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In search of beauty
Nevertheless, cosmetic surgery is not risk-free. Side effects, complications or transience of cosmetic outcomes and rupture of implants could be resulted.
Plastic surgeons emphasised that it was important for anyone who wanted to receive cosmetic surgery to think clearly beforehand. The decision should be made by the person who is going to have the treatment, but not by parents or others, they said.
The specialists advised that if a surgery would involve big changes, the client should be fully developed in body and mind so that she was mature enough to make such a decision.
Beauty trips to South Korea
Beauty centres, such as Be a Lady Limited and International Plastic Surgery Korea provide cosmetic surgery-cum-sightseeing trips to South Korea with translation services. The following is the surgical fees charged according to International Plastic Surgery Korea:
| Procedures | Price/HK$ |
| Double eyelid surgery | 12,000 |
| Eyebag removal | 9,000 |
| Rhinoplasty | 14,800 |
| Chin implant, or genioplasty | 19,000 |
| Lip implant | 5,700(one year's effect) 7,000 (five years' effect) |
| Breast augmentation | 35,000 |
| Liposuction | 30,000 (abdomen) |
