The American magazine "Time" once conservatively estimated that two-thirds of adult women in South Korea have undergone plastic surgery. The largest official Korean employment website also conducted a similar survey, the results of which showed that 7-8 out of 10 office workers believed they needed plastic surgery, and nearly 90% of women said they had considered it, for the sake of improving their appearance. Female college students aged 18-24 were mostly dissatisfied with their looks and deeply troubled by this fact, while adult women aged 25-29 who had already entered society, regardless of the size of the surgery, had all gone under the knife on their faces or bodies at liposuction hospitals.
Someone vividly compared it to the biggest epidemic in contemporary South Korea: "beauty anxiety syndrome." From the sitting and former presidents to housewives dedicated to taking care of their husbands and children, from the prestigious CEOs of world's top 500 companies to displaced unemployed workers, all have joined the massive army of cosmetic surgeries, staging a nationwide drama called "My Craze for Plastic Surgery," the biggest Korean wave ever in history.
South Korean plastic surgery technology is unrivaled internationally
The South Koreans call themselves the "Plastic Surgery Kingdom," and this claim is not exaggerated at all. According to those who have been to South Korea, walking down the streets of South Korean cities, you almost can't find an ugly woman. The streets are filled with stunningly beautiful faces, so flawless and exquisite that they make people want to nosebleed just looking at them. It is rumored that some even strongly suggested online to change the global marriage standard of "marrying Japanese wives and hiring Chinese chefs" to "marrying South Korean wives" to voice their dissatisfaction for Korean women.
For a long time, in the eyes of the Chinese, South Korean hospitals and South Korean plastic surgeons remained extremely mysterious. In reality, after the financial crisis, many South Korean plastic surgery hospitals have seen better days no longer. Many top South Korean plastic surgeons yearn to come to China, followed by Japan and the United States, because they all know that Nanjing Medical University Friendship Hospital was co-founded with the largest South Korean plastic surgery institution and is also the location of the International Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics Teaching and Research Center of Nanjing Medical University, known as "China's Academy of Plastic Surgery" in South Korea, where they can continue to showcase their talents like a "Noah's Ark."
Particularly noteworthy is the delicate facial plastic surgery, ranging from small double eyelid surgeries to complex craniofacial plastic surgeries. Every technique, every surgical procedure, and the placement or removal of implants or excess bones performed by South Korean doctors are perfectly executed, leaving one in awe.
South Korea being the world's number one plastic surgery powerhouse is equally indisputable. According to Jin Joo-han, Deputy Director of the International Plastic Surgery and Aesthetic Research Center of Nanjing Medical University, and Dr. Park Sang-geun, Director of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics, South Korean plastic surgery doctors, having received systematic and complete academic plastic surgery training and aesthetic training, have numerous opportunities to participate in international cutting-edge plastic surgery research fields, combined with rich practical experience. Therefore, South Korean plastic surgery technology has shown a very high level in some delicate surgical projects such as face shape modification, rhinoplasty, double eyelid surgery, as well as local surgical projects such as breast augmentation and liposuction.
Director Jin Joo-han said that the current South Korean expert ranks and technical levels at Nanjing Medical University Friendship Hospital would still be among the best even if placed in South Korea. They have practically "emptied" South Korea's most renowned plastic surgery experts (such as Hong Sung-bum, the "Father of South Korean Facial Plastic Surgery," and Park Sang-geun, who performed youth rejuvenation plastic surgery for the South Korean president), attracting many South Korean public figures, including artists from MBC (the largest South Korean entertainment group), to specially come for plastic surgery. This truly means there's no need to go to South Korea for plastic surgery anymore. However, after experiencing the magical charm of South Korean plastic surgery, many people still want to personally visit South Korea to explore its legendary beauty, see the famous "South Korean Plastic Surgery Street" where there are five hundred plastic surgery hospitals in just one city, and witness the former glory of South Korea's plastic surgery industry.
Eighty percent of South Korean beauties are "man-made"
The massive South Korean plastic surgery army stages a nationwide drama named "My Craze for Plastic Surgery," the largest Korean wave ever in history...
South Korean singers or celebrities almost all undergo plastic surgery on their faces, and this trend is not only prevalent in the entertainment industry but also among ordinary office workers, university graduates, and housewives, who view plastic surgery as a very common form of beauty enhancement, much like going to a hair salon when your hair grows too long. In South Korea, this is a trend, and many people not only don't hide their past plastic surgeries but also boast about them with pride.
A domestic expert introduced that during the plastic surgery process, South Korean doctors try to make the incisions as small and hidden as possible, with the vast majority of scars cleverly concealed inside cavities or in inconspicuous places, making them completely unnoticeable. The suturing thread is so fine that it cannot be recognized by the naked eye and is easily absorbed by the body. Moreover, the exquisite techniques used during suturing can greatly reduce postoperative swelling and other discomforts, allowing for quick recovery without leaving any traces. Such detailed work on the face has yet to be matched by domestic doctors up to now.
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