In the western world, pronounced cheekbones are widely regarded as an attractive feature, but for Vietnamese women the same attribute could mean an untimely demise for their future husbands. Vietnamese folklore and face reading have long advised men not to marry women with high cheekbones, unless they want to die early. Ngoc, a 26-year-old Hanoian woman, has had her cheekbones reduced for fear of becoming another woman ‘left on the shelf’. “Everybody told me it was true, so I haven’t dared to fall in love with anyone,” Ngoc told VnExpress this January after her surgery. For a full transformation, Ngoc paid a total $8,800, which included double eyelid surgery, a nose job, and chin and cheekbone reductions. Vietnamese women like Ngoc are increasingly undergoing plastic surgery not just for beauty reasons, but in the hope of a happy love life, a bigger fortune and a brighter destiny. Vietnamese folklore has a big part to play in this, as it deems monolids as fishy, unreliable ‘eel’s eyes’, a physically big-mouthed woman as a gossip and undignified, and beauty marks under the eyes as a bad omen similar to high cheekbones. Features such as bushy eyebrows, a wide chin, bumpy nose or crooked teeth are considered bad luck, often ‘too manly’ for a woman and simply not attractive, according to Vietnamese standards. “Đàn ông rộng miệng thì sanghoang cửa nhà” (Translation: Big-mouthed men are classy, big-mouthed women ruin the family) Though hundreds of these centuries-old sayings are no longer popular, many are still lodged in Vietnamese people’s… [Read full story]
New plastic surgery technique helps women with giant breasts Many women love having large breasts. However, giant breasts that are seven times larger than the normal size would undoubtedly be a nightmare for woman world over. There is now some good news - Vietnamese doctors have developed a unique technique that cannot only rectify the size of the breasts, but also restore sensation and lactation function for women with giant hypertrophic and ptosis breast condition in the country. Obstetrics doctors warned N.T.H, a 42-year-old woman in Uông Bí Town, Quảng Ninh Province, about symptoms of hypertrophic and ptosis breast condition…... [read more]
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism have fined the organisers of Miss Ocean Vietnam 2017 VND4m (USD176) for letting an ineligible contestant participate in the beauty pageant.Designer Vo Viet Chung is the director of the organising company, Vo Viet Chung International Company and his company will be fined in accordance with Decree 158 issued in 2013 about administrative fines in culture, sports, tourism and advertising sectors.Le Au Ngan Anh beat 33 contestants to win the crown on October 28. However, she has faced a mixed reception. There are accusations that she had her entire face redone with cosmetic surgery,…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Celebrities who were born in the 90s are now not inferior to their senior in the competition to renew their beauty. Having cosmetic surgery to look better is nothing wrong, but abuse of plastic surgery is not recommended. Many local and international stars had to "cry" for their ugly faces after plastic surgery. Notably, teen stars also dabble at their seniors to take breast augmentation, nose and chin surgery. Born in 1994, Phuong Trinh is not yet 18 years old at this time to have plastic surgery, but she did not hesitate to publicize her "new nose."…... [read more]
SEOUL ― South Korea's obsession with plastic surgery is moving on from standard eye and nose jobs to embrace a radical surgical procedure that requires months of often painful recovery. A stream of celebrities boast on TV shows how it gave them a "new life", while advertisements extolling its cosmetic benefits are everywhere from street billboards to subway stations, magazines and popular Internet sites. But there's nothing really "cosmetic" about double-jaw surgery. A radical solution to congenital facial deformities or for people unable to chew properly due to excessive over or underbite, the operation involves realigning the upper and lower…... [read more]
Last week, the Viet Nam News asked its readers for their perspectives about plastic surgery, which has become increasingly common in Viet Nam. Richard Henderson, Australian, Ha Noi Next week Wandering around the street of Ha Noi, HCM City or popular tourist spots in the country, it's now not difficult to spot a foreigner riding a motorbike without a helmet, running red lights, or travelling up a one-way street the wrong way. A foreign friend once told me that it was alright to adopt such an easy-going attitude to the traffic laws as police don't stop foreigners because of language…... [read more]
