South Korea’s Soldiers Report Plastic Surgery Problems

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty The plastic surgery boom is straining the South Korean military. While taking leave from military duties is often linked to mandatory surgeries and injury-related downtime, a new report claims that elective surgeries are now affecting South Korea’s military readiness. The article , which examines the burden of Gen-Z soldiers’ cosmetic treatments on “Korea’s military readiness,” was originally published in the Korean-language daily newspaper Hankook Ilbo and translated for its English-language sister publication, The Korea Times . Read more at The Daily Beast.

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