Western ideals are, for better or worse, infecting the world. From automobiles to iPhones to, well, breasts. In South Korea, plastic surgery is rampant, and the goal is often to look less Asian. While there are plenty of photos of the final results, artist Ji Yeo balances the visual scales by documenting the ugly side of becoming "beautiful. Yeo found the subjects for her plastic surgery post-op photos by scouring the internet. She offered to help women located in Seoul recuperate in exchange for permission to photograph the process.
A Surgically Sculpted Face, the Newest Back-to-School Necessity
Plastic surgery clients are trending younger globally, and doctors and psychologists are pointing to the rise of social media as playing a role. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, not only is the number of aesthetic plastic surgery cases—including cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty, facelifts, and lip augmentations—on the rise globally, but the average age of clients is also dropping. Doctors, surgeons, and psychiatrists are pointing to selfie-led social media culture as driving the rise of aesthetic surgery among young people. Flaws they would previously have ignored have, since the advent of social media, plagued them. Indeed, the negative effects social media can have on mental health and wellbeing are well documented.
Unsettling Images of Patients in Hiding After Plastic Surgery (NSFW)
Rates of plastic surgery procedures have increased dramatically over the past several decades, especially for the women in South Korea. The purpose of this study was to explore the subjective experience of South Korean women in their twenties and thirties with facial plastic surgery FPS side effects. Seven women who have suffered from FPS side effects participated in this study. Six themes, and 25 subthemes, were found.
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