Model with 19 Plastic Surgeries Detained at Airport Security Due to Facial Screws

Taiwanese Model Pang Giwon in Her 30s Confesses
"Found a 2.5cm Screw Under My Lip"

A woman in her 30s from Taiwan confessed that she was caught at an airport security checkpoint because of screws in her face after plastic surgery.

Foreign media such as the New York Post recently reported that Taiwanese model Pang Giwon (36) was caught during airport luggage inspection due to plastic surgery.

A woman in her 30s from Daegu, who has undergone plastic surgery 19 times, confessed that she was stopped at the airport security checkpoint because of facial screws.
[Photo by Pang Giwon SNS]

Pang Giwon started plastic surgery at the age of 18 and has undergone more than 19 surgeries so far, including 2 forehead surgeries, 5 eyelid surgeries, 5 nose surgeries, 2 jaw surgeries, and 5 liposuction surgeries for facial reconstruction. The total cost of the surgeries amounts to $250,000 (approximately 339.37 million KRW).

Recently, while undergoing security screening at the airport, Pang Giwon discovered that she had screws in her face.

She said, "I was passing through the airport security checkpoint when a screw about 2.5 cm long under my lower lip was detected, which was embarrassing," adding, "The photos showing screws in several parts of my face, including my nose, looked like a puzzle."

Pang Giwon stated, "I had a jaw implant procedure 8 years ago, and it seems the screws from that time are still there," and added, "I had a CT scan and plan to have them removed."

She also said, "I have had so many plastic surgeries that I don't remember the details of each one," and "The reason I had so many surgeries was because I had low self-esteem about my appearance. I plan to continue having plastic surgeries in the future."

CT images that Pang Giwon shared on her social media (SNS) show surgical screws about 2.5 cm long near her lips. Screws are also embedded in her nose and under her jaw.

In actual facial plastic surgery, screws are sometimes used to fix the face. When performing contour surgery or orthognathic surgery, wires or screws are used to fix the bones in the desired position after osteotomy until the bones heal. Additionally, screws are occasionally used to fix implants such as silicone.

However, the screws used in these procedures are human body-safe and should be removed after the bones have fully healed. If not removed, they may interfere with diagnosis or cause further damage to surrounding tissues if diseases or injuries occur later.

According to experts, it is rare for alarms to go off during luggage inspections at airports due to screws like in Pang Giwon's case. However, large fixation screws can trigger alarms. In particular, titanium fixation devices used after limb fractures are known to set off alarms.