The Plastic Surgery Issue

I realize this isn't a super in-depth study (only 921 out of what must be millions of university students took part), but it's a small sample showing how important cosmetic surgery is to Korean university students.

This article in The Korea Times says that 30 percent of the 921 surveyed said they plan to seek surgery during summer vacation. That says nothing of the students who already got surgery.

Now, they list some surgeries including double eyelid, eyes, nose and teeth. Certainly braces are common in America, but I don't think that's what they mean.

Anyway, it's just another interesting note on Korean culture. While it's common for parents to pay for their children's university bills, one girl in the article is determined on saving up 2,500,000 won (more than $1,900) for surgery during the summer.

Check out the article here.