chocobo124

Hi there!

I recently had a primary rhino at Grand in Seoul (Oct 12). My doctor was Dr Rhee Se Whan.

I decided to share my experience here because he did such an amazing job. It's been 3 weeks since my surgery and my nose looks exactly how I wanted it to look. I was floored when the cast came off.

I'd wanted a nose job for years and got a quote from Grand last year. I finally decided to go ahead with it after talking to a Korean girl at my local lash salon. I have to say it was one of the best decisions I've made in my life!

The surgery cost 5 million won and having had a quick look at this thread, I think I might've got ripped off but Dr Rhee did such a great job, I don't mind it at all

During my consultation which was mostly done over emails, I sent photos (front and side) and what I mainly asked was for my tip to be made narrow/defined and in a straight line with my nasal bridge (it used to be V shaped and looked worse when I smiled). The staff there was very quick with replies (usually I got a reply within the same day). They suggested that I get my small hump removed (the hump didn't bother me as much as the wide tip), augment the bridge (my bridge was quite high for an Asian so I wasn't sure but went ahead with it anyway), get some tip work done so it has a better projection and more definition, reduce the alar base and finally reduce the sides of my nasal bridge by cutting the bones.

Long story short, I agreed to whatever they suggested, paid my deposit and flew to Seoul a month later. I had my face to face consultation (it was with a different doctor) and scheduled my surgery for the very next day.

When the cast came off, I was floored - I expected a slimmer nose but I didn't expect Dr Rhee would be able to get it this slim and refined! It was the kind of nose I'd always envied and dreamed of. To be honest, I didn't ask too many questions and really have no idea exactly what was done to my nose except that it was an open rhino. I don't even know what material was used to augment the nose >_> But it looks so good I don't care!

I remember saying to Dr Rhee right before the surgery, that my main concern was the wide tip and "I understand you might not be able to get it as slim as my bridge, just slim it down as much as you can", and he did! He narrowed both the bridge and the tip and now my nose is perfectly straight with a very defined tip. My profile has also improved significantly due to the straight bridge and better tip projection. And even when I smiled, my nose looked "tiny"

When the cast first came off, my upper bridge was wider due to swelling and my tip was more upturned giving me a bit of a "snout" look, 3 weeks later, my bridge has narrowed and my tip has dropped so my nostrils look perfectly normal now.

By the way, I also had lateral and lower canthoplasty by Dr Rhee and my eyes look great

The only thing I regret now is not getting a chin implant at the same time. During my last check up with Dr Rhee, I asked if I needed a simple chin implant or sliding genioplasty, he said a chin implant would be enough to make my face more harmonious. I might be going back to Korea soon for the chin implant )

 

I think it does have to do with genetics. I jog over 50km a week and although the muscles on my calves are much more noticable than before especially when I'm wearing heels, my legs havn't really got bigger. And I hardly ever bother to stretch for more than a minute after my workouts. On the other hand, a friend of my claims she never does any kind of physical workout she has humongous calves. She hates them so much I've never seen her wear skirts or dresses. Funnily, she says that it is probably because she swam a lot when she was in school.

 

I've heard about calves "bulking up" from too much exercising. I think it's different from person to person. Some people naturally have bigger calves. A friend of mine never does any sort of calf-building exercises yet according to her, her calves are so muscular that she never wears anything but pants (hence "according to her" - I have never seen her legs). As for me, my legs look best when I'm doing my 12km jog 4 times a week.

 

Well I'm thinking...
I'm living in Japan right now and it's just too expensive to have it done here. Korea is very close to Japan and the airfare is very cheap. But I do need to know how much it'll cost me though (I don't want to spent over 2500 US dollars on it).