© Ed Jones/AFP/Getty ImagesAdvertisements for plastic surgery clinics are displayed in July at a subway station in Seoul.
Seoul - In the heart of Seoul's famous Gangnam neighborhood lies the "Beauty Belt," a grouping of streets lined with hundreds of cosmetic surgery joints.
Untold numbers of Koreans - as well as Chinese and Southeast Asian tourists - have trekked to this district, seeking a pointed nose, rounded eyes, a slimmer jaw line and even a gentler smile, considered graceful in some East Asian countries.
South Koreans are the most cosmetically enhanced people in the world, according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. In this hyper-competitive society, plastic surgery is often seen as a prerequisite to job and relationship success.
But what if you can't afford these high-end clinics?
Turns out, there's an alternative: do-it-yourself cosmetic enhancements.
It's popular among anxious Korean teens who lack the funds to purchase the rarified good looks plastered on subway and bus advertisements. Taken together, a "VIP package" of procedures such as an eye lift, nose job, and even a popular jawbone-cutting operation can fetch more than $10,000.
Impatient for such treatments, these youngsters are taking the burden upon themselves to craft a better face. Enter the DIY craze, a potentially hazardous fad among high school friends who self-apply cheap and scantily regulated tools bought online.
The process usually doesn't involve self-mutilation (although there are exceptions). But cosmetic surgeons insist it is potentially dangerous because it involves trying to contort and manipulate bodies that have not fully matured - offering the potential for harm.
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