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Victims of a craze for cosmetic surgery
성형 광란의 희생자들
In this country, parents tell me that they give their teenage daughters a present of what's called "double eyelid surgery" which makes eyes more pronounced - "less Asian" is the truth of it. Why, I wonder, when Korean eyes seem so beautiful the way they are?
한국에선 부모들이 십대 딸의 생일에 쌍거플수술을 선물로 해줬다는 이야기를 한다. 그대로 아름다운 한국식 눈매를 덜 한국적으로 보이게 한다.
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The retort that blares from the adverts on the train is that "confidence in appearance brings positive energy which can be the foundation of happiness". Happiness - so easily found at the cut of a knife!
광고는 이렇게 나팔을 불어댄다. "외모에 대한 자신감이 긍정적인 에너지를 불러와 당신을 행복하게 한다"고, 행복이 단지 칼질 한 번에 오다니!
In response to a survey of 1,000 patients, run by the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA):
- 70% of those questioned said they had a surgical procedure to improve their looks, and 14.5% said they believed it boosted their prospects for employment or promotion
- The most popular procedure was the "double-eyelid surgery" - 67.8% of respondents said they undergone the procedure
- 32.3% of those asked responded that the results of their procedures were "unsatisfactory"
1000명의 성형환자에게 물었더니, 이렇게 답했다:
- 70%는 예뻐지려고 했다
- 68%는 쌍거플 수술을 받았다.
- 32%는 결과가 불만족스럽다.
two-thirds of the foreigners who came for plastic surgery to South Korea last year were from China, more than 16,000 customers. The press here says that some of the procedures have been so radical - so successful - that passport officials have not believed it's the same person holding the passport.
작년 한 해 한국에 성형수술받으로 온 외국인의 2/3은 중국인였는데, 약 16,000명에 달했다. 출국장에서 여권사진이 여러번 확인하는 해프닝이 일어나곤 했다.
In 1962, Timmie Jean Lindsey became the first woman to receive silicone breast implants in a groundbreaking operation in Houston, Texas.
미용을 위한 최초의 성형은 1962녀 미국 텍사스에서 있었던 유방확대수술였다.
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