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Plastic Surgery Capital of the World

Documentary following Annie Price, who was badly burnt in a fire as a baby, as she travels to South Korea to explore a culture where plastic surgery is common.

As a baby, Annie Price was badly burnt in a caravan fire. She had life-saving operations on her face, but growing up her mum encouraged her to get on with her life rather than focusing on further plastic surgery. Now, aged 31 and about to get married, Annie is travelling to South Korea, where cosmetic surgery is so common people have double eyelid surgery and are back at work the next day. She wants to find out what some of the best plastic surgeons would recommend for her.

In South Korea 60 per cent of women in their twenties have had plastic surgery, and each year hundreds of thousands of people travel there specifically to get procedures done. Annie meets Myung, who is having her eyes widened in the belief it will help her get a better job, and Viv, who is having her whole face reshaped to make herself look prettier. Having resisted pressure from doctors to operate on her face for most of her life, Annie wants to understand why these young women feel compelled to modify very normal parts of their faces.

In Korean society, first impressions are very important, so Annie meets a face reader who says he can predict a person's wealth and happiness just from their features. Finally, she meets one of South Korea's top plastic surgeons to find out what they would suggest for her and tries to decide if she wants to have surgery to change her face.

59 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 Mar 2019 00:10
主播大秀 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

Clips

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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:02

    Sigrid

    Strangers

  • 00:03

    The xx

    Brave For You

  • 00:33

    London Grammar

    Hell To The Liars

  • 00:52

    Rudimental

    Sun Comes Up (feat. James Arthur)

Credits

Presenter Annie Price
Executive Producer Sarah Waldron
Director Clare Johns
Producer Clare Johns

Broadcasts

  • Tue 20 Feb 2018 22:45
    主播大秀 One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & 1 more
  • Tue 20 Feb 2018 23:40
    主播大秀 One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Tue 20 Feb 2018 23:45
    主播大秀 One Scotland HD, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Northern Ireland only
  • Tue 12 Mar 2019 23:20
    主播大秀 One except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Wed 13 Mar 2019 00:10
    主播大秀 One Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only

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