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98% Korean women want plastic surgery
1Nov2009 Filed under: Do You Know..., General, Korean Culture Author: hyingA survey shows that 98% of 20 to 30 year old women are interested in plastic surgery. Recently, more men are also involved in this plastic surgery trend.
Chosun Ilbo conducted a survey of 200 women age from 20 to 30 years old. 58% of the respondents admitted that they did plastic surgery before. About 98% respondents replied that if they can break through their psychological barrier and they have the money, they would go for the surgery.
Being asked is spiritual identity more important than the appearance, no one in the survey agreed. South Korea’s plastic surgery has expanded regardless of age level, teenagers of age 16 as well as elderly aged over 60 have never get tired of plastic surgery.
A representative in a high school in Incheon said that every year there are 30 to 50 students going for plastic surgery. There are even some parents who let them go for plastic surgery if they manage to enter college.
A 68 year old woman surname Song said that she has her double eyelids surgery 3 years ago. This year she is going for liposuction. At first her husband opposed her to go for plastic surgery. However recently, he praised her that she has become more beautiful and allow her to go for her nose surgery.
There are also an increasing number of men cosmetic surgery in South Korea. A cosmetic surgery hospital said that there are about 10 male queries daily in the clinic.
Source From: Chosun
- Tags: Korean Culture, Plastic Surgery
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Tamar
November 1st, 2009 at 9:10 pm
When I taught English in Korea, a lot of the female students talked about wanting to save up for the eyelid surgery. I tried so hard to talk them out of it.
hying
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Hi Tamar, so in the end did your students give up that idea or they still wanting to go for the eyelid surgery? ^^
tingy
January 2nd, 2010 at 7:29 am
i read somewhere abt how most koreans (not all) deem fat, short, people with single eyelids, flat nose as ugly. so maybe this is why people are pressured to do it. esp with the K-pop/drama scene so big these days. its more of public/entertainment industry influence and the fact that korea has done up a “standard beauty”. so whoever falls under double-eyelids etc are all pretty/beautiful. but this is very superficial. no offence with my comment.
Riisa
September 5th, 2010 at 2:23 pm
@Tamar, I’m glad you did tried to talk them out of getting plastic surgery.
The entertainment in Korea people are doing to much. They all get plastic surgery. To me, it’s kind of disgusting. o.O
Hank
December 11th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Thank you, I Live in the Philippines and it is very sad to see such beautiful peoples aping phony Western standards. In America, most women have brown hair – rightly so – until they get old enough to by hair dye. Then nose jobs and boo jobs, until they come to see themselves and others as blonde man made whatever with their dark rots showing. I was so happy when Afro-American men stopped straightening their hair. Some so-called white men laughed, some oth s pitied them for their self-hatred. Here, we are’. simpily called ‘The American couple. Iwe are respected because of our social ranking. While the orignal Phillippines ( darker than we are ) are looked down on and hold only the lowest positions – ever in the department stores. So it isn’t the blonde hair or the pointed noses; it who holds the upper hand. Seeing these women bleaching their skins – at great risk- would be laughable if it weren’t so sad.
secret
January 29th, 2011 at 4:03 am
i think the plastic surgery can’t solve any problem!!!because when they become old,its will effect the skin…and it is harmful for they..maybe they become beautiful when young,when they become old??its not everlasting…