>>212693042Korea has the reputation due to many Japanese and Chinese nationalists types who throw around broad lies to defame Korea out of jealousy/envy.
Don't believe me? Just look at how many Japanese flags always point that out on /int/ for example and how other weebs started running with it.
The truth is Korea performs a lot of procedures each year because they cater to foreign visitors who want to go to Korea for plastic surgery because Korea has the best doctors, equipment, and techniques you can't get anywhere else--all at a lower price than most developed nations.
You can look at what happened to Korea's plastic surgery industry during the COVID lock down, its nearly collapsed. It got so bad that the Korean government had to start issuing no contest visa's for anyone seeking plastic surgery where as before it was more difficult to get.