As if our world wasn't getting any more absurd, South Koreans are giving their parents botox treatments, face lifts, and hair transplants for Parent's Day.
Cosmetic surgery clinics in Seoul said they have been booked solid for weeks with appointments made by children for their parents.
Using surgery to ehance looks is common in South Korea, with few stigmas attached to having procedures done to make eyes rounder, noses more shapely and even calves slimmer.
Many parents pay for cosmetic surgery for their children as a graduation gift and it has become more common in recent years for children to return the favor.
"Appointments for procedures for Parents' Day have increased by over 50 percent from five years ago," said Lim Ee-seok, the president of the Theme Dermatology Clinic, a large cosmetic surgery facility in Seoul.
The most sought-after procedures at the clinic are botox injections, which range from 300,000 won to 600,000 won ($322 -$645) and surgery to remove wrinkles.
"Parents who have always sacrificed for their children are now more bold in asking for what they want," the Herald Business newspaper said in a story it carried on the subject.
Lee Shin-ja's children gave her a coupon for laser surgery to remove liver spots from her face.
"I never thought my children would do this," Lee, 62, said by telephone. "I am really happy they did because I look much younger now,"
AHHHH!! The never ending obsession with eternity! And Vanity! Why are we constantly trying to change who we are?!?!
Why can't we all just be HAPPY?!?!
Who really wants to live forever anyway,
RGPG
Just the fact that there's something called "Parent's Day" is interesting. Why dont we have that here in AMerica? Do we not have as much respect for parents here?
Actually, we have Mother's Day and Father's Day.
No matter how they try to alter the physical appearance, the [inner] metabolisms will just go on their way, continuing the aging process - although the surgical procedures may increase the risks.