Resources:
Self Image & Self-Esteem
- Miss Korea 2013 Contestants Before and After Photos Amuse Netizens ‘Miss Korea’ ladies in the 1970s looked different, beautiful long before Photoshop existed
- It's official: South Korea has world's highest rate of cosmetic plastic surgery, but...
- The price of beauty in South Korea+
- Under the Knife - a post about plastic surgery in Korea
- Chinese man divorces and sues wife over ugly children. And wins.
- Plastic surgery clinic in South Korea builds a tower of patient's jawbones
Video
- Dove Real Beauty Sketches
- ...and a comical response
- I Want A Gangnam Style Face: S. Korea's Bizarre Surgery Trend
- Why Koreans Get So Much Plastic Surgery
- Seoul Fashion Week - K-Pop to Double Eyelid Surgery
Plastic Surgery/Self-Image Question (part 1)
- How did it feel to write esteem builders for others and read them about yourself?
- What do you like most about yourself (physical and personality traits)?
Any suggestions from other group members? - What don't you like about yourself? (physically and otherwise)
- How have your self-likes and dislikes changed over time?
- What would you like to change about yourself?(if anything) What DON’T you want to change?
- In which situations do you feel most confident? Least confident?
- Do you think men and women judge themselves differently? How so?
- Who do you think is the most attractive person in Korea? in the world?
What makes them so attractive? - Generally speaking, what do you think makes people attractive? (inside and out)
(or more attractive as time passes) - Who is the most attractive person in your family/circle of friends? confident? image-obsessed?
Plastic Surgery/Self-Image Questions (part 2)
- How much time do you spend making yourself look better each day? What do you do?
How do you think self-esteem and physical attractiveness affect each other?
In what ways does society (especially Korean society) help boost and destroy individual self-esteem? (family members, classmates, bosses)
Does attractiveness affect one's success in life?
How are expectations and consequences of physical attractiveness different for men and women?
Is it better to be physically attractive, intelligent, or wealthy?
Do people spend much time and money on beauty?
Women, do you ever go out without any make-up? When?
Men, do you have an opinion on how much make-up women wear?
Men, do you have an opinion on how much make-up women wear?
What do you think about plastic surgery?
- Would you (did you) ever have plastic surgery?
If so, what would you(did you) change?
- Do you think there should be an age limit for people to have plastic
surgery? How old?
- Why do you think Korea is #1 in global plastic surgery?
- Why do you think Korea is #1 in global plastic surgery?
- Is your ideal of beauty different than your parents or grandparents?
- Is it better to achieve the ‘perfect look’ or embrace your own unique look?
- Do you think tattoos and piercings are attractive? Why or Why not?
- Are beauty pageants good or bad? Why?
- What are some of the drawbacks of being very attractive physically?
- Do you think skin color affects whether a person is regarded as attractive or not? Why?
- How is the Korean, Russian, or Chinese ideal of beauty different from other ideals of beauty?
- Would you prefer to ‘age gracefully’ and naturally, or battle the toll of time by going ‘under the knife’?
Highest Plastic Surgery Rates for 2009
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| Country | Total Procedures | Total Population | PP10K |
| South Korea | 365,000 | 49,232,000 | 74 |
| Brazil | 1,054,000 | 193,000,000 | 55 |
| Taiwan | 103,000 | 22,929,000 | 44 |
| United States | 1,300,000 | 309,000,000 | 42 |
| Japan | 411,000 | 127,288,000 | 32 |
| Thailand | 76,000 | 65,500,000 | 11 |
| China | 1,215,000 | 1,322,000,000 | 9 |
| India | 683,000 | 1,184,000,000 | 6 |
Global Statistics (From: http://www.isaps.org/files/html-contents/ISAPS-Procedures-Study-Results-2011.pdf)
Carla Bruni - Before & After
