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March 19, 2015

Are you able to choose your consultant at the clinics? It seems that some consultants are really difficult to communicate with and may mislead you whereas others are more understanding?

March 18, 2015

For nonincisional DES, how long did you have to wait before putting contact and makeup?

March 18, 2015

shirleysally said: ↑

Nothing I guess? Since I did only non incision and epi, not a major procedure. I went shopping right after I left the clinic.

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Your eyes look really well done and no scarring! Did you drink a lot of pumpkin juice to help with swelling?

March 18, 2015

cin81489 said: ↑

I was actually in contact with JW Plastic Surgery before I decided to use a medical tourism group. They mentioned that there have been couple of complaints from previous patients at JW. They didn't talk about the Chinese girl who was protesting outside the clinic (you can read about it somewhere on this forum). BUT apparently, most of the doctors in this clinic graduated from universities outside of Seoul so they're not as experienced or skillful as other surgeons. Not sure if this is true, but better to be safe than sorry!

After reading different forums and endless pages of double eyelid surgery, I decided to use the medical tourism group to help me with the process. I realized it's not practical for me to do this on my own since this will be my first time, both in Korea and doing surgery. Originally, I thought the service was a scam because it is completely fee, but I've read couple of Singaporean bloggers who booked their surgery through them and had great experiences. Banobagi is one of the clinics that they recommended, but unfortunately, it is way out of my budget. I'm sure it is a great high-end quality clinic based on reviews I've read, but I'm going to look into the other clinics that are more affordable. If you don't have a budget, then you should really look into Banobagi.

I know some people don't agree with using the "middle-man" because the service cost is known to be higher from the commission fees, etc. BUT I previously contacted Banobagi on my own, and the clinic quoted me 1.1 m KRW more than the price I got from the medical tourism group.

I'm planning for a non-incision double eyelid surgery, possibly with ptosis correction. I'm going to research more on Regen and ID since those two are also recommended by the medical concierge service, and hopefully I'll make my choice soon!

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Hey cin! Would you mind sharing which tourism group you are going with? I am thinking of using one as well but I've only heard of docfinderkorea? I will be leaving NY early June to go and planning to stay at an airbnb place. I'm planning to do non-incisional DES and hairline transplant.

March 18, 2015

Hey all! I will be in Seoul for the first 2 weeks of June! I'm looking to get nonincisional DES and hairline transplant done at Banobagi! x not allowed

November 12, 2013

Depressed said: ↑

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been following this thread for a while and everyone seems so nice. I'd like to share my story, and hopefully talk to people who are in the same situation as I am.

I had rhinoplasty in South Korea July this year and so far I am very unhappy with the results. I had a relatively alright nose, it was a little bulbous but I guess that bulbous-ness lent my face a cute look.

I think a huge part of my unhappiness is really due to myself. Being only 19, I was too taken in by how pretty Korean girls looked in dramas and music videos that I felt ugly and inadequate in comparison. My friends all told me I was beautiful just the way I was but in my head I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be happy until I got surgery. Well, I did get surgery and now I regret it terribly and I wish I had my old nose back. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but I was confident about how I looked, until I started being influenced negatively by media.

I had my surgery done with Dr. Suh of JW. I don't think he's a bad doctor; I think I'm unhappy with the results because I did not let him know specifically what I wanted. During consultation I gave so much trust to him that I didn't realise he was going to do more than just fill the depression on my nose bridge (I had a bulbous tip, like a ball, so the transition from my underdefined bridge to overdefined tip meant that it had a sudden depression along the length of the nose). I told him I just wanted that filled so that I wouldn't have a shadow where the depression is in my photos. I don't know how but somehow along the way I let him convince me to insert a 2.5mm silicone implant and reduce the sides of my nose (the part where the alars sort of connect to the middle portion of the nose, not sure what it's called so if anyone knows please let me know). He also used my septum cartilage to build my tip. And now I'm left with a nose that has a very visible silicone implant (the entire rectangle is very obvious in most lightings, you can see the edges on the sides as well as the bit between my eyes because I think he placed it higher than where my original nose bridge started and it's been pressing against my skin at an unnatural angle), that has sides (of the middle portion of nose, not alars) that are far too reduced (from front view, it tapers into a V shape as opposed to the original U shape) and looks "pinched" and way too narrow in comparison to my now relatively wide alars, and that looks more deviated than before (my original bridge was slightly deviated but the implant highlighted the deviation.. </3)

I've been really depressed ever since and I feel like I can't smile again until I get my old nose back. I feel like I made the decision to undergo rhinoplasty far too early in my life, and in too much of a rush. I am so scared that my nose will continue to "heal" in a way that I don't like - shrink wrap further, tip falls etc.. And now all I can think about is the day I get revision to correct my mistake. But I have so many issues with that:

1. I'm too scared to undergo surgery again. What if things become WORSE? I feel like I can never trust a doctor to understand exactly how I feel again. I can't speak Korean and going through a translator just feels like my message will get modified somewhere along the way.

2. Cost. It was so expensive for me to go for the first surgery. I used up all my personal savings and I can't fund a revision until a much later date.

3. I don't know which doctor to choose anymore. There's just too many in South Korea and I don't even know where to start.

4. I don't know what SHOULD be done, or whether it CAN be done. Although I know how I WANT my nose to look, I don't know what surgical procedures go into making my nose look the way I want it... I don't want to use any ear/rib cartilage, I definitely don't want to use silicone, and I'm not sure if I have enough septum cartilage anymore. I'm too scared to harvest materials from another part of my body. Also, I don't know if the middle portion of my nose can be widened. I believe a lot of tissue was removed and I'm not sure if I can "refill" those areas with tissue, or whatever else, anymore. :/

I have no one to talk to about this because I'm too embarrassed to admit I made a huge mistake in life, and I don't want to be judged for it. So that's why I'm here. I hope someone here would be able to advise me on what to do. If you've undergone a similar situation, please let me know. Thank you.

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I'm so sorry to hear that. It was very brave of you to take the risk and I wish it worked out better.

From what I've read, people with silicon implants almost always need to do a revision in 5-10 years, though I'm sure the case changes for everyone. I've been thinking of doing a rib cartilage implant instead because the material will be less foreign and may have a lower chance of rejection.

In the mean time, does your family know about it? I would highly recommend having a group support system. On your own, I would do meditation and yoga to help relieve some stress you may have

November 12, 2013

mwol said: ↑

hi kimekim

just like you i am wanting to do rhinoplasty and hairline lowering! i am also going to do my eyes but lasek to fix my vision ^^ i am going june/july which is when university break is. i am planning to stay in seoul for 2 weeks. i have contacted some clinics and all of them have said that hair transplant and rhinoplasty can be done together, no problem. i am also going to hire anita as my translator

~below are the clinics i am interested in and contacted~

prices for hair transplant
*however i am sure you can negotiate lower, especially if you are doing multiple surgeries*
jw: 3200 usd
tlps: 5,400,000 won for 3000 hair
rex: 3-4 million won (rex also said recovery time is 1 week)
chungdam u: 3-6 million won
wonjin: 3-5million won
view: n/a
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a

prices for rhinoplasty
*i want to get an implant, tip plasty, bulbous nose, alar reduction*
jw: n/a
tlps: 3.5 million won
rex: 4 million won
chungdam u: 5 million won
wonjin: n/a
view: 5 million won
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a
(i'm sure the prices are floating around somewhere in the forum but i'm lazy haha, all these prices were quoted to me via email)

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I've been thinking of getting eyebrow hair implants. I wonder how much they will be?

Have you thought about the scar after?

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