While this South Korean plastic surgery trend may seem severe by Western standards, it actually makes a lot of sense for students who struggle with self-esteem. When students graduate from high school, they enter into a whole new world full of new opportunities and chances to transform into the person they always wanted to be. If a student enters university life feeling like there is a physical part of them that has held them back for so many years — whether that be their eyes, nose, mouth, or whatever else — then fixing it may be the best course of action for their success. Teen plastic surgery, then, can be seen as a way to monumentally change a teen’s confidence so they can enter the new, exciting, and terrifying part of their life with confidence.
