Mexican Maria Zu first visited Seoul eight years ago to tour the cafes and parks of the South Korean capital, but spent a key part of her latest trip in April in skincare clinics, under the gaze of doctors wielding laser wands and injection needles.

These days, tourists seek treatments such as red light therapy or Botox to smooth out wrinkles, as well as ultrasound "skin lifting" to tighten jawlines, not just the nose jobs…

South Korea is attracting a growing number of foreign visitors for advanced skincare treatments. Tourists are spending more on medical services than on traditional tourism. The…

Mexican Maria Zu first visited Seoul eight years ago to tour the cafes and parks of the South Korean capital, but spent a key part of her latest trip...

The country is home to around 15,000 beauty clinics.

Só no ano passado, mais de dois milhões de estrageiros visitaram a Coreia do Sul para fazer procedimentos estéticos, que dizem ser mais baratos e mais avançados do que nos seus…

Mexican Maria Zu first visited Seoul eight years ago to tour the cafes and parks of the South Korean capital, but spent a key part of her latest trip in April in skincare clinics,…