Breast implants and BIA-ALCL: textured versus smooth
BIA-ALCL is a rare lymphoma linked mainly to textured breast implants. What the US FDA says about the risk, the symptoms to watch for, and what to ask a clinic.
Plastic surgery in Korea, read with the sources open.
One sourced article a day, and a directory of 5,219 clinics built from Korea's public health-insurance records. No rankings and no paid placements.
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All 10 articlesDermal fillers and blood vessels: the rare risk to understand
The most serious filler complication is accidental injection into a blood vessel. What the US FDA says about blindness and skin loss, and the signs to act on.
Double eyelid surgery: incisional or non-incisional?
How the suture method and the incision method create an eyelid crease, how long each tends to last, and what published complication rates look like.
Facial contouring surgery risks: what the published record shows
Jaw and cheekbone reduction cut and reshape bone. Here is what surgeons' own published case series report about infection, numbness, bone healing and revision.
Flying home after plastic surgery: how long should you wait?
What the NHS and British surgeons' guidelines say about flying after cosmetic surgery abroad, why blood clots are the concern, and how to plan your stay.
Ghost surgery in Korea and the operating room CCTV law
What ghost surgery is, what Korea's operating room camera law has required since September 2023, and how a foreign patient can ask for a recording.
How to tell a specialist clinic from its sign in Korea
Korean rules decide which clinics may put 'plastic surgery' in their name. Here is how to read a signboard, what the half-size rule is, and where it fails.
Clinics by region
How the directory is builtEvery medical institution in Korea that reports a plastic surgery department to the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, shown in one format. Data retrieved 13 November 2026.