Plastic Surgery in Korea: An Immensely Successful Venture

In the 2000s, plastic surgery in Korea rose as a by-product of the massive cultural phenomenon known as Hallyu or the ‘Korean wave’. The Korean wave resulted because of Korea’s media success and because of its entertainment products generating enormous revenues since the first exports of Korean popular culture in the 1990s.

In 2009, Hallyu revenues were estimated to touch US$6 billion mark! It is the Korean celebrities who first popularized plastic surgery, and since then common people have undergone many surgical procedures making cosmetic surgery a multi-million-dollar export industry in its own right!

Reasons for the immense popularity of plastic surgery Korea

Social taboo

It has become more of a taboo to go for cosmetic surgery in Korea. More and more women especially teenagers are seen visiting the various cosmetic surgical clinics for eyelid surgery, while some even extend this to nose and jaw surgery. People are no longer shy to discuss about cosmetic surgery; rather they are becoming more open to this publicly.

High social value

The modern Korean culture places a high social value on being attractive and giving preferential treatment to physically attractive people. And to beat the others in public, women and younger generations are opting for cosmetic surgery to look more beautiful and youthful. With social media boom, taking and sharing attractive photos of oneself (selfies) and viewing attractive selfies of others are a popular pastime in Korea. Many Koreans believe to get success; one should look be Life Hacking for Career & Love

Getting jobs

Being attractive gives a Korean an edge in a very competitive environment for jobs and attracting ‘suitable’ marriage partners. Plastic surgery in Korea can help one stand out or have an edge in selection and group interviews amongst equally qualified candidates.

Influence of Korean media and entertainment

With the immense rise of Korean media and entertainment, women are getting mesmerized by the beauty of Korean celebrities. Their physical perfection is drawing many eyeballs and hence people are becoming more appearance conscious these days.

Cost and quality

There are around 500 surgeries in the greater Gangnam area alone. The surgeons are highly skilled and affordable compared to anywhere else in the world. They adopt the latest technologies, and avid readers of medical journal articles to try out new techniques and procedures for plastic surgery.

One of the top clinics in Korea is The Line Plastic Surgical Clinic, which has shaped Korea’s cosmetic plastic surgery field. They have experienced medical staff and state-of-the-art system for achieving best possible results in cosmetic surgery. The Line Plastic Surgical Clinic has grown into a global hospital leading the worldwide cosmetic plastic surgery market. It has already started attracting people from China and patients from other countries.

The Line Plastic Surgery consists of seven specialized plastic surgery centers: ‘Eyes & Nose Center’, ‘Face Outline Center’, ‘Lifting & Anti-aging Center’, ‘Breast Surgery Center’, ‘Body Contouring Center’, ‘Anesthesiology Center’ and ‘Postoperative Care Center’. It provides a warm and cozy environment to take best care of a patient.

Author Bio :

The writer is an expert in the field of surgical industry with focus on Plastic Surgery In Korea & Plastic Surgery Korea

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