GOYANG, South Korea — By the time day breaks, Lee Yong-gi is at his fourth apartment complex, well into his daily rounds collecting the plastic detritus of urban life. Each day, he and his drivers ...

Plastic surgery in South Korea is in high demand due to advanced techniques and outstanding results. The country has become a global hub for cosmetic procedures, attracting patients from all over the ...

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- On a brisk October morning, Julie Miller hops out of a cab at a 16-story building packed with ...

Almost one in three people in South Korea undergo cosmetic surgery, making the country a top destination for such procedures (ISAPS.org). The South Korea plastic surgery industry is popular due to its ...

It's estimated that one in five Korean women under 50 go under the scalpel, but the Korean beauty ideal is not unique to Korea. Nowhere is the rate of plastic surgery higher than in South Korea. It's ...

SEOUL — In the offices of Grand Plastic Surgery in Seoul's glitzy Gangnam district, Rhee Se-whan has been busy nipping, tucking and keeping up with clients who see the coronavirus pandemic health ...

In 2020, plastic surgeons in the U.S. performed 15.6 million cosmetic procedures and 6.8 million reconstructive procedures. The most popular cosmetic surgical procedures included liposuction, breast ...