Plastic Surgery For Men On The Rise In South Korea

• Monday October 23, 2006 in: Global Plastic Surgery Tag(s):

  Technorati Tags: plastic surgery, male cosmetic surgery Plastic surgery for men is on the rise, and the men of South Korea are not about to be left behind.

  South Korean men are slowly making their mark on the plastic surgery market. The Associated Press has this to say about the matter:

  Plastic surgery was once mainly a female domain, but men have increasingly been going under the knife around the world to improve appearances as a way to boost self-esteem and compete for jobs. South Korean men have begun to join in, so much so that local media write of men being gripped in a "plastic surgery craze."

  And apparently, this "craze" has gone all the way to the top.
  

  While cases like Park are an extreme example, the trend of men seeking a nip and tuck reaches all the way to the president's office: Roh Moo-hyun had his eyelids done last year. The official reason his office gave was to correct a condition that could affect his sight. With the president having the procedure done -- even though it was for medical reasons -- the already-fading taboo on even older men having plastic surgery was thrown out the window. "They don't hesitate anymore since President Roh got plastic surgery," said Dr. Lee Sang-eun, director of the Real Clinic Group.

  Times have changed indeed.