Behind the plastic surgery boom in South Korea 

Now i know. I'm not ugly, I'm just poor.. 😂

Their kids will be wondering why they don't look like their parents lol

Americans acting like people here doesn't do surgery. It's also pretty common now.

AS THE PLASTIC SURGEON SAID, THEY'RE NOT FIXING THEIR FACE, THEY'RE FIXING THEIR INSECURITIES.

damn getting plastic surgery over there is like getting tattoos over here lol

Plastic surgery in Korea: Looks super beautiful. Plastic surgery in America: Looks like a tiger face.

I'm totally fine with people wanting to get plastic surgery, but it's not cool when they show off how much prettier they are than you after the surgery

Glad, I’m not living in a society where looks is everything or even cost you a job opportunity.

2:56 "so you created a jaw?" "yes I created a jaw" lol

Asian girls want to look young but American girls want to look old. #kyliejenner

that guy with the horrible jaw probably NEEDED plastic surgery. he looked like he couldn’t eat easily.

I get anxiety, because he's frickin talking to the doctor while he's working..

i'm torn between "it's their life anyway" and "i hope they were taught to accept themselves and not change a thing" well yeah the second one is better

i'm 26 korean. i don't do any plastic surgery. many other my friends either. i hate people who obsess over appearance. natural beauty is best!!!

And the children wake up every day and ask why they are so uggly. ..

Highly educated but low self-esteem.

The real beauty is not a handsome face . The real beauty is a behaviour

Fix your hearts and brain people that's more important...

Top 2 countries obsessed with beauty 1) South Korea 2) United States

"Everyone wants to look the same "

Most Koreans think beauty is everything

2:52 Okay, this is one of the rarest times where I agree that plastic surgery is acceptable if you're jawless like that.

I would never Give my precious Money vor surgery. Nope. I have other Problems i need to fix.

Honestly the girl looks more like she has depression. She looks absolutely beautiful. Do your hair and makeup and she looks like a movie star. The Psyche is very powerful. I can absolutely understand to get an procedure if you want to do it.

It's actually quite sad. I guess they don't have this phrase in Korea, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder".

It's all fun and games until your baby comes out looking like quasimodo lol.

if you learn to love yourself, you'll be pretty.

That's why Koreans never won beauty pageant lol 😂

Do they want the whole country to look same?..😂

why those doctors and nurses are not getting the same surgery to look good?

This country seems like a bad science fiction reality. With everyone looking similar

Who else is never going to do plastic surgery? 🙋🏻‍♂️

Thats why every korean girl looks the same 🤔

Lol .. they r busy altering their faces ; not realising it’s their mind which needs alteration ..

Notice how he says "She THINKS she looks old" He clearly thinks she's alright, but hey- Money's money, and as-long as he just goes along with what she thinks he'll get payed.

she got plastic surgery with that eyes contact on? wow..

I am sorry to say but after those plastic surgery that the Koreans get they look all the same to me 😑 Edit 5 years later: I just came back to my comment 5 years later and read the comments and all. I thought I would get hate for what I said but thx for the informational things said about the eastern beauty standards. I mean now I understand them all today but before I didn't. Also yhx for the 1.2 likes i mean I was not expecting that

This is so fucking wrong, instead teach them to love their own image and accept it.

Ok but most of their examples were people with legitimate facial deformities, asymmetries and skeletal malocclusions. This type of work is life-changing for those patients and is a testament to the surgical prowess of these doctors.

That woman didn't need plastic surgery she was already beautiful

"Everybody has good grades" 😭😭😭😭 LOL

hope their education system changes a little , and they teach more about acceptance , tolerance , not pressuring people into surgeries etc too. that will be called a truly modern and educated society

Scary what people are ready to do to be someone they are not

It’s ones personal business to choose plastic surgery but I’m just tired of seeing every k-pop or Korean celebrities look like Japanese anime. Just like I’m tired of seeing every female in America trying to look like the Kardashian’s or the Jenner’s. Oh for gods sake... what happened to originality?!!

Im happy with how i look, even im not perfect. I was born with this look, i wanna die also whit this look too. I dont care whatever people say. If im not grateful with my self, ill never get satisfied with all ive got

theres nothing wrong getting plastic surgery, they want just to look more beautiful? as long as they're happy let em, i mean is their life who cares

3:29 everyone has good grades in Korea .....thank god I am not born there...I would be the last in the class 🙄

Why is the receptionist face look plastic there super shinning. Lol

if they have health issues caused by their facial structure (eg their jaw shape disables them to chew food) then its acceptable but the main problem here is people in korea have set this kind of beauty standard to the point that ugly people are being discriminated (i heard they recruit employees based on looks) this has to stop

Damn. The anime is getting to them

She can look younger by drinking enough water, sleeping earlier and waking up early and with skin cares. and that still help her stay as natural...

btw she looked beautiful even before. I love her eyes ( I know she's wearing contacts, but look at her shape. They are so amazingly sharp and pretty. LOVE THEM.)

Ok.. Now i can see That why korean k-pop stars are so cute 😂

the receptionist at 3:57 on the right terrifies me !!! she went soooo far with plastic surgery

still some people believe their kpop idols didnt do ps hahaha

Im always proud to my face though I'm not beautiful. This is the gift of my Lord and I should be proud of it and never feel shame

So much rave about Korean skin care and actually is a plastic surgery and no lotion that keeps them young. 🤣

When they died their creator be like Do I Know you???😂😂🤣🤣

That first girl all she needed was a new hairstyle and makeup and to eat more 😂😂😂

Imagine the kids of these altered parents do not even look like them

And 95% of kpop idols claim they don't do plastic surgery.

My problem with plastic surgery is that youre not solving the problem by fixing your exterior. You have to fix the inside to be truly satisfied. When youre that insecure about how you look, changing your face isnt going to help. You'll just keep finding things that you think are ugly and keep changing your appearance over and over again and you'll never be satisfied with the way you look. Especially since ideal appearances change with time. I know a little bit about Korean culture and I know that plastic surgery is expected there, but I kind of think it is a blemish on the culture just like American capitalism is a blemish on our culture.

My teacher was said that : BEAUTY IS JUST ILLUSION

Man world gets wilder and wilder :) some of those surgeries look wonderful for those who had problems with their jaws and such.

people will judge u no matter what,do what makes you happy as long as you are not hurting anyone. :)

What's wrong with loving what you were born with natural is a lot more beautiful...

They all have gorgeous skin. Many of them are just beautiful before.

okay I'm sorry..But no one should be interviewing a doctor while in surgery even if the doctor said it was okay.. That is so unprofessional and talk about alarming when trying to stay focused.

Why would I want to look like everyone else?🤦🏻‍♀️ I am unique just the way I am!

Natural beauty is better than fake beauty

I'm Korean. Korean girls in middle and high school are almost obliged to have eye plastic surgery before they reach adulthood. Even give a discount if mom and daughter go together. I do a lot of chin surgery these days.

the choice of words by the surgeon said it all... "she THINKS she has a very haggard look"

Geez they all look the same theres no originality

That girl was so cute tho :(

They're all beautiful okay?!! They didnt have to get surgery just to get approval from society, just be yourself

They just desperatly need good psychologists to find their own way in life and accept themselves as they are.

people projecting all their life's failures and lack of success, blaming their looks for all that

So many judgemental people judging these women for being superficial are the very people who would never date ugly people. Attraction is more important than you think. In the field of psychology, it is called The Halo Effect. But it goes further than that, it is to hopefully find an attractive person that they otherwise probably wouldn't. Nothing wrong with trying to enhance your attraction. Just like make up, it is to give these women more confidence. And sometimes just like losing weight it is about being more attractive.

Inside beauty is what is truly counts, BUT TO EVEN START THE COUNTING AT ALL, Start it with Outside Superficial beauty ♥️

The problem with new stories like this is they never give you a real picture of what goes on in S Korea. They make you believe every Korean gets PS when in actuality it's around 1%, not much different than the USA. They interview couple of people who give anecdotal evidence. A big chunk of PS in Korea is performed on foreigners who visit Korea for PS, so the PS per capita is skewed. Kangnam where most PS in Korea is performed is like the Beverly Hills of America, and just as Beverly Hills is not representative of USA as a whole, neither is Kangnam.

I'm gonna send my pug to Korea for surgery ...😦

Is that why k pop stars look all the same?🤦‍♀️

I was like all the Korean doctors also should get surgery too

So is that why their faces shine so much because I always wondered what makeup they used to shine so much lolol

Lmfao all these "holier than thou" comments are making me throw up. Want to get people to accept themselves and stop with the plastic surgery? Then stop treating attractive people better - Oh wait, I forgot I'm questioning human nature. Oops. Nvm.

That reporter was handsome though

2:03 me walking in the class 20minutes late

I didn't take a plastic surgery and I will never do.even if I am ugly

This country is SICK, not to mention crazy

Highly educated and not knowledgeable

I blame the media for all this pressure... Even a beautiful person might find fault in their faces while it's the character that matters...

I want to get a nose job over in South Korea but I feel like everyone will judge me...

Mr. Reporter, you look handsome and manly with your face.

I feel sorry for the future husbands and their future babies XD Soon in Seul.. Plastic surgery for newborns XD

'A person with a great personality is the most beautiful, no matter how they look like. ' Speaking as a Korean, honestly, I don't think this should be happening. Beauty shouldn't be affecting every single thing people do. I mean, they are necessary for people who needs to fix their face in order to live properly, but people shouldn't have greediness to become the 'perfect and beautiful' person. I kind of disagree with plastic surgery since I see more and more people looking the same and kind of awkward by plastic surgery... People should be satisfied with how they look like and the society shouldn't determine the class of a person only by their physical aspect. South Korea really needs to change their way of thinking, including me. All that matters is a good and desirable personality no matter how we look like.

it will hurt ur eyes to look at them...the light reflects back once falls on their skin

its better to have a natural beauty.

I think every human being is beautiful in their very own way and we shouldn't worry about how others see us because the biggest rebellious act in a society that profits from our selfdoubt is loving ourselves properly. Yet, if you had a surgery I'm not judging anyone. It's a decision and when it distresses you so much to the point that you become depressive or something like that, then do it if that would make you happy and confident.

Plastic surgery is like korean baptism rn💀💀🙏

It's the soul that needs a surgery... ♫♪