Articles
Each article lists the sources behind its facts and the date they were checked.
EyesNoseFace contourBreast and bodySkin and non-surgicalRecoverySafety and regulationPlanning a trip
Breast implants and BIA-ALCL: textured versus smooth
BIA-ALCL is a rare lymphoma linked mainly to textured breast implants. What the US FDA says about the risk, the symptoms to watch for, and what to ask a clinic.
Dermal fillers and blood vessels: the rare risk to understand
The most serious filler complication is accidental injection into a blood vessel. What the US FDA says about blindness and skin loss, and the signs to act on.
Double eyelid surgery: incisional or non-incisional?
How the suture method and the incision method create an eyelid crease, how long each tends to last, and what published complication rates look like.
Facial contouring surgery risks: what the published record shows
Jaw and cheekbone reduction cut and reshape bone. Here is what surgeons' own published case series report about infection, numbness, bone healing and revision.
Flying home after plastic surgery: how long should you wait?
What the NHS and British surgeons' guidelines say about flying after cosmetic surgery abroad, why blood clots are the concern, and how to plan your stay.
Ghost surgery in Korea and the operating room CCTV law
What ghost surgery is, what Korea's operating room camera law has required since September 2023, and how a foreign patient can ask for a recording.
How to tell a specialist clinic from its sign in Korea
Korean rules decide which clinics may put 'plastic surgery' in their name. Here is how to read a signboard, what the half-size rule is, and where it fails.
If surgery in Korea goes wrong: dispute options for foreign patients
How Korea's medical dispute mediation agency works for foreign patients, what its own figures show, and what to put in writing before surgery to protect yourself.
Rhinoplasty recovery timeline: the first week to the first year
What a nose looks and feels like at one week, six weeks, three months and a year after rhinoplasty, and why the result you fly home with is not the final one.
Silicone sheets for surgical scars: what the evidence supports
Clinics hand out silicone gel and sheets after surgery as routine. Two Cochrane reviews looked at whether they work. The answer is more cautious than the packaging.