Rhee Min-jung regrets spending 5 million won on postpartum body procedure

Actress Rhee Min-jung revealed on her YouTube channel that she spent approximately 5 million won on a body Thermage procedure to address lost abdominal elasticity following childbirth, though she noted the results were not clearly visible relative to the high cost.

Actress Rhee Min-jung candidly revealed that she spent approximately 5 million won on a procedure to manage the loss of abdominal elasticity following childbirth. Despite the significant investment, she noted that she did not experience the level of change she had expected, even joking that she might have been better off simply buying probiotics.

On the 20th, a video titled "Recommended management methods by age group *The procedure causing a stir among actresses these days, as told by Rhee Min-jung" was released on the YouTube channel 'Lee Min-jung MJ'. While discussing skincare methods for different age groups, Rhee shared her recent experience with a body Thermage procedure.

Rhee disclosed that she only recently learned that Thermage could be performed on the body. "I heard that people do Thermage on their bodies these days," she said, adding, "I only just found out about body Thermage, and when I told some women in their 50s, they told me, 'You really lack information.'" She explained that unlike those around her who quickly encounter information regarding beauty management, she was late to learn about the procedure.

The motivation for the procedure was the change in her body after childbirth. "After having a child, [the abdomen] naturally expands and then shrinks, so while it isn't wrinkled, the elasticity definitely drops," Rhee explained. She stated that she underwent the procedure as a gift to herself, thinking her abdominal elasticity would have decreased after giving birth. Having given birth to two children, she personally covered the costs to manage the changes in her body.

She also provided specific details regarding the sensation during the procedure. Rhee explained that she felt a slight soreness in her abdomen, similar to when she received Ultherapy or Thermage on her face. However, the most notable point was the cost involved. "It is quite expensive. I think it cost almost 5 million won," she revealed, noting the substantial amount spent.

However, the high price did not lead to satisfying results. "To be more precise, the effect wasn't clearly visible relative to the cost," Rhee said candidly. Regardless of her satisfaction with the procedure itself, she meant that she did not feel a noticeable change commensurate with the amount spent. Her experience serves as a testament that high-priced management does not guarantee that everyone will experience the expected effects.

Rhee expressed the thought that better procedures might emerge and prices might decrease as time passes. She added, "I also thought it might have been better to use this money to buy probiotics to keep my gut healthy." Her joke—that daily health management might be more practical than a multi-million won procedure—elicited laughter. She drew attention by sharing her regrets without exaggeration or forced satisfaction.

Rhee married actor Lee Byung-hun in 2013 and has one son and one daughter. In addition to her activities as an actress, she communicates with the public by sharing her daily life regarding childcare and self-care. This time, she shared realistic concerns surrounding expensive beauty procedures by disclosing the costs and her honest satisfaction regarding postpartum abdominal management.

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