All posts tagged "plastic surgery clinics"

  • People walk down a street lined with cosmetic surgery clinics in Apgujeong-dong in Seoul. (Korea Times file)
    Tougher rules urged for plastic surgery clinics

    By Nam Hyun-woo Calls for tougher regulations and safety measures in the cosmetic surgery industry are growing after a series of deaths occurred during operations. On March 6, a 34-year-old woman lapsed into a coma while undergoing...

    • Posted March 13, 2014
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    Cosmetic jaw surgery poses big risks

    By Yoon Ja-young Kang, a female in her early 30s, went ahead with cosmetic orthognathic surgery so that she could have a slimmer face at a clinic claiming to have treated many celebrities. She was transferred to...

    • Posted November 22, 2013
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