An app called "Plastic Quote" allows the user to upload photos and digitally augment their appearance through various types of surgeries online to achieve the desired look. We then searched for American plastic surgery apps and found some as well, which was quite shocking, but many of the apps were games and were significantly less serious than the Korean ones, which were incorporated into the plastic surgery process. The apps differed significantly in appearance, advertising methods, capabilities, and purpose. We also learned that there are many reality shows and plays on cosmetic surgery and the positive ideas related to it, through Korean television programs and films. We are then able to compare this to American representations of plastic surgery, or the lack thereof, across its digital spaces, while also analyzing the difference in ideas that these representations are tied to. All of this has made it clear that apps are not the driving factor in cosmetic surgery in South Korea. It is digital media in general, from cultural television programs, to digital advertising, along with apps, that lead to a growing income of this market due to its simultaneous increase
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