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Boom in Cosmetic Clinics Deepens Divide as Pediatric, Obstetrics Services Decline

SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s healthcare landscape is growing increasingly polarized as profit-driven clinics such as cosmetic surgery and dermatology offices multiply, while essential medical services like pediatrics and obstetrics continue to decline. According to data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service obtained by Rep. Kim Mi-ae of the National Assembly’s [...]

Tougher Safety Regulations to be Introduced for Korean Plastic Surgery Procedures

SEOUL, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government is planning to ban plastic surgery advertisements with ‘before and after’ references, and introduce a system to prevent patients from being falsely informed about the doctors who are actually performing the surgical procedures on them. The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) presented a plan on February 11 [...]