Plastic surgery clinic in Seoul makes art out of patients’ jaw bones
You like sausage, right? Of course you do. But no one ever wants to see how the sausage is made. So why did this plastic surgery clinic in Seoul think it was a good idea to display two towering columns...
View ArticleMan spends $140,000 a month on cosmetic surgery, girls still aren’t impressed
Imagine dropping vast sums of cash on plastic surgery in an effort to make yourself appear more attractive, only to be told by a host of female celebs on national television that they wouldn’t touch...
View ArticleYup, it’s time for another “Korean plastic surgery” picture post【Photos】
I’m not going to lie, I love transformation shows – home improvement, weight loss, makeovers, you name it. But plastic surgery shows are one of those that I keep on the down low, even more of a guilty...
View ArticleJapanese adult video star’s dramatic plastic surgery sets internet abuzz
There has been a lot of talk online in Japan recently about Rina Nanase. Known as Rumi Kanda in her adult video days, the young model has been surprisingly open about turning to plastic surgery to...
View ArticleKorean woman gets plastic surgery to look like model Miranda Kerr, gets...
I have a little game I sometimes like to play where I compare Japanese people I see on the street with American celebrities and friends. I once had a Japanese acquaintance who was a dead ringer for...
View ArticleBrazilian man spends over $3,000 on plastic surgery to look ‘Korean’
We’ve looked at plastic surgery in South Korea from pretty much every angle there is, but this is the first time we’ve come across something quite like this! The Korean Wave (Hallyu) of pop culture has...
View ArticleKorean cosmetic surgery show treats two Thai women to free procedures
Yeah, yeah, here comes another article about plastic surgery in South Korea. But this time there’s an international twist to it–the story is about two Thai women who received plastic surgery on a...
View ArticleHas a Japanese company found the fountain of youth? One man’s youthful skin...
The pursuit of beauty and the relentless quest to look younger is nothing new and has probably been around since the first human looked into a pool of water and realized that the disfigured beastly...
View ArticleAttack of the Clones: Finalists in this year’s Miss Korea contest once again...
In perhaps the one case in which broadly dismissing an entire group of exotic-looking people by saying, “Eh, they all look the same to me,” maybe isn’t all that offensive, the 2014 Miss Korea...
View ArticleScandal as hospital staff take selfies, play games & hold parties while...
If you’ve been reading up on our international medical news recently, you may have stumbled upon the shocking story of staff posing for photos during surgery on a patient at a hospital in China. While...
View ArticleKorean fitness guru goes from cute to drop-dead gorgeous, sparks beauty...
While it’s hard to believe, not everyone is born fitting perfectly into the extremely high (and sometimes, a little repetitive) standards of what a person “should” look like. Recently, some Korean net...
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Not just for humans? Pets now being roped into cosmetic surgery in South Korea
It’s no secret that South Korea has something of a fondness for cosmetic surgery. We’ve published countless articles about how woman and men are flocking to the clinics to enlarge their eyes, tuck in...
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We get ourselves a facelift for less than ten dollars and look instantly younger
And all it took was a few strips of tape! Over the last few years, our Japanese reporter Mariko Ohanabatake has been noticing something unusual whenever she looks in the mirror. Instead of seeing her...
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Korean woman goes under the knife 120 times in pursuit of perfection
We’ve already covered South Korea’s attitudes about plastic surgery; basically, that it’s considered at worst a necessary evil for some folks to get ahead in life. That cultural attitude has led the...
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Plastic surgery clinic in Seoul makes art out of patients’ jaw bones
You like sausage, right? Of course you do. But no one ever wants to see how the sausage is made. So why did this plastic surgery clinic in Seoul think it was a good idea to display two towering...
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“Smile Lipt” surgery promises to make you smile even if you don’t want to
Possibly taking a fashion cue from The Joker, women in South Korea are undergoing a bizarre plastic surgery procedure to enhance their smile. Dubbed “mouth corners lift” or “smile lipt” (a made-up word...
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Chinese man loses his nose in an accident, has new one artificially grown on...
For those who have lost a part of their body either through illness or after being involved in an accident, plastic surgery offers not only the hope of repairing any physical damage but also restoring...
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