Rhinoplasty in Korea: The Basics

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Overview of rhinoplasty in Korea Our blog focuses on types of medical care and questions people have about the health system in Korea. However, we haven’t forgotten about plastic surgery and its popularity here, for Koreans and foreigners alike. As we mentioned in an earlier post, Korea consistently has one of the highest number of plastic surgeries […]

Show Me the Difference: Eye Surgery Cost Comparison by Country

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Paying for anything can be stressful, but it’s especially true for your health, and even more so when you’re debating if you should undergo a health-related treatment or procedure abroad. This is even more so for the eye surgery – where you can always find someone who braggs about getting it cheaper even with higher […]

Beyond Korean Plastic Surgery: Healthcare System

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From the outside, it would seem that the medical system in Korea is more preoccupied with beauty than health. When skincare products with unusual ingredients (snail essence, anyone?) and stories of subway stations filled with ads for plastic surgery procedures tend to dominate how foreigners conceptualize Korean healthcare, it’s no wonder that many people only […]