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SAMPLE OF STATISTICS FOR THE BOOMING OF MEDICAL TOURISM FOR PLASTIC

SURGERY IN KOREA

CHART 1: Medical Tourism in Korea.

Gradual
increase Projection
towards
2014

Source:
E., J., Y., J., & S. (2012). Korean Plastic Surgery Statistics. Seoul Touch Up. Retrieved
November 12, 2017, from https://www.seoultouchup.com/korean-plastic-surgery-statistics/.
CHART 2: Top 5 Countries of Korean Medical Tourists.

Sharp
increase

Gradual
increase

Downward
trend

Source:
E., J., Y., J., & S. (2012). Korean Plastic Surgery Statistics. Seoul Touch Up. Retrieved
November 12, 2017, from https://www.seoultouchup.com/korean-plastic-surgery-statistics/.
CHART 3: Factors causing the booming of Medical Tourism for Plastic Surgery in Korea.

Highest Tourism
Quality of Promotion
Customer Act1
Services3

Cheapest Places in
the World2

Sources:

[1] Wang, Y. (2015). Behind South Korean Cosmetic Surgery: Its historical causes and its
intertwined relationship with Korean pop culture. University of Delaware.

[2] Said, S. (2013, April 15). The Cheapest Places in The World to Get Plastic Surgery.
The Richest. Retrieved November 12, 2017, from
https://www.therichest.com/expensive-lifestyle/location/the-cheapest-places-in-the-
world-to-get-plastic-surgery/.

[3] Kim H. (2009, June 1). The Plastic Surgery Obsession in South
Korea.http://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/. Retrieved November 12, 2017.