Want China Times, Chen Hsuan-yu, Hong Hsin-tzu and Staff Reporter 2015-02-22
Students sit in a classroom to practice for college interviews on Feb. 15, 2015, in Taipei. (Photo courtesy of Soochow University) |
An
increasingly large number of Taiwanese senior high school students are visiting
cosmetic surgery clinics to improve their appearance so that they might have a
better chance to be admitted in colleges via their interviews, reports our
Chinese-language sister newspaper China Times.
The most
common problems these young students show up wanting to get rid of are pimples
and wrinkles, said one doctor who works at a cosmetic surgery clinic when
interviewed by China Times.
Lu
Ching-yi, a dermatologist at I Skin Laser & Skin Care Center, said that
most female high school students would come to her clinic with their mothers.
She once gave treatment to a 17 years old female to cure the scars caused by
pimples when she was younger. The scars, according to Lu, could not be hidden
by creams or powders.
Chao
Chao-ming, another dermatologist, said that some of the young students visited
his clinic to find a solution for the wrinkles caused by their frowning, since
they give them an angry look, creating an obstacle for their interpersonal
relationships. Most of these students would receive botulinus injections to get
rid of the wrinkles.
Besides
facial issues, students visit cosmetic surgery clinics to find solutions for
baldness problems. Most doctors advise them to apply a hair-growing cream,
instead of receiving hair transplants. In case patients do not have time to
wait for their hair grows back, doctors suggest they wear a wig.
Professors
said that there is no need for students to visit such clinics to fix their
appearance because the most important thing is to be polite, and show how
capable they are. One National Taiwan University professor said that students
need even wear makeup.
No comments:
Post a Comment