judge for your self, before and after pics in the article. He spent 43K.
Though he had to undergo a 12-hour surgery and severe pain, Tran Dang Phuoc Cuong finally got the transformation he had always wanted.
He went to China more than 10 years ago to study interior design after graduating high school. There he applied to work as a dancer in a bar since he wanted to earn some extra money and also loved the nightlife scene. But the interviewer bluntly turned him down, saying they "only hire good-looking people".
After that rejection, he worked as a waiter and was determined to save money to one day get plastic surgery.
In 2011 he paid VND5 million ($218.46) to get a non-surgical rhinoplasty, which used a filler to change the shape of the nose. Wanting to have a more refined look, he got another nose job the following year, but it was a surgical procedure this time.
Then 19, he returned to Shanghai and confidently applied to be a photo model for clothing stores.
He came to realize that one’s physical appearance is just as important as character since it can impact one's life experiences and opportunities.
In 2013, he got his lips and chin done. Four years later he underwent a 12-hour operation to lower his cheekbones, cut his jawbone and reshape his nose.
When he awoke from the anesthetic, his body felt hot, his mind was hazy and he was in extreme pain.
But it did not stop him return to the operating table again in 2019 to fix his smile line and get another nose job.
The total cost of his nine surgeries over the 10-year period was nearly VND1 billion.
