A South Korean woman recently went viral after revealing that she spent 300 million won ($210,000) on about 400 cosmetic procedures during the last 15 years.
Speaking during her appearance on tvN STORY’s hit entertainment show “It’s Okay to Be a Martian”, Gil Lee-won revealed that she first turned to plastic surgery in 2010 and hasn’t looked back since. While studying for her college exam, she started putting on weight, and people began making fun of her chubby figure. Later on, one of her exes started criticizing her look, which pushed her to undergo plastic surgery. Although Gil didn’t say what her first procedure was, it definitely opened her eyes to the possibilities, as she has undergone hundreds of procedures since, and even though she spent a small fortune on her physical transformation, she has no plans of stopping anytime soon.
“My boyfriend, whom I dated from the age of 27 to 30, constantly criticized my appearance, which destroyed my self-esteem,” Gil Lee-won recalled. “I wanted to completely change myself. Still, I don’t regret getting plastic surgery. Now, I feel confident about my appearance.”
Going through the many cosmetic procedures she has undergone over the last 15 years, Gil mentioned forehead fat grafting, ear reshaping, double eyelid surgery, eye correction, nose jobs, philtrum recessive surgery, chin and facial contouring, dimple surgery, dimple removal, lip filler, filler dissolving, shoulder filler, levator scapulae botox, neck wrinkle filler, collarbone filler, buttock acupuncture, full body liposuction revision surgery, intravenous stem cell injections, and various skin treatments.
“If I include cosmetic procedures and dermatology visits, I’ve undergone about 400 treatments in total. It just added up over time,” the South Korean woman said.
Although she still finds things she would like to change, Gil Lee-won decided to follow the advice of a doctor at the liposuction clinic she visited, who told her not to be too greedy and focus on maintaining her current physique. Still, she visits dermatology and oriental clinics almost on a daily basis to keep herself looking fresh.
