According to a 2015 survey by Gallup Korea, 14% of South Korean women have undergone some form of plastic surgery — although that statistic jumps to 30% for women in their 20s in particular.

Because South Korea has the most plastic surgeries per capita on earth, with over 980,000 recorded operations in 2014. That's 20 procedures per 1,000 people, putting it ahead of the US's 13 ...

More significantly, the world started to come inside South Korea's plastic surgery empire, raising its market worth to US$1.7 billion in 2023, according to Expert Market Research.

With almost 9 procedures per 1,000 people in 2021, South Korea is the global capital of aesthetic surgery, researcher Statista reports. The country is at the sharp edge of a trend playing out ...

Plastic surgery packages in South Korea usually cost between $3,000 and $25,000, depending on the type and complexity of the procedure. Less invasive surgeries like double eyelid surgery and ...

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South Korea had 2,718 plastic surgeons in 2022, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, a number similar to China's estimated 3,000 surgeons, despite a population that ...

Since 2015, Gangnam Unni has been providing Korean users with medical information, including pricing details and over 1.3 million reviews on plastic surgery and dermatology clinics.

As a 20-year-old woman living in Seoul, South Korea, and working in the television industry, G (who has asked to remain anonymous because of contractual obligations with her employer) was determined ...

South Korea is known as the plastic surgery capital of the world.From 1997 to 2011, there has been a 197% increase in cosmetic procedures.

China’s embassy in Seoul has warned citizens against the dangers of having plastic surgery done in South Korea, from the risk of death to major facial changes that make it difficult to pass ...