{"id":871,"date":"2017-11-10T08:04:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T00:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/11\/10\/women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery\/"},"modified":"2025-01-02T21:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T13:13:46","slug":"women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Women Stopped From Flying Home After Undergoing Plastic Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Three women, reported to be Chinese, arrived at an airport in South Korea with swollen faces and bandages faces. Unfortunately, their plastic surgery ended up causing some unforeseen issues with their returning flights.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3e3e3e; font-size: 16px;\">Three women, reported to be Chinese, arrived at an airport in South Korea with swollen faces and bandages faces. Unfortunately, their plastic \u00a0surgery ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">causing some unforeseen<\/a> issues with their return flights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlJ6Cd4mhlVEZBvchsLZYgzHePPu?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail.png\" width=\"589\" height=\"551.4593406593407\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>The three women were said to be stuck at an airport in South Korea because they looked too different from their passport pictures. The trio were said to be from China\u00a0\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Three \u00a0women who had <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/travel\/\" title=\"View all posts in travel\" >travel<\/a>led to South Korea to undergo plastic surgery were <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/reportedly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> stuck at the airport on their return journey because they looked too different from their passport pictures.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The trio, said to be from China, were recovering from their <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/operation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operations<\/a>, resulting in swollen faces and head bandages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They were said to look nothing like their passport photos and stopped from flying home, according to reports on Chinese-language media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It&#8217;s believed that the three women, who remain unidentified, had taken advantage of &#8216;Golden Week&#8217; and travelled to neighbouring South Korea to undergo plastic surgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkeoztzJGRXn_I38YgK1J6r4Kuh1?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Internet.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"441.18146718146716\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery\/#South_Korea_has_become_a_top_plastic_surgery_destination_for_Chinese_women_in_the_past_decade_and_a_half_Photo_Internets\" title=\"South Korea has become a top plastic surgery destination for Chinese women in the past decade and a half.\u00a0 Photo: Internets\">South Korea has become a top plastic surgery destination for Chinese women in the past decade and a half.\u00a0 Photo: Internets<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery\/#Photos_Internet\" title=\"Photos: Internet\">Photos: Internet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/women-stopped-from-flying-home-after-undergoing-plastic-surgery\/#Its_said_that_99000_Chinese_tourists_went_to_South_Korea_to_undergo_plastic_surgery_in_2016_In_the_file_photo_a_plastic_surgeon_checks_a_patients_post-operation_condition_in_a_consultation_room_at_the_clinic_in_Seoul_South_Korea_Photo_Daily_Mail\" title=\"It&#8217;s said that 99,000 Chinese tourists went to South Korea to undergo plastic surgery in 2016. In the file photo, a plastic surgeon checks a patient&#8217;s post-operation condition in a consultation room at the clinic in Seoul, South Korea\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail\">It&#8217;s said that 99,000 Chinese tourists went to South Korea to undergo plastic surgery in 2016. In the file photo, a plastic surgeon checks a patient&#8217;s post-operation condition in a consultation room at the clinic in Seoul, South Korea\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"South_Korea_has_become_a_top_plastic_surgery_destination_for_Chinese_women_in_the_past_decade_and_a_half_Photo_Internets\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FkwyEYOg3CS1hKw7WrAR6xkW3vg2?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Internet1.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"378.4325\" title=\"\">South Korea has become a top plastic surgery destination for Chinese women in the past decade and a half.\u00a0 Photo: Internets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is currently unclear if and when the women were allowed to return to China.\u00a0\u00a0South Korea has become a top plastic surgery destination for Chinese women in the past decade and a half.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese tourists make dedicated trips to South Korea under the &#8216;Medical Tourists&#8217; visa to make themselves look more westernised.\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/in-china\/\" title=\"View all posts in In China\">In China<\/a>, women with double eyelids, wider eyes and a higher nose bridge are considered beautiful.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FvtSs2wE2RRUavx2s6ygTARDWVic?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Internet4.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"900\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photos_Internet\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlbwPAOwWsRm3PtpJ4DkKy-zFQ96?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Internet5.jpg\" width=\"589\" height=\"329.84\" title=\"\">Photos: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to Ctrip, one of China&#8217;s largest travel service providers, over 500,000 Chinese tourists made overseas medical trips in 2016. \u00a0Among them, 99,000 were said to have gone to South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The figure is said to be a third of the inbound medical tourists South Korea received worldwide.<\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_said_that_99000_Chinese_tourists_went_to_South_Korea_to_undergo_plastic_surgery_in_2016_In_the_file_photo_a_plastic_surgeon_checks_a_patients_post-operation_condition_in_a_consultation_room_at_the_clinic_in_Seoul_South_Korea_Photo_Daily_Mail\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fr2X-CHF7VZt72nKTvF7J6zhqjKX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Daily Mail1.png\" width=\"589\" height=\"376\" title=\"\">It&#8217;s said that 99,000 Chinese tourists went to South Korea to undergo plastic surgery in 2016. In the file photo, a plastic surgeon checks a patient&#8217;s post-operation condition in a consultation room at the clinic in Seoul, South Korea\u00a0 Photo: Daily Mail<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FoBeTek80e_ER_3layMA2loK1-fW?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"QQ\u622a\u56fe20171011160023.jpg\" width=\"934\" height=\"660\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FpFbA_d1lNTIUWlhuqFZcasUerq3?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"Internet2.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" title=\"\"><\/h5>\n<p>Photos: Internet<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Video :\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/s0559thc8ij.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/v.qq.com\/x\/page\/s0559thc8ij.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three women, reported to be Chinese, arrived at an airport in South Korea with swollen faces and bandages faces. 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