A New York Based Photographer, Yi Yoe, 29, compiled photos of post-op South Korean women covered in bandages, bruises and stitches cuts a forlorn figure
as she demonstrates the lengths to which some Asian women will go to
achieve a Western look.
For
her series of photographs entitled Beauty Recovery Room photographer,
Ji Yeo, 29, from Seoul in South Korea, contacted women through an online
cosmetic surgery forum and asked permission to take their picture in
the days following their procedure.
Around
ten women agreed and the results offer a fascinating insight into a
society where women are heavily criticised for their appearance, but
where obvious signs of cosmetic work are also frowned upon.
Photographer Ji Yeo, 29, captures images of South Korean women who have undergone cosmetic surgery to look more Western
Data
compiled from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in
2010 confirms that South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate
of cosmetic surgery.
Ji Yeo said: 'It is a culture where men are judged on their financial balance sheet and women by their beauty.
'The
male-dominated media endlessly reinforces its model of the ideal woman.
As a result of these cultural forces South Korea has become a
beauty-orientated society where people are judged more for their
appearance than their character.
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