greenderss

Um the main reason I did not do v-line with american surgeons is because Korea specializes in v-line surgeries and american surgeons do not. I did not do any research into american surgeons but I have never seen decent results from american surgeons when it comes to jawlines or anything else, also Korean surgeons do hundreds of jaw surgeries per year and tend to get better with that much experience, whilst you'll hardly ever find american surgeon with that much experience doing cosmetic jaw surgeries, maybe Beverly hills but that would cost you twice the price of Korea.

Only thing is do extensive research before you go and prepare several clinics ahead of time that you want to visit.

 

You should also realize that I did my surgery in August, I visited this forum a lot for research and the current prices and clinic info compilation threads did not exist back in August all you could get your info from was this big thread
# If these price&info compilation threads existed in August, I would have chosen a cheaper clinic like EverM or Girin. I could not make a better decision with what info I had back in August most of these compilations came from Korean forums I didn't know existed.

 

I researched all the prices prior to coming to Korea and even on these forums many people post their quotes for v-line alone in 9-10 mil price range. I knew already that Korea charges local Koreans or people that can speak Korean less as I saw people getting different quotes depending on what language they inquire in, but I am not Korean, nor do I speak Korean. I am american and I get quoted prices just like other Americans do.

 

Unless you speaking about literally small unpopular clinics with unknown results, but that is not the clinic I would get for something permanent on my face

 

I don't know where you get your prices but nobody is gong to give you v-line and zygoma for 10k be more realistic, sounds like a joke, most places according to everyone get quoted 10k just for v line

 

I did not get just v line zygoma reduction. I got:
Zygoma reduction
V-line
Chin reduction
Chin genioplasty
Upper eyelid surgery
Lower eyelid surgery
Thread facelift
Fillers

 

No I did not contact clinics or set up any appointments myself besides doing 3d virtual surgery previews on websites with some of the big clinics like ID, BK, etc. I just emailed Zoe list of clinics I wanted to visit and she set up appointments for me. I visited ID, Regen, and Face-line in one day and did not want to bother with other clinics as I did facial contouring and ID Face-line and Regen are one of best facial contouring clinics from my 1 month research. A lot of negative BK reviews so I did not bother with it.

Also Zoe knows a lot of people in each clinic and knows all consultants, doctors personally as she was one clinic consultant previously and doing translation service for like 5 years.

Prices, I do believe that Korean clinics and hospitals charge foreigners more. It has been proven even with non plastic surgery general hospitals as I saw a couple trusted articles and interviews or hidden cameras. Even some Koreans that requested prices in Korean language then in English saw that prices when asked in Korean were almost 2x smaller. But, unless you're local Korean or speak perfect Korean there is no way around it. The price is still less than in US, but most importantly Korean surgeons have more experience with facial contouring and v-lines as opposed to american surgeons.

You get quotes after you talk with surgeon and tell him what you want. He lists all procedures and then you talk with a consultant that calculates the quote. The quotes in different clinics will be different so shop around as Face-line quoted me 25mil for just v-line zygoma reduction and chin reduction, while Regen provided all that + upper, lower eyelid surgery, skin lift and free filler.

 

You usually spend one whole day visiting clinics and deciding on best clinic for you, at least that`s what I did. She doesn't pick you up from airport but arranges an English speaking taxi for you that will wait on you at airport even if you late. I do not know price of that as I used subway that cost me like $4.
She can recommend clinics but I provided my own list of clinics after my 1 month research on these forums etc.

 

No offence but that is why you do extensive research before anything major like plastic surgery and pick your own clinics. Never let translators or anyone influence your choice in clinics they are there just to translate your conversation with doctor. Also pick big clinics with reputation, going to a small clinic with no reputation is like playing with fire

 

150$ only service I paid for in Seoul as I figured someone with experience would help me choose better clinic and let me explain to my doctor what I wanted.

 

For my surgery at Regen I had
Zygoma reduction
Jaw reduction
V-line
Chin reduction
Upper and lower eyelid surgery
Thread lift
Total was $22000 or 25 mil Won but I do not remember individual costs. Clinic was also nice to remove additional 10% of total surgery government tax that you supposed to pay but some clinics wont charge that if you bring cash. I did not bring cash and still was waived, but do not expect that as 100% deal as consultation girl told me I looked like a nice person and gave me free filler as well, as my budget was only 25 mil Won.

I visited other clinics as well and they would quote me 25mil for just facial contouring no upper/lower eyelid and thread lift or filler so I chose Regen and am really happy with results.

 

I have not used Seoul Touch up even though I was considering it. Instead I saw a lot of people recommend local translators especially Zoe, so I emailed her. She booked appointments for me at clinics I choose, accompanied me to these clinics and translated all my conversations with doctors which was very helpful as I wanted to explain in detail to doctors what I want. Not all doctors speak good English and it is helpful to have a translator. She accompanied me on my day of surgery and follow up checks and helped me shop for random stuff I needed.

She can arrange taxi pick up from airport to hotel but taxis are expensive from airport to hotel (100km) would of cost me anything from 70-100$ when subway cost like $4 full trip, I only had 2 bags. Inside city hotel to clinic though only cost me 10$ on taxis and 2$ on subway. Pick hotels close to Gangnam district.

Depends on your budget too. I am just a student and extreme saver, after buying out a house and spending rest on surgery I wanted to spend as little as possible in Korea. Seoul Touch up and other places offer tours etc which would probably cost several hundreds when I saw exact same attractions with friends I met at guesthouse for total 20$ on subway. I think you have more fun DIY style as you can plan your trips and see every place instead of following a program. I stayed in Korea for 20 days, first 12 of which I did nothing but stay in hotel because I was extremely swollen. By 12th day most of my swelling went down and I moved to guesthouse because I started getting depressed sitting alone at my hotel, best move ever. I made so many friends that spoke English with whom I explored Seoul and had so much fun last 8 days.

Here`s Zoe`s email I used to contact her, she was really helpful and I do not think I would of chosen clinic I have chosen and got such good results on my surgery without her help. [email protected]