Remarkably, one in five South Korean women has had some form of cosmetic surgery, compared to around one in 20 in the U.S., according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
Many Koreans believe having the right face makes the difference between success and failure and k-pop culture and its look have spread across East Asia and into the Asian community in the United States. This popularity -- and the value placed on the surgery behind the stars -- has meant that South Korea is now synonymous with medical tourism, and has established itself as an epicenter for all sorts of cosmetic surgery.
Plastic surgery rate is going up every year in south korea.Thus rate of accident during cosmetic surgery is also rising rapidly.
A 22-year-old woman who had been in a coma for nine days after a cosmetic surgery procedure died Saturday, police in Busan said.
The college student only identified by her last name Kim received facial bone contouring surgery for more than five and a half hours on Oct.7,2013
She was found unconscious by a nurse in the hospital’s recovery room that evening and immediately moved to a nearby general hospital.
Along with double-jaw surgery, facial bone contouring surgery is one of the most popular, and potentially dangerous, operations Korean women undergo for a smoother and slimmer facial line.
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Early this month, 30-something-years old lady lost her left eyesight after the plastic surgery performed in gang nam district. She sued hospital and got 850 million won compensation.
Factors like the rise of manufactured K-Pop stars, employer preferences for attractive women, false media that obsessed with beauty and parental requests are pushing korean women to undergo potentially dangerous plastic surgery procedures every year.
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