Obesity is a global problem. South Korea is one of the countries with a reasonably low obesity rate. We analyze various causes of obesity and prepare countermeasures, from lifestyle problems such as high-calorie foods, excess carbohydrates, excess sugar, and lack of exercise, to hormones such as leptin, ghrelin, and serotonin.
Obesity is the result of overfeeding. Various physical and psychological reasons cause excess intake, and obesity can be improved by changing them.

Western medicine uses drugs that act on the central nervous system to treat obesity. GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide), which is called the “miracle obesity drug” and is an issue these days, is a drug that acts on the pancreas and reduces appetite. In the case of severe obesity, surgery is also used to reduce the size of the stomach directly.

Traditional Korean medicine also has thousands of years of clinical treatment data for obesity. It has long been recognized that obesity, high-calorie foods, and excessive alcohol consumption are the causes of “exhaustion,” a symptom of diabetes, and treatments have been developed.

They don’t feel full and eat food even though their stomach is full. When we are stressed, we eat food continuously. Constitution to consume food due to fatigue and weakness and so on.

In traditional Korean medicine, obesity-prone constitutions are divided into six types and treated according to their body. Successful obesity treatment starts with lowering excessive appetite. Therefore, acupuncture and herb therapy are used to stabilize excessively high appetite. It reduces energy intake, increases the body’s metabolic rate, and reduces body fat. In addition, it prevents weight cycling by suggesting and implementing sustainable dietary habits.

Treating obesity includes weight loss and prevention of recurrence. Treat obesity at Kim Jungkuk Clinic of Korean Medicine, which has treated more than 7,000 obese patients through a treatment developed by Korean medicine doctor Kim Jungkuk, who has lost 30 kg and maintained it for over 10 years.

6 Tips for Treating Obesity

1. 1. You should know that a healthy diet and a diet diet are different.

   The diet should control the total calories, and there is no need to distinguish between the types of food. A healthy diet is about eating food with good ingredients and minimal cooking methods, and it is not a diet.

2. 2. The essence of obesity is calorie excess.

   You will gain weight if the total calories you consume during the day exceed the threshold. If you go on a diet, it’s not just about focusing on healthy foods but also reducing your overall calorie intake!

3. 3. Set a meal routine, and fast for the evening!

   However, carbonated drinks and juicing fruit juices are prohibited. When consuming protein, salt is used, and salads are only oil dressings.

4. 4. Drink 25cc of fluids times your weight.

   Our bodies can’t distinguish between thirst and hunger.

5. 5. No Exercise

   Don’t exercise to lose weight; if you do, you should only drink water for 60 minutes after exercising.

6. 6. Eat Anything

   Eating only certain foods to lose weight or excluding certain nutrients will intensify the weight cycling.

Recently, in cosmetic surgery, interest in lifting has been growing. Lifting mainly refers to a procedure in which sagging skin and tissue of the jawline or cheeks are lifted upwards and fixed.

Such lifting procedures have been actively used in body shape recently, and the number of butt lift treatments has increased rapidly.

In the field of buttock plastic surgery, which enlarges the size of the buttocks or pulls up sagging tissue, it is reported that about 25,000 buttock plastic surgeries were performed in 2019 in the United States alone, accounting for about 4% of all plastic surgeries.

In the past, plastic surgery in the buttock area was a standard method of inserting implants similar to the shape of the buttocks. Still, many patients complained about the pain or foreign body sensations after surgery.

In recent years, it has been common to transplant excess fat from the thighs, abdomen, and the surrounding areas of the buttocks to the upper part of the buttocks, the uneven part on the sides, and the pelvic area, which lacks of volume. If there is a lack of fat, the fat can be replaced with fillers. In addition, if you combine thread lifting during buttock plastic surgery, you can form a more natural and elastic hip line, and you can expect a visual effect that makes your legs look longer while exposing the thighs that were unclear with sagging buttocks.

Therefore, I explain to my patients that volume augmentation and lifting of sagging tissue during buttock shaping can achieve more natural and satisfying results.

The hip-up lifting method has not been used often because medical sutures need to support the weight of the tissue. Still, they have a large muscle mass and a more comprehensive range than the face, so they cannot be sufficiently fixed after the procedure. The trunk or protrusion of the suture can be easily broken.

In this case, the results of the system will not be maintained. In other words, the key is the strength and tissue fixation of the suture, and the medical Epiticon thread, which was recently developed with domestic technology, can firmly fix the collected tissue while maintaining the melting property that does not leave foreign substances in the body, so it is suitable for buttock shaping. I have presented the buttock lift plastic surgery procedure using Epiticon thread at PRS KOREA, Jetema 2023 BESPOKE Symposium, International Journal 2021 Dermatologic Surgery, INTERCHARM Russia 2018, and Beyond Beauty ASEAN Bangkok 2019 Expo, and has been highly acclaimed in the medical field of cosmetic surgery.

Korean-style buttock lift, using the medical thread developed in Korea will be a helpful solution for people worldwide struggling with their body lines.

As medical technology develops, we are lowering side effects and aftereffects of care and raising the quality of life with the development of treatment methods. Individuals are also able to choose the corrective eye surgery that is suitable for their own eyesight and eye conditions, occupation, living environment, hobbies, and more.

The representative side effect of corrective eye surgery is dry eye, an ocular disease where production of tears is insufficient and the eyes become dry and irritated, accompanied by blurry vision which can lead to a decline in eyesight. Recently these kinds of problems have decreased as SMILE laser eye surgery has appeared as an option.

SMILE laser eye surgery utilizes the laser to bypass the surface of the cornea and separate substances from its center. Without cutting the surface of the cornea, it can be maintained as it was before surgery by cutting only 2 mm, doing minimal damage to the cornea and lowering the possibility of aftereffects of corrective eye surgery such as dry eye and glare.

Thanks to this, the procedure can also be used in cases where the cornea is very thin or the surface is irregular, usually making laser corrective eye surgery difficult due to issues with the amount of the cornea that must be cut, such as ultra-high myopia and severe astigmatism. Just as the amount of corneal damage is small, the eyes after SMILE laser eye surgery suffer less pain and are durable against shocks from the external environment such as UV rays. In fact, recovery is so quick that you are able to wash your face and even exercise the day right after surgery.

However, SMILE laser eye surgery is not an appropriate option for every situation, so you must be cautious when making the decision. SMILE is a high-level surgery for those who require a fine level of correction according to the condition of their corneas and eyesight depending on the site, separation of the corneal parenchyma, and level of astigmatism and the astigmatic axis. Accordingly, it is important to create an individualized surgery plan based on the results of a thorough examination and sufficient consultations with the medical team to prior to surgery.

Therefore, when you must undergo surgery and are able to choose the surgical center, ensure they utilize a systematic examination system and the latest equipment, as well as doctors with an abundance of clinical experience and excellent medical skills. Also check whether or not they have a thorough post surgery care program and other services.
In addition, you should also apply eye drops when they are prescribed at the hospital following surgery, and regularly get examined to check the condition of your eyes.