Victims of the South Korean plastic surgery business

Kim Bok-Soon 

Victims of the South Korean plastic surgery business

Kim Bok-Soon claimed to be persuaded to spend 30 million won or Rp338 million to 15 facial surgery.

If you go to the city of Seoul, you will find a variety of plastic surgery ads. Most of the ads targeted to women, ranging from breast augmentation, raising the eyelid, to change the shape of the jaw.

In South Korea, plastic surgery is so commonplace audience. In fact, some parents do not hesitate to reward augmentation eyelid surgery for their daughters, which make their eyes "does not look like Asians".

In fact, the operations are performed does not always run smoothly.

A woman, the BBC, admitted his chin hurt if it rains. Initially, he went to a surgical site to perform surgery nose - but then he persuaded his chin shape changed. The result, he is getting more beautiful chin shape but also painful.

False promises advertising plastic surgery cause a reaction of the patient. 

They sued a number of surgeons to court. The doctor was accused of having changed the shape of their faces in a way that is not good. One of the victims come with a bandage and said, "This is not a human face. It is more terrible than monsters or aliens."

Some victims of plastic surgery to go to court.

doctors ghost

Plastic surgery business in the South so great. The prices are even lower than plastic surgery in the United States and Europe.

In the elite area of Gangnam, Seoul City, operating costs form the eye for 30 minutes at the rate of 1.7 million won or Rp19,2 million. Costs rose to 12 million won or Rp135,4 million if you want to perform the surgical removal of skin.

Because plastic surgery is so big business in South Korea, there are rogue employers who take advantage of the opportunity.

They use the services of a doctor who does not have plastic surgery experience. In fact, there is a plastic surgery done "doctors ghost".

This makes Korea Plastic Surgery Association called for strict rules for doctors and advertisers.

They worried that a bad image can damage the reputation of the industry are largely managed well. (BBC)