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Plastic surgery in Iran

Understand plastic surgery, the options to discuss with a qualified clinician and what to confirm before planning a visit to Shiraz.

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Key points

  • Discuss your individual suitability, alternatives and risks with the treating clinician.
  • Ask for written preparation and recovery instructions, including your medicines and follow-up.
  • Confirm the healthcare facility, full costs and arrangements before booking travel.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but beholders can differentiate between a fit body and a flabby one, between a youthful face and a sagging one.

Hear about our rhinoplasty patients’ experiences in Iran: They have so much to share.

Breathtaking nose job result

of the Croatian girl in Iran

Revision rhinoplasty is no joke:

Surprising results in Iran

From Spain to the nose job capital of the world

cause I wanted the best

Australian girl getting a nose job in Iran

thinks it’s way better than you think

Fixing a prior botched

nose job in Iran

Our Russian patient shares her unforgettable

nose-job experience in Iran

A childhood dream came true in Iran:

An amazing nose job journey

Romanian girl choosing Iran for a perfect rhinoplasty result

Because you can get any procedure done in Iran at a price you won’t find anywhere else. Not only that, the proficiency of Iranian plastic surgeons is exceptional and the hospitals and clinics are up to the latest professional standards. Plus, Iran is a great country to visit. Ask any person who’ve been to the country.

Affordable costs is one of the main reasons people choose Iran to get a cosmetic surgery done. The low price of plastic surgery in Iran does not mean that quality and safety is also low, it has other economic reasons. Not only is the cost of surgery affordable, but the prices of other services you will need are also decent, which makes Iran a budget-friendly country to travel.

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Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)

Iran is known for having the best nose surgeons in the world. The country is named the ‘nose job capital of the world’.

Revision Rhinoplasty (Secondary Nose Surgery)

Revision rhinoplasty is done to have a better nose shape, or to treat respiratory problems or to improve the results after …

Septoplasty (Deviated Septum Surgery)

Septoplasty is a surgical procedure to straighten the deviated septum. The nasal septum is the wall that divides the nasal passage..

Lip Augmentation (Lip fillers)

A surgical or non-surgical cosmetic treatment involving either filler injection, fat injectgion, or lip implants to enhance the lips.

Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

The goal of eyelid surgery (or eye lift) is improving the appearance of the eyes by removing the droopiness of the eyelids and the eyebags.

Eyelash Transplant

In an eyelash transplant, hairs are extracted from the back of the head and are transplanted into eyelids to give you thicker eyelashes.

Eye Bag Removal

Eye bag removal is a cosmetic procedure aimed at improving the sagging, baggy, or wrinkled appearance of the under-eye area.

EyebrowTransplant

If you are struggling with eyebrow loss and wondering about a way to fix it, we’re glad to say that eyebrow transplant …

Canthoplasty

Canthoplasty, commonly known as cat eye surgery or cat eye lift, is one of the dozen types of blepharoplasty. The surgery is …

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Face Lift Surgery (Rhytidectomy)

A facial rejuvenation procedure aimed at tightening the sagging skin of the face caused by aging to restore the…

Neck Lift Surgery (Lower Rhytidectomy)

A procedures intended to rejuvenate the neck by improving the neck wrinkles, turkey neck, neck bands, and other age-related problems.

Double Chin Removal

There are different techniques for double chin removal. This unfavorable condition can be treated with liposuction or other …

Ear Correction Surgery (Otoplasty)

Advances in plastic and reconstrcive surgery have enabled surgeons to correct any ear deformity, e.g. prominent ears and …

Chin Reshaping Surgery (Genioplasty)

Whether you’re unhappy with your receding or protruding chin, a chin reshaping procedure (Genioplasty) is the solution.

Jawline Enhancement

Surgeons use different techniques for refining the jawline. Different jawline contouring procedures are suitable for…

Dimple Creation (Dimpleplasty)

A minor surgery performed inside the mouth to create an artificial dimple on your cheek(s) without leaving a scar.

Cheek Augmentation Surgery

There are three main methods for enhancing cheeks: implants, fillers, and cheek augmentation with fat transfer.

Cheekbone Reduction Surgery

Zygoma reduction surgery is used to reduce the width of the cheeks and reshape the face to get younger looks and…

Eyebrow and Forehead Lift

A cosmetic facial rejuvenation procedure, brow lift surgery removes all the signs that make you look grumpy and angry.

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate Repair

Congenital defects such as cleft lip and cleft palate sometimes happen and there is little one can do to prevent them.

Forehead Contouring

Also known as brow bone reduction, this cosmetic procedure is aimed at feminization of the forehead by altering its bone structure.

Facial Bone Contouring

Facial bone contouring surgery is one of the possible solutions to improve your facial features and have softer facial features…

Scar Revision Surgery

A plastic surgery intended to remove or make less visible the remaining scars caused by past injuries, acne, chickenpox, etc.

Buccal Fat Removal

A procedure intended to make the cheeks thinner in people who want to have a more contoured, slimmer face with emphasized …

Hairline Lowering & Forehead Reduction

Forehead reduction also referred to as hairline lowering, repositions the hairline and reduces the height of the forehead.

Brow Bone Reduction (Neanderthal forehead)

Brow bone reduction removes forehead bossing to get rid of neanderthal forehead and feminize the face appearance…

Facial Feminization Surgery

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a set of surgical procedures that will help make a face appear more feminine…

Breast Augmentation

Also commonly known as ‘boob job’, this is one of the most poplular cosmetic procedures. It involves either breast implants insertion or…

Breast Reduction Surgery

Heavy breasts cause physical symptoms such as chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain. A reduction mammoplasty

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Breast Lift Surgery

A breast lift, also known as mastopexy, raises the breasts by removing excess skin and tightening the surrounding tissue to…

Breast Implant Revision

Breast implant revision is performed to improve the breast implant condition and replacing it if the previous breast augmentation has failed…

Gynecomastia Surgery (Male Breast Reduction)

An ultimate solution to men’s abnormally large breasts, this surgery is comonly performed in Iran by cosmetic surgeons.

Liposuction

A highly popular procedure, liposuction (or lipoplasty) removes the excess local fat on virtually any area on the body.

Liposculpture

Liposculpture refers to any body contouring procedure that removes the excess fat on the body to improve its appearance.

Lipomatic

Lipomatic is a device and technique used for body liposculpture to remove fat deposits and reshape the contour of the body.

Mommy Makeover

Pregnancy and childbirth leaves a woman’s body with undesirable physical changes, such as a flabby abdomen, sagging…

Belly Button surgery

Belly button surgery, also called umbilicoplasty, is one of the most important abdominal procedures. If you think the appearance of your navel is…

Tummy Tuck (Abdominoplasty)

The saggy belly skin is often a result of mass weight loss or childbirth. A tummy tuck is the only effective way to …

Abdominal Etching Surgery

A highly-targeted liposuction procedure that aims to make the abdominals look more toned and chiseled.

Brazilian Butt Lift (Gluteoplasty)

There are different butt enhancement procedures: Brazilian butt lift (BBL), traditional butt lift, and butt implants.

Labiaplasty in Iran

Labiaplasty is a surgical procedure that aims at changing the size or shape of labia minora (the inner lips of the vagina).

Arm Lift (Brachioplasty)

A cosmetic procedure involving the removal of fat and drooping skin on the upper arms to improve the appearance …

Thigh Lift (Thighplasty)

A body contouring procedure aimed at removing lax sagging skin, tightening the skin and improving the appearance of the thighs.

Calf Augmentation

There are two methods for calf augmentation: calf implants and fat transfer. This procedure is for two groups of people.

Calf Reduction

Calf reduction surgery is one of those procedures that can radically boost your confidence and help you feel good in your skin.

Inverted Nipple Correction

Nipple correction surgery is a plastic surgery typically performed for aesthetic reasons, but it can also improve breastfeeding.

Nipple & Areola Reduction Surgery

It is a surgical procedure that is carried out to reduce the protrusion of the nipple and cause it to be more aesthetically pleasing.

Gender Reassignment

Gender reassignment surgery is often performed through multiple steps and has considerable downtime. It might seem even…

Tissue Expander

Tissue expansion is a procedure done when no enough skin is there for reconstruction after mastectomy, burns or…

Burn Surgery

Reconstructive burn surgery is aimed at addressing the functional or aesthetic issues caused by burn injuries. Burn surgery…

Plastic surgery, or cosmetic surgery to be more specific, is a well-developed field of medicine in Iran thanks to the high popularity of cosmetic procedures among Iranian people. Iran is becoming a popular destination for people looking for quality and affordable plastic surgery procedures.

Cosmetic surgery industry in Iran is fed by the growing beauty trend in the country. The demand for different types of cosmetic surgery in Iran has increased dramatically during the last decades, creating a breeding ground for highly-skilled plastic surgery specialists.

In this article, we are going to shed some light on plastic surgery in Iran, but before that, let’s have a look at the plastic surgery definition and its scope.

What is plastic surgery?

Originating from the ancient Greek word ‘plastikos’, meaning ‘to mold or give form’, plastic surgery is a surgical specialty dealing with the improvement of the appearance and reconstruction of body tissues in order to give a person a more attractive appearance.

Although the broad category of plastic surgery includes reconstructive surgery aimed at addressing congenital, acquired, and traumatic problems as well as burns reconstruction, it is usually associated with cosmetic procedures focused on enhancing the appearance of people willing to have better looks. Aesthetic appeal, symmetry, and proportion are the major objectives of plastic cosmetic surgery.

The below-mentioned procedures are the most commonly performed cosmetic procedures that fall within the scope of plastic surgery:

  • Facial procedures: rhinoplasty, chin and cheek enhancement, eyelid surgery, forehead contouring, facelift, neck lift, etc.
  • Breast enhancement: breast augmentation, lift, reduction
  • Body contouring procedures: tummy tuck, liposuction, gynecomastia surgery, arm and thigh lift, buttock enhancement (butt lift and BBL), etc.

Some of the plastic surgery procedures worth mentioning in terms of the reconstruction and repairing of body defects are as follows:

  • Breast reconstruction (in mastectomy patients, for example)
  • Burn repair surgery
  • Scar revision surgery
  • Congenital defect repair: cleft lip and palate, extremity defect repair
  • Lower extremity reconstruction
  • Hand surgery

Plastic surgery abroad: why people seek cosmetic surgery in another country?

Since cosmetic surgery is not covered by insurance, people have to pay a lot out of pocket. The high cost of cosmetic procedures in some countries is beyond the means of many candidates. This is where medical tourism enters the picture as the best way to escape extreme costs and have affordable surgery in another country.

The cost is not the only motivation for traveling abroad to go under the knife. People want to undergo a cosmetic surgery done by proficient and qualified surgeons in order to make sure that they would achieve the best results with minimum risk, thus they head to countries with qualified and experienced doctors to get surgical treatments.

Plastic surgery tourism has become an important part of health tourism in the world. A huge number of people travel abroad annually to get different types of plastic and cosmetic surgery. One of the newly emerged cosmetic surgery destinations currently providing various types of beauty treatments to foreign patients at the lowest prices is Iran.

Among the many types of cosmetic procedures offered to foreign people in Iran, rhinoplasty is the most popular. Bearing the nickname ‘nose job capital of the world’, the country is home to a great number of highly-qualified nose surgeons performing thousands of nose jobs each year.

Apart from rhinoplasty, other cosmetic surgeries such as breast augmentation, liposuction, blepharoplasty, buttocks augmentation, abdominoplasty, facelift, and other facial procedures are also very popular in Iran.

Plastic surgeons in Iran

Iran is home to a great number of plastic surgeons specialized in different fields of plastic surgery. Most Iranian plastic surgeons have memberships in the Iranian Society of Plastic Surgeons, which is one of the oldest medical societies in the world established in 1956, as well as other international societies such as the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

The great proficiency of Iranian plastic and reconstructive surgeons is the result of their many years of training and experience in different fields, including maxillofacial surgery, body contouring surgery, lower body lift, and reconstructive surgery. Iranian plastic surgery specialists have completed specialized fellowships in plastic and reconstructive surgeries at top American, European and Iranian universities and hospitals.

Modern beauty clinics and hospitals in Iran

Not only does Iran possess a great number of well-equipped clinics, but also it boasts many modern hospitals and hospital-hotels that offer medical or health tourism services to people from across the globe at very affordable costs.

Many Iranian hospitals have special departments, called International Patients Department (IPD) which are solely designed and equipped to serve patients from foreign countries. These departments provide patients with VIP services, ranging from facilitation of admission, treatments by the top doctors of the hospitals, hospitalization in special rooms with the highest standards, convenient accommodations (inpatient rooms for patients and their companions), and acceptance of common foreign currencies.

Iran has much to offer to tourists

People traveling to other countries for cosmetic procedures are often willing to take the opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. They want to make use of their trip to visit tourist attractions of the destination country and learn more about the culture and the people.

With a myriad of tourist attractions – historical, cultural, and natural – Iran is a great country to travel. With a rich culture and history, hospitable people, and different climate conditions, Iran never disappoint its visitors. This is yet another reason Iran is an ideal option to consider for your cosmetic surgery trip

A practical point for your care

Before an operation, the pre-assessment team should review your health, previous tests and all medicines and supplements. Ask for written instructions on medicines, eating, drinking and aftercare that apply to your planned procedure.[1]

Planning treatment in Shiraz

Ask SanaMedTour about the appropriate specialty, appointment arrangements and practical support for your visit. The treating clinician confirms the diagnosis, treatment options, suitability and follow-up after assessment.

Request an itemised written quote identifying the clinician, facility, tests, treatment, medicines, reviews and any accommodation or transfers included.

Ask about your visit
Understand treatment costs

Sources

[1] NHS: Preparing for surgery — supports the individual-care planning note above. ↑ Back to text

Editorial adaptation: 25 October 2026. General information for planning and discussion; your clinician’s individual instructions take priority.

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