This study examined importance factors of cosmetic surgery tourism motivations and selection attributes
of Korean cosmetic surgery tourism of Chinese, and then investigated whether such factors are varied,
depending on the presence of interpersonal influence and cosmetic surgery experience. This research has
studied university students and adults living in Beijing and Qingdao, China. The findings are as follows:
First, motivation factors of Korean cosmetic surgery tourism include external and internal value and that of
cosmetic surgery and tourism. Importance factors of selection attributes include medical superiority,
follow-up care, medical cost and quality of medical tourism. Second, both importance factors of selection attributes and motivations of Korean cosmetic surgery tourism are thought to be more valuable when
interpersonal influence is higher, which allows them to think that their values are higher, through
information or norms. Third, some Chinese who have experience of cosmetic surgery tend to put more
emphasis on value of cosmetic surgery and tourism and internal one, among motivational factors of
cosmetic surgery tourism. In addition, medical superiority and medical cost are also thought to be more
valuable, among selection attributes of cosmetic surgery tourism, when they have experienced cosmetic
surgery.