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  • Published Jul 27, 2012 5:01 pm KST
  • Updated Jul 27, 2012 5:01 pm KST

By James Pearson and Raphael Rashid

Confucius said: “We are given our body, skin and hair from our parents; which we ought not to damage” but if he stopped for a quick coffee in Seoul’s Apgujeong district, he might be in for a bit of a surprise as he gets bombarded with the technicolor smattering of billboards, posters and adverts all dedicated to the very lucrative business of plastic surgery.

In between shopping, Confucius would have been able to sort out his eyelids, reshape his face and, if he had a