desiree24

February 15, 2014

Hi Rapid. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. It's very informative. I was also looking into banobagi and everm. Can you give me information on how to get in touch with Zoe. I will also need an interpreter and she seems very good.. Thanks

January 29, 2014

TaRaUnnie said: ↑

I have heard that many PS clinics in Seoul switch surgeons or that the surgeon you meet with sometimes isn't the one performing the surgery..
Is there any surgeries that don't do this and is it only in bigger establishments?
I have selected Pitangui and JW as my top clinics for V line and Zygoma reduction, but I am scared that they could switch surgeons and I could be left permantly damaged !!
Has anyone experienced this personally or know more on the matter??
Any info would be greatly appreciated

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That is really scary! I am looking to do the same procedures. I am looking into everm or banobagi. The clinics you're interested in have good reviews? When do you plan to go?

January 28, 2014

Hi secret. Thanks for sharing your experience. I am new to this site but have been interested in v line surgery also to reduce the size of my face. I've always been very self conscious of how wide it is. I've been looking into 2 clinics. The everm and banobagi. And now I'm also interested in beauty forever since you talked about it. I will also need an interpreter so I wanted to know how I can get in touch with aeri. She sounds like a very caring person. And she really took such good care of you. thanks again

January 28, 2014

MyDeepestSecret said: ↑

something t hat i have found during my research and thought of sharing. im interested in facial contouring without the use of titanium screws for fixation. unfortunately most clinics use screws which can be dangerous in the long run.

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Thanks for sharing info.

January 28, 2014

MyDeepestSecret said: ↑

It has been a while i have not logged in, Im happy to finally be here to share with u my PS jorney that took place last october. i need to mention that im no good in writing stories nor good in english so forgive me if i mispell any word and if i miss a point or if you want to know a certain detail u can always ask me and i'll answer any question as soon as possible. please do not send me any PM or ask about my kakao ID. i'll be on the forum every day so i'll reply within 24 hours.

i was not happy with the way i looked and whenever i look at myself in the mirror i feel surprised because i 've always imagined myself looking differently, way different than what i originally looked like in reality. Im half asian and half arabian. im in my mid 20s, never felt happy or confident in my teenage years, i thought i looked either too old or either too young, used to have a round chubby face weither i gained weight or lost it. my nose was crooked and i had a hump and tip was too low. forhead was boney and my lower face always looked too full. i looked weird!!!! no contouring or magic makeup tips could hide my insecurities. i was one of those girls who swore to never go under the knife, not that i was against plastic surgery or gainst the ppl who done it, i was just too scared to even think of going thru the pain so.. i wasted alot of money (almost more than what i paid for my surgery) on cosmetics and creams trying to fix my problems using (non invasive methods) but nothing has helped, until 3 or 4 yrs ago i took the idea of plastic surgery the other way and actually decided to do it.

sooo.. i've been educating myself alot before planning this surgery and finally earlier this year i have managed to pull a loan to make this dream finally come true! so i was mentally ready for all the risks and complications that might come from this surgery and financialy ready too! but i was worried of going alone to a country i have not been to before and not knowing the language which makes hiring a translator a must to do, and i was also scared to end up dying from infection if (god forbids) a complication occurs while i rest in my hotel with nobody beside me. i was searching for translators and came up with few andcontacted them, i personally didnt feel 100% ok about them but that was just me.. after some time i learned that most translators take very high commissions from ur surgery price explains why forigners pay soo much while locals pay way less. i thought i was gonna end up with them any way thinking i dont have another choice since most clinics in korea dont have english translators but until a close date to my trip i couldnt choose any of those translators, and then i met Aeri online. I never met her before. but she was nice and she was speaking fairly good english. honestly i thought at the begining that she was bound to one clinic so i didnt ask to hire her as my translator but we continued to talk about other stuff and we became friends. i only recieved a good vibe from her so i was comfortable with her. i eventually i asked her if shes committed to one clinic and she said no so i asked her if she could be my translator and she agreed. i also believed that she doesnt take any commission beside translation fees and i felt happy about my decision. altho i still didnt know which clinic to go with until i was in korea. i only made appointments with 2 clinics, Girin and Goowonsesang (beautyforever).

i arrived in seoul on 27 sep, Aeri was with me on kakao messenger all the way ever since i landed, she was providing me all the info i need and told me where to rent phone and wifi egg and which bus to take and how much to pay, she wrote me messages in korean to show them to people if in cases i get lost or needed help. things went smoothly and i arrived in the central of seoul on time to go to my first appointment with Girin clinic.

My opinion about Girin clinic is that.. the female reciptionists looked really cute and pretty, consultant lady was really really cute!! Place was too small though.. doctor was nice. and seemed smart.. and they qouted me very good price for all the procedures i wanted.. 13 milion won. the reason i didnt go with them is that i didnt like the idea of having only 1 doctor to perform 4 procedures (v-line, complete nose reconstruction, acculift and fat graft), v-line and nose septoplasty surgery are two major surgeriesa nd prefered to have each one with a specialist. so i decided that i didnt want to go with girin and went to beautyforever.p for a consultation.

i arrived there and met the consultant who greeted us with warm smile. my translator did the talk since she knew already what i wanted to get done, i met with 2 doctors, dr cho for facial contouring, and dr lee for nose, acculift and fat graft for my cheeks and forhead. i liked both doctors and i felt that i would go with this clinic. we discussed the price and the lowest they could give me is 17.5 mil, i was okay with the price because i expected to be charged much more knowing that most clinics charge double for forigners but what disturbed me is that i had to wait for 3 days to do the surgery. plus i needed to pay some amount to book for surgery date (i forgot how much i paid exactly) but it was not full amount because i only brought with me 10K usd in cash. and they would charge 10% more for tax if i paid with credit card. so i agreed to pay in cash and managed later to transfer the rest of the money to Aeri's personal bank account and she has withdrew them and paid the clinic on surgery day.

this is turning into a novel so i'll try to say whats important and keep it short and informative. stayed at aeri's house for nearly one month in korea, she lived outside seoul but it wasn't very far and transportation by subway and bus was rather easy. before coming to korea i have shipped to her house some of my protein powder, vitamins and medical pillow, as u must sleep with ur head elevated for few days right after surgery, went around seoul and did some shopping to prepare myself before surgery day on october 1.

the surgeries i have done were:
- v-line (no t-cuts or titanium screws).
- nose septoplasty and rhinoplasty: deviated nasal septum correction, droopy tip correction with ear cartliadge, hump removal, otestomy, I shaped silcon implant, alar base reduction.
- Acculift: jaw line and double chin.
- Facial fat graft: upper cheeks and forhead.

i stayed one night in the clinic on surgery day and was discharged at 5 pm next day, had a bad experience with one of the nurses so they tried to make it up for me giving me free injection that would help me recover faster worth 300 usd. overall i was satisfied with the doctors work and the consultant. but 1st 2 days after my surgery were hell. i dont remember having pain from v-line or nose, maybe i had some pain but i felt the most pain on my eyes from breaking the nose during the surgery and that affected my eyes and caused them bruising that slowly faded with time. i also felt some pain from acculift and on my thighs where they extracted fat to implant them on my forhead and cheeks. but they were minor pain. i had no problem with my nose and v-line. i could easily eat and talk normally on day 5. i lived on porridge and protein shakes for first few days and started eating meat and solid food 1 week later. had my worst swelling starting day 3 till day 6 then it slowly subsided and i think i looked normal 3 weeks post surgery.

please do not ask me for my before and after pictures. after so much thoughts. i decided i cant post my pics online or send them to ppl i dono. if u happen to hire aeri, u may look at my pics in her phone, she has all my before, during recovery, and after, i wont mind u seeing them, but i appologize again i wont be posting or sending pics online for privacy reasons.

Thank you for your being so informative and sharing your experience with us. I am new to this site and I have been very interested in the v line surgery to reduce the width of my face. I've always been very self conscious of the my wide shape. Everm and banobagi are 2 of the clinics I'm looking into. And also beauty forever since you talked about it. I would need a translator also so I would like to know how I can get in touch with aeri. She sounds like a very caring person and she took really good care of you. Did you ever look into everm or banobagi.

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