For this cultural post, I decided to explore the Korean culture on plastic surgery.
Plastic surgery is a major phenomena in Korea. Kids as young as 13 get plastic surgery and is seen as a simple procedure that everyone has. These simple procedures can include double eyelid surgery and nose lifting surgery. These surgeries are so common that some parents even offer these surgeries as graduation gifts. Because of this, cosmetic surgery is a major industry in South Korea and even sparked a cosmetic surgery tour to Korea because of the high level of Korean cosmetic surgeons.
This obsession with beauty can be led back to multiple things like Kpop and just Korean culture. In Korean culture, many people are traditional. Korean girls need to get married and depend on their husbands. Although this is changing, the culture encourages girls to strive for beauty. The increase in popularity for KPOP does not help this increasing "problem." Kpop girls are often times idolized and this creates an unrealistic standard for other girls to strive. With these growing problems, cosmetic surgery will be a growing industry in South Korea.
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