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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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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