The most expensive plastic surgery in Korea is ‘Oriental Jaw’, costing an average of 11 million won. Eye and nose plastic surgery suffered the most damage from the non-return of the down payment. According to the Korea Consumer Agency on the 5th, the average cost of surgery by plastic surgery area was the highest at 11.14 million won. It was followed by facial contours (6.25 million won), breast (585 million won), nose (294 million won), eyes (1.9 million won), and facial fat grafting (197 thousand won).
Orthognathic surgery is an operation to fix the bones by cutting and separating the bones of the upper and lower jaws, then moving them to fit the normal occlusion by changing the position or shape of the jaw. It
gained popularity as it was rumored to be a cosmetic surgery that makes you look pretty like a celebrity, but the side effects such as facial nerve paralysis are serious.
Consumer Agency survey results…Eye and nose surgeries are often in a dispute over a down payment.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shim Jae-hoon = The most expensive plastic surgery in Korea is ‘Oriental Jaw’, costing an average of 11 million won.
Eye and nose plastic surgery suffered the most damage from the non-return of the down payment.
According to the Korea Consumer Agency on the 5th, the average cost of surgery by plastic surgery area was the highest at 11.14 million won. It was followed by facial contours (6.25 million won), breast (585
million won), nose (294 million won), eyes (1.9 million won), and facial fat grafting (197 thousand won).
Orthognathic surgery is an operation to fix the bones by cutting and separating the bones of the upper and lower jaws, then moving them to fit the normal occlusion by changing the position or shape of the jaw. It
gained popularity as it was rumored to be a cosmetic surgery that makes you look pretty like a celebrity, but the side effects such as facial nerve paralysis are serious.
From last year to February this year, there were 67 cases of plastic surgery cancellations and no refunds of the down payment. The number of cases in which the deposit was not returned after cancelling eye surgery was the largest at 22.4% (15 cases), followed by the nose (17.9%, 12 cases), facial contours (14.9%, 10 cases), breasts (13.4%, 9 cases). ) and Western music (7.5%, 5 cases) followed.
44.8% (30 cases) of the total damage that was not received after paying 10% of the operating cost as a down payment accounted for 13.4% (9 cases) when it exceeded 10%.
Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards stipulate that 20~90% of the down payment be refunded depending on the cancellation period up to the day before the operation. However, he pointed out to the Consumer Agency that some plastic surgeons did not refund the deposit, saying that ‘reservation deposit is non-refundable and that there was a loss due to consultation and surgery preparation.
The Consumer Agency urged the Consumer Agency to not rush into a contract because of discounts when making a reservation for plastic surgery, but to make a decision after sufficient consultation in advance, and
to write down the contract details carefully before accepting the contract.
To notify the intention to cancel the operation as soon as possible and to avoid disputes over the timing of the cancellation, it was recommended that the use of certified mail be used. An official from the Consumer Agency said, “16 cases of damage related to plastic surgery deposits were received in January and February of this year alone, during winter vacation or graduation. The number of damages that cannot be returned is also increasing rapidly, requiring special attention from consumers.”
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