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January 10-16, 2014

The dark side of
nip and tuck
CHUNG JOO-WON
The Korea Herald
Seoul

W

ith cosmetic
surgery common
nationwide,
so-called
“modified faces” have
become a regular sight
in bustling areas such as
Gangnam, Cheongdamdong and Sinsa-dong.
But despite their vast popularity, cosmetic procedures
can go awry just like any
other medical procedure.
“I had a calf reduction
done to become more attractive, but I got the worst out
of it,” a woman wrote on Anti-Plastic Surgery Cafe, one of

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the largest online anti-plastic
surgery communities.
The patient had her calf
muscles involuted for slimmer legs, but ended up suffering acute pain.
“I freaked out when the people at the clinic said my muscle tissues had been partially
ripped out,” she claimed.
Even more serious outcomes have been reported for
double-jaw surgeries.
“My upper teeth are shaky
and aching, and it left 11
teeth cut off from their
nerves,” wrote a different
woman on an anti-plastic
surgery site. She’s now unable to chew, and the left
and right side of her face are
asymmetrical. “I want to kill
myself,” she said.
Experts warn against the
danger of risky surgeries, some
of which could damage perfectly normal facial bone structures.