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Dr. Sangyun Hyeon is said to be one of the best. He is at the Woomchan clinic. I am not sure if they offer transplants for women but you can contact them and ask!

The longer you can stay the better. Reason being that you allow for consultation, surgery, recovery, and aftercare. You don't want to be rushing onto a plane after having surgery, you'd be miserable!!

I would have assumed that a BBL would be substantially more than a standard lift but I guess I am not familiar enough with the surgery. Is it a combination of a lift and implant?

It seems a lot of people are not aware of this so you are not alone I am just glad to be of help. I know looking into this stuff can be a bit overwhelming and confusing. You just want to make sure you are safe and getting your money's worth.

I am noticing just how many clinics/hospitals are out there. I had no idea. I guess this is why they call Korea the plastic surgery capital of the world! Looking at the before and afters, I will say they tend to do the best "natural" work I have seen too.

I was looking at this clinic online. I am not sure if it is my browser or what but the website seems to be a bit broken. I am wondering if this is a legit clinic or not. Has anyone been? Or has anyone been in contact with the clinic?

I think the most impressive part is indeed the aftercare. I don't see any other place doing what they do. The only comparison is dental work in Mexico.

It is okay! A lot of people don't know about this unless they speak with a doctor or are working with clinics to find options. You might be better off doing botox to help plump things up and wait until you are a bit older before doing this?

Aren't transplants for women a bit more complicated? Like how women tend to lose hair is thinning all over vs men that bald mostly on the top. I hope you find someone that can do it for you! My sister had trouble. No doctor would do it for her cause the success rate was too low.

Oh, that is right. I should be using the proper term for it. Thank you I will give that a try. And thank you for letting me know about that clinic, I will check it out and maybe contact them!

Checking Google reviews is helpful. I believe they are more strict with reviews when it comes to medical services. At least that seems to be the case here in the US. I noticed that "fake" reviews or inflated stars does get removed.

You sound very small so I would imagine it would be on the cheaper side. Women that are lager tend to have extra costs as the surgery is a bit more invasive and recovery time ends up being longer.

Dr. Myung Ju Lee M.D. Ph.D offers this at his clinic and he gets very good reviews on Google. Check out him and see what you think. It seems his clinic offers various options as well for reduction depending on your needs or desires.

I am not entirely sure about this but you can look at the top-rated clinics and see if they offer this. I did see something about Korea looking to have hair loss be covered as a medical treatment instead of an elected surgery for Koreans which is pretty cool!

A standard BBL tends to be the most expensive averaging around $10,000. Implants are around $8,000 on average. A standard lift tends to be around $4,000 to $6,000.

I know I was overwhelmed when it came to finding my doctor but I happened to know someone on another forum that recommended the clinic I went to. So I had some sort of "proof" that the clinic was legit!

I did look into this surgery and yeah, it can take some time. I am still recovering from a face lift at 2 months in and was told it may be another 2 months.

Thank you so much everyone. This has honestly calmed a lot of my fears. That and my doctor got back to me. I sent him pictures and he said I am healing just fine and there is no need to worry. He said it should be mostly gone in 6 to 8 weeks.

I saw that another place was recommending the Gangnam UNNI website https://www.gangnamunni.com/us, but it seems pretty bad. On the main page, I click "Facial Contouring", then "Clinics", and there's only two there -- "Jfeel Clinic" and "Reverse Clinic". After doing more research, these seem like relatively small, unknown clinics. When I click on them, their specialties are extremely basic stuff, IE: "Botox, fillers, lifting, skin, and dieting". I saw that you guys warn about fake info from aggressive clinics & PR companies, but I don't see any info here on how to choose a clinic. Stuff I found from a web search: There are huge 20+ story hospitals dedicated to plastic surgery. These seem like the best options for foreigners looking for major surgeries. Examples: BK hospital https://bkhospital.com/english/. "Offers a full range of procedures with multilingual support." ID hospital https://eng.idhospital.com/ or https://en.idhospital.com/ Specializes in facial bone surgeries https://en.idhospital.com/facial-contouring They advertise Active CCTV cameras and NO shadow doctors. Guide to Getting Plastic Surgery in South Korea as a Foreigner https://medicaltourismabroad.substack.com/p/guide-to-getting-plastic-surgery-in-south-korea-as-a-foreigner - lists BK and ID hospitals. Plastic Surgery in Korea: A Foreigner's Guide https://www.yourkorea.life/blog/health-wellness/plastic-surgery-korea-foreigner-guide-144/ How to Find Safe Plastic Surgery Clinics in Korea https://kculture.com/how-to-find-safe-plastic-surgery-clinics-in-korea/ They have a clinic search, but there are hundreds of results, and I don't see a way to filter them. The info on each clinic/hospital is also very basic. Categorized recommendations: Plastic Surgery in Korea for Foreigners: A Guide to Procedures, Costs & Top Clinics https://us-uk.bookimed.com/article/plastic-surgery-in-korea/ More, with no sorting https://bookclinics.com/republic-of-korea/seoul Medical tourism agency: https://www.beautytherapykorea.com/post/plastic-surgery-korea-guide-foreigners Could make things easier if you're willing to pay more. But a concern I read is that they might push partner clinics. Whatclinic.com: Clinics in Seoul https://www.whatclinic.com/cosmetic-plastic-surgery/south-korea/seoul They have 35 Jaw Contouring Clinics in Seoul (compared to the two from gangnamunni) https://www.whatclinic.com/cosmetic-plastic-surgery/south-korea/seoul/jaw-contouring Pitangui Medical & Beauty: https://www.whatclinic.com/cosmetic-plastic-surgery/south-korea/seoul/pitangui-medical-beauty Lots of good reviews, but most of the links on their website are broken, and the address is different. https://www.pitanguiplasticsurgery.com/ Grand Plastic Surgery: https://www.whatclinic.com/cosmetic-plastic-surgery/south-korea/seoul/grand-plastic-surgery Also has lots of good reviews. Their website is better, but still shows a different address https://eng.grandsurgery.com/about/location.php Only 1 floor vs the whole buildings for BK and ID? But the whatclinic link says "plastic surgery hospital in Korea with a total of 21 floors". AB plastic surgery: https://abplasticsurgerykorea.com/ The first result when I search for "south korea plastic surgery". They have visual representations of their main surgeries: https://abplasticsurgerykorea.com/facial-contouring/chin-tip-surgery JK plastic surgery: https://www.jkplastic.com/en/ Seems to specifically solicit foreign patients They're one of the more expensive clinics, and specialize in eye surgery according to https://seoul.clinic/jk-plastic-surgery-review/

I think it depends on which area you are staying in. Some of the things I was recommend are: visiting the Gyeongbokgung Palace going shopping on the Myeongdong Shopping Street walking around Insadong for culture, food, and shopping seeing the National Museum Of Korea (apparently it is very beautiful) and of course, visiting Everland You can just search the general location of where you will be to find stuff though very easily!

I guess I did not look into this enough! I had no idea that this was not a permanent operation. I just assumed it would last for a long time until your skin ages out of it again. So like 20 years, not just 5! I will have to consider this and think a bit more on it. Thanks!

It would probably help to use "Gynecomastia Reduction" when looking around. That is the medical term. I was looking for enhancement work but did see WJ Wonjin Plastic Surgery offers what you are looking for.

So they actually take the time to look at your entire body? I just assumed they would look at the shoulders and chest size and go from there. This is interesting. It does sound like they take more time to actually make sure their clients are happy.

I lost some weight and as I am older, my butt has sagged! I am looking to fix it. I am in my early 40s and am in a size 4. I am not sure if this matters or not. I just want a general idea of how much it costs. Also would love to know recovery time.

I have lost 65% of my hair and my scalp is showing too much. I just don't feel feminine anymore because of it. I was looking into options for hair transplants for women. It seems like Korea may be the place to go. Has anyone had experience with this? Do you know of any clinics?