearly did.’
He spoke to the BBC in the midst of furious political rows over Sir Keir’s reaction to Donald Trump’s decision to start a war with Iran.
The UK has refused to join in the assault on Tehran, though Sir Keir has allowed the US to use its bases in Britain for defensive operations.
