Sitting in a cafe near the Champs Elysees, the 26-year-old French-born woman of
Algerian descent looks like any other Parisian. But two months ago, she did
something none of her friends have done.
She had her hymen re-sewn,
technically making her a virgin again
This 30-minute outpatient procedure, called "hymenoplasty" and costing between
1,500 and 3,000 euros ($2,000-$4,000), is increasingly popular among young women
of North African descent in France.
Doctor Marc Abecassis, whose office is near the chic Champs Elysees, sees the
rise in religion among France's five million Muslims fuelling this trend. His
patients are between 18 and 45 years old, Muslim, born both in France and in
North Africa.
French women, struggling to maintain the integrity of their muslim weddings using new procedures. The less painful, traditional Mehndi, temporary skin-decoration practice is shown here.
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