170378

June 1, 2011

migookinamja said: ↑

Hi,

I was in Seoul last week. I've been to Korea 8 times for business, but never thought about plastic surgery there until now. Interested in a rhinoplasty I came across this forum on a google search. I checked out some of the clinics frequently discussed on this forum as well as *tried* to go to some of the more Korean clinics. I've chosen to go back to Seoul at the end of June and have my surgery at Dream with Dr. Park Yang Soo.

I went to Dream, OZ and VIP.

1.)Went to OZ first. This clinic is on the main shopping street in Gangnam, not exactly far, but not near the other clinics that are all clustered near the apgujung subway station. This clinic suprized me that it was kind of small and not really busy. I saw Dr. Park pretty quickly. He speaks pretty decent English, we talked about my nose and I liked what he had to say, not trying to make my nose perfect (I'm a guy). Price was pretty good at 3.5 mil won which is about $3300

2.)Went to VIP next which is in the Apgujung area (might technicaly be in shinadong but right on the border). I met Joann who has a great personality and is charming and funny too. She talked to me a lot about what the surgery would consist of including more detail about what Mr Park talked about. This impressed me and concerned me at the same time because she was not the doctor but was telling me what seemed like a lot of details about the surgery. I met one of the doctors, but Joann told me that he would not be the specialist working on me - I would have to come in the next day when he was available. I felt fine talking to this doctor (I forgot his name, but I think there are only 2 there). The next day I came in and talked to Dr. Lee in his penthouse office that actually looks pretty sweet. Joann accompanied us. I felt pretty good about Dr. Lee but Joann speaks better English than he does and they were both telling me about how my nose was messed up and they could make it better. They said I had a septal deviation that they could fix, but I didn't even know my nose was crooked. I breathe great but they were assuring me I could breathe better! Joann told me the cost was $4700 (quoted in dollars) and I could stay there some days for free in their officetel if they had room. I felt pretty good about the competency and the operation they were running there, but it seemed like there was a bit of an upsell as I didn't feel I needed or wanted a septal correction. Lots of people moving through here, I heard the employees speaking Chinese and one of them had an American accent.

I tried to hit some of the other Korean places. Some of them are in huge buildings that take up the entire thing which pictures of all the doctors working there. I know I went to Clinic 9 and Grand which have some of the hottest chicks I've ever seen working the front desks. Unfortunately they speak less English than any one I've seen in Korea (which is saying something). And I couldn't even get past the first line of defenses to see the doctor.

Finally I came across Dream which I don't know why I did, but I think I may have seen it mentioned in passing in this forum. Again the staff did not speak English, but they tried to understand what I was saying instead of just right off the bat rejecting me. They gave me a form to fill out which was all in Korean. Fortunately these were words I knew and I specified that I was there for my nose. BTW- waiting room here was pretty busy. After awhile I met the counselor who said I would have to come back to see the nose guy in about an hour. When I came back I met doctor Park and had a wonderful consultation. Maybe he could see that I had a little bit of a deviated septum and he asked "do you have trouble breathing?" I said no and he said "ok, good that means we don't have to go deep and we can do a closed rhinoplasty" (good no upsell). I also asked him if he did a lot of caucasian noses. Instead of telling me "yeah, yeah no problem" he said "honestly we don't see a lot of caucasians, but the ideal nose is similar, but the starting point is different". Dr. Park explained everything in the perfect amount of detail without trying to sound overconfident (as I've had surgery in the past I'm on the look out for the overconfident ones). I searched him online and the clinic comes up #2 on google when you search for plastic surgery in Korean. His price was also $3300 (3.8 mil won discounted to 3.5 mil won). So I'm going there!

As far as accomodations. I don't believe there are any full service English speaking hotels in the Gangnam area that are cheap (like $50 or below). I stayed at Fox hotel for a night which is in gangnam near Seoul National Uni for $70 a night and it was pretty cool with free wifi and free snacks. I think you can go cheap with short stay apartments that I'm guessing run $30-$40 a night if they have availability. If anyone is interested in sharing a room let me know! I really would like someone close by the first night in case something happens. I'm thinking I'll get a room near cha hospital which is maybe a mile down the road from apgujung. I've had experience going to that hospital and I heard it's well known in Korea (although more for baby deliveries).

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Hi there!
Thanks so much for your detailed post.
Seems like you will be going in July, too? If that's your case, lets def try to meet up and share our pre- and post-experiences!
I am a bit scared, I haven't been to Korea before, don't speak the language and most importantly, I have never had any experiences with plastic surgery.
About OZ clinic I think I will not go there, since I've heard too many bad reviews about it. VIP clinic, yes I will at least go there to have consultation first. And Dream clinic is def one of my favorites. From what I heard they have been serving many Korean actors and actresses.
Lets talk more via email, what do you think? Do you have an email adress where I can contact you?

Keep in touch!

M

June 1, 2011

seen said: ↑

You should also look into IOU clinic. Dr. Kang is a eyelid revision specialist and has top skills in making natural looking creases. I just had mine done with him.

This is his blog.. http://blog.naver.com/iougamsung/

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Hi there!
Thanks for your info.
Can you tell me whether Dr. Kang speaks English or not. Seems like hie thread is only for Koreans. I coud not find anything in English on that site. It's kinda frustrating because so many doctors don't speak English at all.
Would appreciate your help a lot!

Best,
M

P.s. Can you tell me about your results a bit more?

May 21, 2011

Hi girls (and boys)!

I am planning to go to Seoul this July. Even though it's quite short-term, I would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am looking for a specialist in Eyelid surgery, someone who is capable of making the eyes look natural and pretty.

I've heard about these clinics:
Banobagi
Dream
Bkdy
Realcosmetics

Has anyone of you been there or does anyone have plans to go there?
It would be great to hear some reviews about these clinics. I'd be happy also to get some other recommendations from you, since I don't know much about this topic.

Again these are my concerns, and I would be very happy to hear any opinion from you:

1. Which clinic/ doctor should I chose for eyelid surgery? Any specialist on this field?
2. Anyone planning on goingto Seoul in July 2011?
3. Looking for a good place to stay, sth decent and not too expensive, since I'd like to stay a couple of weeks.
3. Is it too short-term to make appointments for July 2011?

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon!

May 21, 2011

Hi girls (and boys)!

I am planning to go to Seoul this July. Even though it's quite short-term, I would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am looking for a specialist in Eyelid surgery, someone who is capable of making the eyes look natural and pretty.

I've heard about these clinics:
Banobagi
Dream
Bkdy
Realcosmetics

Has anyone of you been there or does anyone have plans to go there?
It would be great to hear some reviews about these clinics. I'd be happy also to get some other recommendations from you, since I don't know much about this topic.

Again these are my concerns, and I would be very happy to hear any opinion from you:

1. Which clinic/ doctor should I chose for eyelid surgery? Any specialist on this field?
2. Anyone planning on goingto Seoul in July 2011?
3. Looking for a good place to stay, sth decent and not too expensive, since I'd like to stay a couple of weeks.
3. Is it too short-term to make appointments for July 2011?

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon!

May 21, 2011

Hi girls (and boys)!

I am planning to go to Seoul this July. Even though it's quite short-term, I would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am looking for a specialist in Eyelid surgery, someone who is capable of making the eyes look natural and pretty.

I've heard about these clinics:
Banobagi
Dream
Bkdy
Realcosmetics

Has anyone of you been there or does anyone have plans to go there?
It would be great to hear some reviews about these clinics. I'd be happy also to get some other recommendations from you, since I don't know much about this topic.

Again these are my concerns, and I would be very happy to hear any opinion from you:

1. Which clinic/ doctor should I chose for eyelid surgery? Any specialist on this field?
2. Anyone planning on goingto Seoul in July 2011?
3. Looking for a good place to stay, sth decent and not too expensive, since I'd like to stay a couple of weeks.
3. Is it too short-term to make appointments for July 2011?

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon!

May 21, 2011

Hi girls (and boys)!

I am planning to go to Seoul this July. Even though it's quite short-term, I would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am looking for a specialist in Eyelid surgery, someone who is capable of making the eyes look as natural as possible.

I've heard about these clinics:
Banobagi
Dream
Bkdy
Realcosmetics

Has anyone of you been there or does anyone have plans to go there?
It would be great to hear some reviews about these clinics. I'd be happy also to get some other recommendations from you, since I don't know much about this topic.

Again these are my concerns, and I would be very happy to hear any opinion from you:

1. Which clinic/ doctor should I chose for eyelid surgery?
2. Anyone planning on going there in July 2011?
3. Looking for a good place to stay, sth decent and not too expensive, since I'd like to stay a couple of weeks.
3. Is it too short-term to make appointments for July 2011?

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon!

May 21, 2011

Hi girls (and boys)!

I am planning to go to Seoul this July. Even though it's quite short-term, I would like to share some thoughts with you.

I am looking for a specialist in Eyelid surgery, someone who is capable of making the eyes look as natural as possible.

I've heard about these clinics:
Banobagi
Dream
Bkdy
Realcosmetics

Has anyone of you been there or does anyone have plans to go there?
It would be great to hear some reviews about these clinics. I'd be happy also to get some other recommendations from you, since I don't know much about this topic.

Again these are my concerns, and I would be very happy to hear any opinion from you:

1. Which clinic/ doctor should I chose for eyelid surgery?
2. Anyone planning on going there in July 2011?
3. Looking for a good place to stay, sth decent and not too expensive, since I'd like to stay a couple of weeks.
3. Is it too short-term to make appointments for July 2011?

Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon!

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