The quote
“I didn't get a nose job. I got my eyelids done, but my nose is all natural.”
Context
The actress made the statement while denying rumors about her nose.
Sources
- SBS One Night TV Entertainment, July 2012, as quoted by Soompi, 2012-07-12 (soompi.com)
- The Korea Times, 2025-05-15 (koreatimes.co.kr)
Both pages read 2026-10-01.
The procedure
Double eyelid surgery
In Min Hyo-rin's words: “Double eyelid surgery”
Double eyelid surgery creates an upper-lid crease where none exists, by a buried-suture technique, a partial incision or a full incision (PMID 19336072). Surgery to form the crease is reported as the most common upper-eyelid procedure among Asian patients, with some people having it 2 to 3 times in a lifetime (PMID 26306083).
Procedure page: Double eyelid surgery
Procedure pages and surgeons
Others on record
People who named the same procedure, most in common first, then the newest statement.
| Person | Year |
|---|---|
| Kyuhyun “Before debuting my management company suggested that I get double eye lid surgery to soften my image, but…” | 2016 |
| Hyolyn “That's because I had a double eyelid surgery.” | 2013 |
| Julie Chen Moonves “He said, 'I cannot represent you unless you get plastic surgery to make your eyes look bigger.' ... After I…” | 2013 |
| Youn Yuh-jung “My eyes were drooping, so I had them stitched a little.” | 2013 |
| Shindong “I wanted to gain popularity like my fellow members, that is the reason I decided to get double eyelid surgery.” | 2012 |
| Goo Hara “I had double eyelids already but I got them pinched one more time by my company CEO's suggestion.” | 2010 |
Questions
Did Min Hyo-rin have double eyelid surgery?
By Min Hyo-rin's own account, yes. The statement is in SBS One Night TV Entertainment, July 2012, as quoted by Soompi, 2012-07-12, and koreatimes.co.kr reported it.
What did Min Hyo-rin have done?
In Min Hyo-rin's words: “Double eyelid surgery”. Sorted into the procedure library as double eyelid surgery.
Who was Min Hyo-rin's surgeon?
The statement on record does not name a surgeon. A surgeon is listed only when the patient named them.
How was the record checked?
The quote was copied verbatim from the source page, a second outlet was found reporting the same statement, and both pages were checked 2026-10-01. Rumor and comparisons of photographs are not recorded. The rules are in the method.