Lowering Ages of Cosmetic Surgery in Korea
In twenty-first century, with the rapid development of economic, medical, and science and technology, the living standards of people have been continuously improved. At the same time, people’s pursuit on better looks brings an emerging industry, cosmetic surgery industry, in South Korea. Cosmetic surgery is distinguished from plastic surgery, the principal purpose of cosmetic surgery is to enhance people’s appearance of a body part, especially on their face. It was first performed in India, developed in America, and most booming in South Korea(cite). The Korean cosmetic surgery boom is proportional to the growth of the GDP per capita. When the South Korean economy was boosted by the 1988 Seoul Olympics, …show more content…
According to a survey of 583 senior students who look for the job, forty-two percent of the students answered that they were disadvantaged or suffered from their appearance during the job search. Among them, more than fifty percent of the respondents said that that were not hired or getting response from company at all. Thirty-six percent of the respondents chose that they were rated by their appearance rather than their abilities such as education backgrounds and working experiences. About twenty-five percent of applicants responded they were discriminated against and compared with other applicants who were good-looking. Another survey shows the jobseekers reflections about the interviewers’ assessments of their appearance. More than half of the people responded that they took the attitude of endurance. On the other hand, only four percent applicants responded that they strongly protested for such discriminatory evaluation. Although applicant received unfair treatment due to their appearance, a few people had positive responds to it. The ironic thing is, there are seven percent applicants have already had cosmetic surgery and thirty percent applicants intend to do the cosmetic survey because of the stress from the “unsatisfactory” appearance. Second, the importance of appearance is not only reflected in Korean students’ …show more content…
In the late 1990’s, the Korean Wave such as Korean-Pop and Korean-drama has affected local young people’s sense of aesthetics, and has formed a “standard” star-face. A “standard” star-face in South Korea should contain double eyelids, a high nose, and a slim face with v-line. It is completely conflicted with traditional Asian appearance which is single eyelids, long skinny eyes, and short nose, so people want to “rebuild” faces to reach a “star face” by cosmetic
In twenty-first century, with the rapid development of economic, medical, and science and technology, the living standards of people have been continuously improved. At the same time, people’s pursuit on better looks brings an emerging industry, cosmetic surgery industry, in South Korea. Cosmetic surgery is distinguished from plastic surgery, the principal purpose of cosmetic surgery is to enhance people’s appearance of a body part, especially on their face. It was first performed in India, developed in America, and most booming in South Korea(cite). The Korean cosmetic surgery boom is proportional to the growth of the GDP per capita. When the South Korean economy was boosted by the 1988 Seoul Olympics, …show more content…
According to a survey of 583 senior students who look for the job, forty-two percent of the students answered that they were disadvantaged or suffered from their appearance during the job search. Among them, more than fifty percent of the respondents said that that were not hired or getting response from company at all. Thirty-six percent of the respondents chose that they were rated by their appearance rather than their abilities such as education backgrounds and working experiences. About twenty-five percent of applicants responded they were discriminated against and compared with other applicants who were good-looking. Another survey shows the jobseekers reflections about the interviewers’ assessments of their appearance. More than half of the people responded that they took the attitude of endurance. On the other hand, only four percent applicants responded that they strongly protested for such discriminatory evaluation. Although applicant received unfair treatment due to their appearance, a few people had positive responds to it. The ironic thing is, there are seven percent applicants have already had cosmetic surgery and thirty percent applicants intend to do the cosmetic survey because of the stress from the “unsatisfactory” appearance. Second, the importance of appearance is not only reflected in Korean students’ …show more content…
In the late 1990’s, the Korean Wave such as Korean-Pop and Korean-drama has affected local young people’s sense of aesthetics, and has formed a “standard” star-face. A “standard” star-face in South Korea should contain double eyelids, a high nose, and a slim face with v-line. It is completely conflicted with traditional Asian appearance which is single eyelids, long skinny eyes, and short nose, so people want to “rebuild” faces to reach a “star face” by cosmetic