The Place That Gives Tourists a New Face

This piece originally appeared in The Unpublishable, a newsletter critiquing the beauty industry. Even before you grab your bags from the carousels at Seoul's Incheon International Airport, you can fit your face into a spectral imaging machine to get your skin qualitatively analyzed for its health relative to your age. The A.I.-powered analysis is a free service courtesy of the Korea Tourism Organization's Medical Tourism Support Center. Staffers there to greet incoming travelers can usually speak at least some English, Chinese, Japanese, and Russian. Kiosks and clerks can help you find a facility for acupuncture or joint therapy.