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Farmers get free plastic surgery in Korea

September 25, 2014
(Newsis)

Senior citizens in farming areas are now eligible to receive free cosmetic surgery. (Newsis)

Senior citizens in farming areas are now eligible to receive free cosmetic surgery, courtesy of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF).

The cultural arm of NAFC, better known as Nonghyup, signed a contract with Theline Plastic Surgery Clinic to help rural sector workers and their families who have physical disabilities, reports said.

However, the free surgery will include breast implants and cosmetic procedures for the eyes, nose and facial structures.

Theline clinic will treat five patients free each month.

The contract follows a year of provisional agreements under which surgeons donated their services to improve living standards in rural areas.

Nonghyup Foundation secretary general Lee Jae-shik said, “We will continue to expand various projects for a better standard of living and an improved welfare system for people in agriculture regions, where medical services are weaker.”