according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. With almost 9 procedures per 1,000 people in 2021, South Korea is the global capital of aesthetic surgery, researcher Statista ...

A plastic surgeon has warned against a popular ... become one of the most popular requests from patients in China and South Korea, according to one of her colleagues in China.

Four in 10 foreigners visiting South Korea for medical treatment said the country’s culture influenced their decision, ...

A team of researchers in South Korea has developed a bio-catalyst capable of breaking down PET plastic with unprecedented efficiency. Led by Professor Kim Kyung-jin of Kyungpook National ...

A record 600,000 people traveled to South Korea for medical procedures in 2023, with roughly half of those visiting dermatology and plastic surgery clinics. On today's Big Take Asia Podcast ...

K-pop music may be South Korea’s buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don’t even listen to ...

Negotiators gathered in Busan, South Korea, on Monday in a final push to create a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It’s the fifth time the world’s nations convene to ...