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    Rhinoplasty with DR. Man Koon Suh at JW in Korea

    in Korean Plastic Surgery Reference Archive (READ ONLY)

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    Hi I thought I'd respond to this thread! Thanks Sniper7Wolf for our chats on Kakao. I went to Korea on the 18th of August and had my surgery the next day, on the 19th. Hope that by sharing my experience it would be at least helpful for someone...

    I flew to Seoul on the 18th. Once I got there, my phone malfunctioned. No kidding it was a nightmare. The only way I could use Internet AT ALL was to turn on data roaming. That costs a lot. On the first day I met up with my friends living in Seoul and they brought me to go buy a SIM card at Myeongdong. It costs 40,000 won with 1GB data and some other free stuff like calls and messages. Anyway, I think you may be able to get this cheaper elsewhere. It's called egSIM. So please, if you've reached the airport and found that you cannot connect to WiFi for whatever reason, get a SIM card! It's super helpful and I totally regretted not listening to other forumers' advice about the SIM card lol. Before I got the SIM card, I even tried to factory reset my phone!!! I lost alot of the chats.

    Consult+Surgery Day:
    I was only gonna be in Seoul for 10 days and I already knew I wanted to do with JW, so I booked earlier and paid the 500USD deposit. Honestly, I was so super jittery before that that I seriously thought of telling them that I won't do it. I went in to see Dr. Suh for rhino for a consult at around 2.30pm. He did assure me somewhat. The procedures I requested for were: Osteotomy, Tip Plasty, and Alar Plasty. I've consulted with other doctors like Dr. Somyos Kunachak (Yoskarn in Thailand) and a SG surgeon, and they all said a small silicone implant to raise my bridge height a little would be good in addition to those procedures. Just a background, I have a bulbous nose but I have fairly good nose height already. But I didn't want to put silicon in, and Dr. Suh didn't push the issue. He agreed with the procedures I wanted to do. So after the consultation, I was told the surgery would be at 5pm. So I got changed, and waited. I only went in around 6.30pm, the nurses informed me that there were delays so I just waited.

    When I finally went in, I was beginning to feel scared to death. The nurse tried to speak to me in Chinese, which I can speak, so that's how we communicated. Once they started strapping me in, I really felt scared. I looked over to the side and I saw the schedule: 10am, 2pm, and now me. The anaesthesiologist introduced herself to me and the nurses began cutting my nose hair. Then I got poked twice or thrice while they were trying to find my blood vessels to put in the sedation. I understand cos my vessels are really hard to find lol... I always have trouble getting shots. Anyway, Dr Suh then came in and told me he was drawing on my nose and then I totally knocked out and went into a deep sleep.

    When I woke up, I could hear voices talking and Dr. Suh doing the osteotomy. I fidgeted a little cos I have the protruding tailbone and I hardly ever lie flat on my back haha. I got told by the nurse immediately to stay still. Anyway, they soon finished and it was around 8pm. They said the surgery went smoothly so I was relieved. I went back to my guesthouse and rested.

    That night, once the anaesthesia wore off, it was really uncomfortable. I didn't have nose packing because Dr. Suh didn't use septocartilage, but I could see that the tip of my nose was black and blue with bruising. I could feel the nose splint pressing on my nose. It hurt. My nose kept bleeding throughout the night and I didn't sleep well.

    Day 2

    When I woke up, my face was really swollen and I looked just like a chipmunk. I got up, cleaned my nose with the ointment. The blood had clotted inside so I had to breathe through my mouth and I woke up desperately thirsty. After I got up, I took things easy. Had a meal, took painkillers, and went sightseeing a little at the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty (near Gangnam).

    Day 3
    Went back to the clinic today. The nurse cleaned my nose and I felt my breathing get more comfortable. They did the LED deswelling treatment and I washed my hair there and it was BLISS haha. After that I headed to Myeongdong for another round of shopping.

    Day 4
    Still really swollen. Now I could see really bad bruising under my eyes, I looked like I'd been punched in the face. Anyway, I decided to head down to the National Museum. Since I had a handheld shower, I just washed my hair cos I really wanted to. It was summer in Seoul and really warm!!

    Day 5
    When forumers say that you will feel fine after surgery, it's really true. Apart from the first day and maybe the second, I really felt completely lucid throughout. So today I decided to head out of Seoul. I went to see the Hwaseong fortress at Suwon. That took nearly the whole day and I came back to Seoul at night. I don't recommend it cos it's really a hike haha and we are supposed to not be doing strenuous activity...

    Day 6
    Went down to the clinic today to remove the bandages. It was the first time I saw my nose and I still looked really swollen. Did more of the LED deswelling. After that, I headed to Gyeonbokgung palace and spent my whole afternoon there...

    Day 7
    Did more sightseeing, like the hanok villages and shopping at Dongdaemun.

    Day 8
    Removal of stitches day! The nurse removed my stitches and Dr. Suh came in to chat. He said I'm recovering slower than other patients and that I swelled and bruised a lot, but not to worry cos my recovery was going fine. Then I asked him if I could start spraying my sinus spray- I have chronic rhinitis and I could feel my nose was getting really congested. He said since these sprays usually have steriods which may interfere with the healing process, do it next week (around 2 weeks after surgery). He also reminded me not to smile or laugh too wide cos it would make the tip droop. I did another LED deswelling and then asked to come by tomorrow for my last deswelling treatment. I headed down to jongmyo shrine and Changdeokgung palace and after that went to Ewha to shop.

    Day 9
    Final deswelling treatment. Took it easy today and went to the flea market, then walked over to Dongdaemun, and then shopped more in the Gangnam area like Garosugil. The next day I went home!!

    So now its slightly more than 2 weeks post surgery. The last bit of swelling is in the nose tip I think, cos I still can't feel the tip.
     
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