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S. Korea’s foreign plastic surgery patients skyrocket in last 5 yrs

September 17, 2015
Seen here is an advertisement for a plastic surgery clinic on the main street of Apgujeong in Seoul, the center of South Korea's plastic surgery services. Such clinics are thriving as their world-class techniques attract foreigners from throughout the world. Medical expenditure by foreign medical tourists seeking plastic surgery and checkups exceeded US$100 million in 2011, according to the Bank of Korea. (Yonhap)

Seen here is an advertisement for a plastic surgery clinic on the main street of Apgujeong in Seoul, the center of South Korea’s plastic surgery services. (Yonhap)

SEOUL (Yonhap) – The number of foreign patients receiving plastic surgery in South Korea has shot up 13-fold since 2010 due to Chinese tourists, a report showed Thursday.

The number of foreigners visiting cosmetic clinics operating in South Korea reached 36,224 last year, up from 2,851 tallied in 2009, according to the report submitted to a parliamentary audit by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute.

The 2014 figure accounted for 10.2 percent of the country’s total foreign patients of 354,389 last year. They spent a combined 557.9 billion won (US$478.1 million) in the country for medical services.

Such plastic surgery clinics posted 125.3 billion won in revenue last year, up from 5.7 billion won in 2009.

Nearly 70 percent, or 24,854, of foreign plastic surgery patients were Chinese, skyrocketing from 791 in 2009.

The Seoul government has made efforts to draw foreign tourists coming to the country for medical services in a bid to foster the sector as a new driving force of Asia’s fourth-largest economy.

Earlier this year, it announced a comprehensive plan to enhance safety and convenience for foreign patients, including crackdowns on exorbitant fees, illegal medical brokers and uncertified practitioners.

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  11. Stan sanders

    September 22, 2015 at 11:40 AM

    Please send me a brochure of your clinic.
    Address:
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    When in private practice of plastic surgery in Nashville, Tn. , I had 47 patients who were native South Koreans. All of my female Korean patients were kind, genial and Ladies in the true sense of the word.
    I may fly to South Korea and visit your clinic and your country.
    Please include your address in your correspondence..
    Best of luck in all your endeavors,
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