Can Cosmetic Surgery Improve Career Prospects?

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Can Cosmetic Surgery Improve Career Prospects? People choose to go under the knife to enhance their appearance for various reasons – to fit better in their clothes, improve selfconfidence and selfesteem, and look their best on their wedding day. Older people opt for procedures that can make them look younger and mothers, to get back in shape after childbirth. But can cosmetic surgery improve your career prospects? Well, going by the latest reports, people in China and North Korea seem to think so. According to these reports, North Korean women are seeking cosmetic surgery to improve their chances of finding employment abroad and Chinese graduates are having plastic surgery to ace their job interviews. The DailyNK recently reported that South Korean trends for eyelid improvement or blepharoplasty and permanent makeup are gaining popularity in North Korea too, especially among university students hoping to enhance career opportunities. The demand for these cosmetic procedures is at a peak during the summer


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with many young women rushing to complete treatment and recovery before the university term begins. Women in their 20s mostly seek minor cosmetic surgical procedures. The Metro reported on a Debrief story that graduates in China are looking to plastic surgery to help them succeed in job interviews. According to the report, the number of Chinese student graduates reached a record high of 7.26 million in August - 7 times more than 15 years ago, resulting in high unemployment rates. In this competitive job market, these young people are having cosmetic procedures such as liposuction, nose surgery and facelifts to enhance the appearance, which they believe could help them land their dream job. In the U.S., similar trends were reported in 2008 by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Two-thirds of the academy’s members said that men and women requested cosmetic surgical procedure to stay competitive in the workplace. This belief hold true even today. According to a recent businessinsider report, the huge boom is men's aesthetic surgery over the last three to five years can be attributed to the desire to look good and stay competitive in the job market.


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