imagine the extraordinary lengths Asian women will go to look more Western

....Sad. There is no other way to describe it.
For her series of photographs entitled Beauty Recovery Room photographer, Ji Yeo, 29, from Seoul in South Korea, contacted women through an online cosmetic surgery forum and asked permission to take their picture in the days following their procedure.
Around ten women agreed and the results offer a fascinating insight into a society where women are heavily criticised for their appearance, but where obvious signs of cosmetic work are also frowned upon.
Data compiled from the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in 2010 confirms that
South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate of cosmetic surgery.

Ji Yeo said: 'It is a culture where men are judged on their financial balance sheet and women by their beauty.
'The male-dominated media endlessly reinforces its model of the ideal woman. As a result of these cultural forces South Korea has become a beauty-orientated society where people are judged more for their appearance than their character.'
'Korean women often fall into the trap of trying to live up to an idea personified in the media.
'The combination of these factors has dramatically increased the burgeoning plastic surgery industry while creating another set of standards for women to adhere to.
'Enduring general anaesthetic, cuts, bruises, and often intense scarring all for the sake of vanity is no longer considered risky or extravagant behaviour; quite the reverse, it has become commonplace.'
In exchange for her subjects allowing her to photograph them at such a vulnerable time, Ji Yeo cared for them in the painful post-op days when they had no family or friends around for support.

One woman took out a bank loan for a breast enlargement only to discover she had an underlying condition that meant she could not go ahead.
So instead of paying the money back she had a nose job and her chin narrowed.
Another woman had more than 16 procedures over six months. After undergoing a chin reduction and full-body liposuction, she then had breast enlargement surgery, an operation to widen her eyes and a nose job.

in the end,The photographer helped the women to recuperate. She fetched their prescriptions, cooked them soup and drove them to the clinic for check-ups.

One of the women pictured even stayed at Ji Yeo's apartment for a week. 
...would  dream of changing your features to look more European as a guy or girl?