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Hi guys. The name is Gwen. I'm new to this forum and KK too. I'm in my early 20's and I haven't done anything yet but planning on primary rhino in Dec 2019 and considering Cocoline (I love their BA pics!), April 31, PS101, Namu and maybe Naturalism, Hanabi, Mijak. I hope to learn from the everyone here and share my experience once I'm in Korea.

The importance of following preoperative instructions For those who are new to surgery. You may be given a set of instructions to follow in order to prepare yourself for surgery. But! I bet you have questions on why it is important to follow them. Most important rule is DISCLOSE any medication and medical history that you may have. EVEN if you do think its relevant. Sometimes something small that happened a long time ago, may be important when you do surgery. When you're being operated on, your body will be under stress. And some old medical conditions can flare up under body stress. So please be mindful of this! Fasting: Fasting means to be nil by mouth. This means no water, no food, nothing that can stimulate saliva production in mouth to stomach. The only things you can take orally is your medications. ANY medication that is used to treat medical conditions can be taken, with as minimal water as possible. Ideal fasting times are: if your surgery is in the first thing in the morning. Try to have a small meal at midnight, and then nothing from 12 o'clock midnight onwards. If your surgery is in the afternoon, (after 1pm). You can have a light breakfast at 5am in the morning then its nothing from then onwards. •Why fasting is important? In the evident that you may involuntarily vomit, you would want no chance that whatever you vomit may end up in your lungs. The chances of this happening under GA is low, as your airway is protected. BUT, after the removal of your artifical airway. You may vomit and may be too groggy to protect your airway. If any solids or fluids that are foreign end up in your lungs. You may end up with a condition known as aspiration pneumonia. Treating it is much harder, and often mortality rate is high if you aquire this. Medications: Some people take supplements to add to their diets. Please still always seek medical advice before stopping some of your medications. ALWAYS disclose whatever medication you take as it can effect how your recovery and anaethestics are metabolized. Importance of declaring allergies: Allergies are vital to be declared to treating doctors and anaethestists. Did you know some medical products contain same protein as foods? Parts of latex gloves have the same protein as kiwifruit. So please tell your doctors and explain your symptoms of allergies when you go for surgery. Even if you think its just minor, please let them know!

Hi everyone. I'm Nochu on TPF and under a different name in the Kakao chat groups. I'm a long time member of both and happy to see this new forum built by people who are truly knowledgeable and helpful on this subject matter. Please spread the word, reasonably, about this forum to those who want to learn more about the Korean beauty industry. For reference, I have had nose surgery, eye surgery, and facial fat grafting at GNG hospital in Korea. I've also done 1 nose surgery, fillers, and various facial treatments in the USA.

Yes, this is a common universal travel adapter, and will usually get you by just fine. They cost between $3 to $10 and you can pick it up at most airport travel shops or get one at your nearby electronics shop. Know your volts Be sure to know what your voltage is in your home country. Just google: "Power voltage _______ (country)" But Korea's power voltage is 220 Volts (the strength of the electrical current) in the USA it is 120 V. Most devices like laptops and mobile phones will automatically adjust, but other appliances like hair dryers and blenders won't, so don't bring those to Korea. You could damage them, shock your self, or blow a fuse and knock out the electricity.

Yes, Myeongdong near the Chinese Embassy has very good rates. Other than that your next best bet are banks for conveience, but rates won't be good. Banks in Korea close by 4PM on weekdays.

It should be OK a few days after surgery, and I've known a few people who had it with no problems just check with the doctor. Also, if the surgery has a skin clinic has a skin clinic too then they might be able to throw it in for free. This is one of the most common treatments in Korea so the vast majority of skin clinics can do it. I'm guessing the cost based on your moles will be 80,000 to 120,000+ won BLS Clinic, Tox N Fill, Oracle, Leaders, Araumdaum Nara, and Renewme are some common clinics and some have multiple branches. Aftercare is very important after mole removal. The clinic will give you this sticky dermal patches that you need to wear on the area. You should avoid getting your face wet for a week, and leave them on for a 1 to 2 weeks. If they fall off, replace them. These are specially treated and designed to reduce scarring.

Myeongdong has the best rate. I suggest you exchange enough money at the airport to get into town. Then go to myeongdong and look for those ... I don’t want to use the word shady but yes those stores that have different currency signs. They only accept $100 bill and has to be new bills

Disclaimer: This is a general guide to anaethestics and what is generally used. I'm not a doctor, please seek profressional advics in regards to your own health and suitability to under any anaethestics of any kind. I simply work in field that gives me this knowledge. TABLE OF CONTENT: I will link to different posts when they become relevant so people dont get lost seeking specific information. 1. POST ONE: Types of Anaethestics 2. POST TWO: The importance of following pre operation instructions. Anaesthetics 101: What exactly is Anaethetics? According to webdictonary Anaethetics is 'a substance that induces insensitivity to pain.' Its a pharmaceutical substance in which is directly injected into your veins or inhaled. This thread hopefully can impart some knowledge of anaethestics and the importance of pre-operative, post operative care. Types of Anaethestics: •Gas: The simplest form of inhaled sedation drug. Commonly known as sevo gas or nitric oxide. Simply known to most as laughing gas to most. It is used for induction of surgery. The half life of those gases are only 15seconds. It wont take away your pain, but distracts you and relaxes you so that they can insert a cannula. Gas form of anesthesia isnt common for the duration of the surgery as its too unpredictable. Rather it is used to help calm the patient and allow them to feel relaxed. It leaves the body when you exhale. •Twilight sedation or Sedation Twilight sedation is simply sedation. It is used so the patient can be conscious but also like a trance. Its a state where you're awake but not aware. Most common sedation medication is known as Midazolam. Half life of midazolam is approx 1.5hours to 2.5hours. The common side effect of such drugs is grogginess, headaches, dizziness and memory loss in the period that the medication is used. If twilight sedation is used, the patient should be breathing on their own and can protect their own airway. Thus reducing the need to be 'intubated' or having a breathing tube down. •Blocks or Local Anaesthetic Another form of anaethestic is just using a nerve block or spinal block for the surgery. It means the patient will be fully concious and aware of their surroundings during surgery. The medication is injected directly into the nerve and should completely numb the area. This is not often foolproof and upon wearing off. Can cause pins and needles sensation. Spinal blocks are commonly used to paralyse the patient from the waist down in order for surgeons to perform surgery. However, it can cause cause permanent paralysis if not correctly administered. There's also simple local anaesthetic that surgeons use intraoperative by directly injecting to operative site. Some of them contain adrenaline which in small doses in healthy adults be no problem. But those with underlying heart conditions should be mindful of. •General Anaesthetic: Often associated with what Michael Jackson got for sleep. Medication of choice is generally propofol. Half life is 2 to 24hours. However actual pharmacological effect peaks at 2min mark, and effective for only 5 to 10minutes. It puts you to complete sleep, and makes you unconscious. A side effect of this, is it causes respiratory depression. In which you don't breathe enough or deep enough to maintain optimal oxygen level in your body. Thus, patients undergoing GA usually will have a breathing tube, and will be connected up to a ventilator (machine that gives calculated breaths). However, you may still move some of your muscles in your chemically induced sleep. Much like natural sleep. Common side effects are dizziness, nausea, grogginess, headaches etc. Some are known to 'shiver' post anaesthestics, as their bodies try to get rid of the medication from your system. These are the most common form of anaethestics. There are some that used combination of GA with local infiltration by surgeon or can give twilight sedation to start off. But then put into deeper sleep by general anaesthetics.

I had double eyelid surgery done in Korea about 5 weeks ago. I did not wear contacts or eye makeup for a whole 4 weeks as per doctor’s instructions and recovery was going great. However when week 5 rolled around, I started to put less effort on being cautious with my eyelids. The other night when I was putting on eye cream (for the first time in weeks), I dabbed some of it onto my creases without giving it much thought. I then returned to my couch potato form to continue watching TV for about an hour before feeling a bump starting to form on my right eyelid. The bump was not very noticeable and was in the position where a stitch was knotted from my DES making it less obvious, so I just cleaned both eyelids and went to bed. Boy was I in for a surprise when I woke up….. the bump on my right eyelid grew to a size of a mature looking pimple and there was a formation of a smaller but equally menacing counterpart on the left eyelid as well! After some googling I was convinced that I have an inflammation on my eyelid aka a stye and not a chalazion. (see link at the bottom of post for information on the differences between the two) Both of these annoying things will usually go away on its own, but since it was on my crease line I wanted to get it check out by a REAL professional doctor instead of self-diagnosing by reading WebMD. I made an appointment with an optometrist for the following day and I was advised in the meantime to use hot compresses on my eyes. While I was using the hot compress, the little guy on the left eye gave up and popped on its own but the bump on the right side was still going strong. Fast forward to the next morning, the left side that popped the day before went back down to looking normal so I was optimistic for the right side to return to normal as well. At the doctor’s office I had two doctors examine my eye since it is not very common for a stye to form on the eye crease away from the lash line. Since the crease was a surgical site and the area is still very sensitive to manipulation, both doctors agreed that it would be best give me topical and oral medication. They also drained the bump for me during examination. As a precaution I will be visiting for follow ups frequently since the topical medication will make the eyelid area very thin and sensitive. Recovery: Day 1 post examination - the bump is looking much smaller so I guess the medication is working. Key Takeaways: If you are not sure about something or feel something is wrong, go to a real doctor. You may look normal and can put makeup on after a month; full recovery from eyelid surgery is 1 year so best practice is to be cautious for the full 12 months. Be careful with creams containing active ingredients since it can irritate a surgical site. Links: Stye vs Chalazion https://www.aao.org/eye-health/diseases/what-are-chalazia-styes

@miknomis welcome Simon! !

Hi I made it in this is Simon, Hello friends. I have no stacks of any sort, one may call me a virgin stack. I hope to not only get some FC, eyes, and nose stacks, but also to be rolling in stacks of money with minimal effort somehow. Thank you, Simon