SMALL AND HOPING TO BE BEAUTIFULLY FORMED – QATAR’S LOCAL POPULATION FEEDS DOMESTIC COSMETIC SURGERY MARKET
August 1st, 2017
QATAR is a small country, roughly half the size of Wales and with a population of 2.5 million. But what it lacks in demography and geography, it makes up for in spending power – and its significant cosmetic surgery industry is a key beneficiary. According to the World Bank, Qatar’s gross domestic product per capita based on power purchasing parity was USD127,660 in 2016 – the highest in the world.
And with a social media culture that strongly reinforces perfection and a fast-paced lifestyle that requires immediate results, the appeal of cosmetic treatments ...
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