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In 2017, an estimated 1.3 million people underwent double eyelid surgery. The procedure is particularly popular in Asia, where it is the most commonly requested surgery. 

A Dove survey revealed that “37% of Arab girls between the ages of 15 and 17 would consider cosmetic surgery in the near future.”
https://theconversation.com/women-of-color-spend-more-than-8-billion-on-bleaching-creams-worldwide-every-year-153178

https://www.arabamerica.com/plastic-surgery-in-the-arab-world-things-are-changing/

https://www.opposingviews.com/columns/fashion-industry-blatantly-racist-and-we-all-suffer-it

https://www.dazeddigital.com/beauty/head/article/43499/1/why-double-eyelid-surgery-popular-asia

In 2018, a report by New York Fashion Week, noted that the models were 82.7 percent were white. Black models accounted for 6 percent, Latinas accounted for 2 percent and Asian models were 9 percent. 
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