Korean Women Are Putting Pegs Up Their Noses to Look More ‘Caucasian’ in Dangerous Beauty Trend
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By Ryan General
A South Korean beauty trend that gives users a pointier nose with the aid of tiny pegs inserted into nostrils is quickly gaining popularity among women in East Asia.
The nose-lifting practice, which started about two years ago, is reportedly now spreading to countries where women with a more European look are considered more attractive, such as neighboring Japan, mainland China, and Taiwan, reports Apple Daily (via Daily Mail).
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Cheap and non-invasive, the DIY beauty trend requires no surgery and merely involves the use of two tiny curved silicone pegs which can easily be purchased on Asian e-commerce sites.
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While South Korean brands remain popular, cheaper copycat products have emerged in the market selling for about a dollar or so.
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The package contains pegs measuring about two to three centimeters long and a tiny hook used to adjust the pegs.
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To use, the two pegs are simply inserted into the nostrils. The supplementary hook is then used to adjust the pegs so they are erected in a 45-degree angle inside the nose.
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The items are advertised as safe and virtually “invisible” and marketed as a viable alternative to a surgical nose job. Some ads even claim the product is “antibacterial.”
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However, despite such claims, many have raised serious health concerns against the trend following recent cases of misuse of the product.
Just recently, a Chinese woman accidentally swallowed a peg, which ended up in her stomach. Doctors extracted it from her body two days later.
In Taipei last year, another peg user had a medical emergency after a peg poked through her nasal membrane, causing a bacterial infection, reports Apple Daily.
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According to Dr. Liao Guoliang, the doctor who treated the woman, there has been a recent increase in the number of female patients who had come seeking medical attention after suffering from nasal diseases and injuries caused by the silicone pegs.
Chinese “ear-nose-throat” specialist Dr. Zhou Xin has warned against the use of the nasal pegs, calling the beauty trend “life-threatening”, noting that the tiny objects could end up blocking the user’s respiratory tract, causing difficulties in breathing and even eventually death.
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