Plastic surgery drives medical tourism in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — Liu Liping and two of her college friends were recently on a month- long vacation in Seoul funded in part by their parents. One night, the three young Chinese women visited the latest hot spot: a plastic surgery clinic.

The lights stay on all night in the Gangnam district, where plastic surgery clinics line the streets. Signs in Chinese beckon visitors. Once they are inside, translators stand ready.


Continue Reading...