수많은 중국 여성들을 서양 스타일로 둔갑시키는 한국의 성형 의술 How Chinese women are flying to South Korea for a more 'Western' face VIDEO
Plastic surgery so drastic they can't get past airport security!
How Chinese women are flying to South Korea for a more 'Western' face
By MailOnline Reporter
Chinese women who are entering South Korea seeking skilled plastic surgeons are undergoing such transformative procedures that they are struggling to get past airport security on their way home.
The extensive surgeries, which can include reducing excess skin in the upper eyelid to make the eyes appear bigger and more 'Western', are transforming some Chinese women's entire faces, rendering them almost unrecognizable.
To combat the issue, some hospitals have resorted to handing out 'plastic surgery certificates' - which include the patient's passport number, the name of the hospital they were treated at and the length of their visit to South Korea - to enable the women to re-enter China.
Xu Yan, a 21-year-old kindergarten teacher, pictured before (left) and after surgery (right). Xu underwent the V-line surgery, nose reconstruction surgery and received Botox injections
Yan Xu, a 22-year-old broker, pictured before (left) and after surgery (right). She had eyelid surgery, a nose job, and chin implants
China Daily reported that some women have been stopped at passport control because they were noted to have bigger eyes, higher noses and slimmer chins than in the photographs shown in their passports
After careful checks had been carried out, the women were allowed into China but they were all advised to renew their passports immediately.
'After they took off their huge hats and big sunglasses following our request, we saw them looking different, with bandages and stitches here and there,' Shanghai Hongqiao Airport officer Chen Tao told China Daily.
Liu Yisong, a 26-year-old dance teacher, before (left) and after (right) her plastic surgery
A 26-year-old Wuhan woman named Yumei Xie, who works as a jazz instructor, before (left) and after (right) her extensive surgery
Huang Silan, a 20-year-old lounge singer, before (left) and after surgery (right)
Liu Yi, a 25-year-old office manager for real estate sales, before (left) and after (right) surgery. Liu had double eyelid surgery and eyelash extensions
Plastic surgery is now such big business in South Korea that it is attracting thousands of clients daily from across the border in China.
And the mostly female clients return to China as 'live adverts' for the South Korean surgeons.
Before and after photos, which feature women who have undergone sometimes numerous procedures, have been drawing attention since they were posted on Chinese news sites.
Yang Jiayi, a 21-year-old clerk, before (left) and after (right) surgery. Yang had her eye shape altered and received eyelash extensions
Wang Pingping, a 24-year-old tour guide, pictured before (left) and after surgery (right). She underwent surgery to change the shape of her face, as well as a nose job and eye reconstruction surgery
The photos, which list the type of procedures each woman has had - ranging from Botox to rhinoplasty to jaw contorting - are accompanied by candid captions detailing the features each woman disliked about herself.
For, example, Liu Yisong, 26, a dance teacher from Chengdu, said she disliked her eye shape, her flat nose, her round face shape and narrow forehead. So she underwent a double eyelid operation, V-line surgery, nose reconstruction surgery and had collagen injections as well as a skin rejuvenation treatment.
Meanwhile, Wang Pingping, a 24-year-old tour guide, underwent surgery to change her pear-shaped face. She had a nose job and eye reconstruction surgery.
Gao Shanshan, a 28-year-old cosmetics agent, pictured before (left) and after surgery (right). She underwent a nose job, eyelid surgery, and had Botox face lift injections
Julie, a 29-year-old full-time mother, before surgery (left) and after (right)S he underwent breast reconstruction, waist and abdomen liposuction and IPL skin treatment
Zhou, a 21-year-old student, pictured before (left) and after (right) surgery. She had double eyelid surgery and is wearing colored contacts
Lin Wen, a 21-year-old senior student, pictured before (left) and after (right) surgery. She had a nose job, Botox injections, double eyelid surgery, and received eyelash extensions and colored contacts
South Korea is rapidly becoming world's plastic surgery leader, with more cosmetic procedures per head of population than any other nation, according to global figures released last year by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
One in every 77 people in South Korea now goes under the knife or needle in a bid to improve their looks.
Shockingly, some 20 per cent of women aged 19 to 49 in the capital, Seoul, admit to undergoing cosmetic surgery. One of the most popular procedures involves reducing excess skin in the upper eyelid to make the eyes appear bigger and more 'Western'.
This unidentified woman is pictured before (left) and after (right) cosmetic surgery
A 56-year-old woman (pictured before surgery, left, and after, right), sought treatment for the sagging skin on her face and neck, wrinkles, eye aging and age spots. She also had work done on her nose
It is believed that the rise of the country's music industry is behind the boom, and many patients visit clinics with photos of celebrities, asking surgeons to emulate American noses or eyes.
Some women for example also undergo Intense Pulsed Light treatment, a procedure which can, among other things, be employed to lighten the skin.
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