An increasing number of young people are choosing to have plastic surgery to improve their appearances and start new lives.

The cosmetic surgery centers in South Korea are bustling with Chinese patients, especially during summer and winter holidays.

Figures from one of the centers in South Korea show that in 2012 some 25 percent of its Chinese customers were college students. They traveled to South Korea to go under the knife, aiming to improve their self-confidence and secure better job offers.