Nip/Tuck it in South Korea

Tuesday, September 25, 2007


South Korea has been in the news more lately as their emerging plastic surgery business grows:

South Korea is fast becoming known as the plastic surgery capital of Asia. Now its doctors are looking to China as the next frontier of the cosmetic surgery market. In order to look like this, some Chinese women are turning to surgery. The strength of the beauty industry in South Korea gives them confidence in the surgical procedures. 42-year-old Grace Chen said, "I understand that more than 20 or 30 percent, or even a larger percentage of South Koreans have had plastic surgery. So their doctors should have a lot of experience compared to doctors from other regions or countries."
Here's another article titled Chae Rim's Eyes, Nose Make Korea the Place for Asia Double Lids.