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February 12, 2014

I have a crooked smile and don't know exactly which surgery can fix my smile. Just wonder the smile lift can fix it?

February 12, 2014

sakurabliss said: ↑

Hey everybody, I thought I would share my experience since I've been getting most of my info on this forum in the past. I thought I can help others as well!
Surgeries done: V-line osteotomy, fat grafts on forehead and cheeks, and double eyelid surgery.
I'm over 3 weeks post-op and got it done at DAPRS.

My experience:
The day before surgery, they told me not to eat or drink anything the night before. The day of surgery, I kept my face bared and applied a bit of moisturizer. After I changed into their robes, they took pictures of me in the beginning of my face and legs (to see where to pull out the fats). They then took me into the surgery room, strapped me down and had a monitor for my heart. Overall, I was not nervous at all. I was calm because I knew what I was getting myself into so I was very relaxed. The Doctor didn't draw on my face at all but I trusted his abilities. Then gave me a shot and off I go...
I woke up in the middle of the surgery and I can smell something burning. The Dr said "okay, you're awake now? good." And proceeded to burn the fat off my eyes, which hurt! After that he instructed me to open and close my eyes and to look at him and look away. I followed his instructions as he was creating the crease. After he was done, the nurses covered my eyes and then off I go to sleep again.

I was awoken by these nurses leading me into the heated mattress bed to warm up my body, I was so cold. A nurse came in after a while to wake me up but I couldn't stand the first time and dozed off again. She came back later on and I was able to slowly walk with these tubes in my mouth IV in my arm and bandages on my face. I stayed over the hospital overnight and I was so unbelievably thirsty! I drank at least 4 bottles of water even though it was so difficult to push it down my throat. The nurses came in during the night and told me I shouldn't lay down too much and to walk around. Which I did. I didn't feel that much pain at all, just very uncomfortable.
They removed fats from my left butt cheek and I guess that was enough for my forehead and cheeks.
The staff were very nice and friendly and checked up on me throughout the night.

My face was literally a ballon and my eyes were horrible. But, I knew I had to be patient and I'm looking a lot better now compared to 3 weeks ago. Im really loving how my eyes came out and I think it will look great once they deswell a bit more. My face is still a bit swollen at the cheeks. The fat graft on my forehead is a bit too voluminous for my face which is stressing me out a bit... really hoping it goes down more!

Oh and please don't ask for before and after pictures. I do not feel comfortable uploading it or showing it to anyone. I just wanted to share my experience and I hope it helps!

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Hi sakurabliss,
I'm glad that ur surgery went well. Thank you for your detailed descriptions.
Who did ur V-line surgery in DAPRS? After the PS, Dr asked u to take medicines for how long?

February 10, 2014

Anyone know where I could get a best exchange rates in Korea?

February 10, 2014

makeover said: ↑

Thanks for being excited for me,im going to explain my whole exerience so far for you...

Sooo I landed at the airport in the morning around 5am and before i left I had to declare my $10,000 and over to customs.They made me write the total down and signed my signature. The place I booked was the Emphphatha hotel which is at 20 Nonhyeon-dong in seoul. As I arrived this taxi man approached me and charged me $80usd so after we reached my destination he said I had to pay toll which was $10(bummer). So it's $90usd from the airport to the emphphatha hotel by taxi. My advice is to take shuttle bus 6009 because it literally drops you off at the sinsa station(3 minute walk from the place) and it's only $15 usd.

Sooo before I came here I told the owner of the hotel I was doing surgery and I dont have a translator so I asked her if she could please point me out where to go and maybe follow me to the non-english speaking ones to translate for me.. Boy was I in for a surprise after I settled in she came by my room and said she booked a 10am appointment for me at item and she said she would escort me there in addition to taking me to daprs and faceline.(I wasnt expecting this,she is awesome) So here is my experience from each clinic.

Item(No translator needed)x ray free

We arrived (myself and Bock Soon) and was greeted warmly by the staff. In my opinion they were okay,not shockingly gorgeous. So we waited 5 minutes then the consultant took me to do xrays,it took forever because she had this other girl teaching her how to use the machine. So after the xrays I was taken into a room to meet the Dr. Bock Soon knows a lot about plastic surgery because 90% of her guests come to korea for that purpose,so she sees their results and they talk about their experiences with her. She told me Item isn't famous for bone surgery,just eyes and nose. I met with Dr. Jin Sung Kim and in all honesty by the end of the consultation I wanted to punch him in his nose. He spoke English but completely disregarded my questions during the consult and was ignoring me. There was no eye contact and he was solely talking to Bock Soon. So he explained everything and I pretty much zoned him out because I made up my mind I wasnt going there for anything. Item quoted me $20,000 usd for v line, 2 jaw and cheekbone reduction by email. After my meeting with the Dr. I was quoted $27,000 usd. Bock Soon didnt bother trying to bargain because she knew I made up my mind not to do it with Item because of the dr's rudeness towards me.
Item said that for 2 jaw I would have to go to BK to see the dentist to make wafer and I would have to wait a week for surgery(Bock Soon keeps telling me BK=Bad,every single person that went to that clinic hated their results,1 woman was thinking about suicide because they messed up her face)

DAPRS(translator needed) free xray
OMG everyone there was soo gorgeous I couldnt stop staring and the decor was just beautiful. The consultant was super nice. Keep in mind though that in order to come here you have to know korean. Bock Soon translated everything for me at DAPRS. I told her I had a $15,000 budget and she told the consultant that. So I filled out forms(she translated the whole time), then I took the xrays of my face. Then I met the dr. Dr.Lee was super sweet, I could tell he undertood english but he spoke korean the whole time so Bock Soon translated for me. He showed me the xrays of my face and quoted me $30,000 usd for 2 jaw and v line only(he said I didnt need cheekbone reduction,they all said that but I know what I want). Bock Soon bargained it down to $19,000 usd for the 2 procedures so I told them we'll get back to them. The place was nice but the price wasn't right for me. They are very professional though and if you'll be there,bring a translator. DAPRS wanted to send me across town (30 minutes away) to another clinic to make a wafer for 2 jaw and it would take a week before I could book my surgery.

Faceline(translator needed) 10 bucks x ray
This place was packed when I walked in,unlike the first 2. But I was serviced within 5 minutes.So Bock Soon and I filled out the forms together then they did my xrays(which is 10,000won). Everyone here was sooo beautiful I couldnt stop staring,they all had babyfaces. The only reason I came here is because Bock Soon said most of her guests go there for facial bone construction and they love their results. She also speaks highly of the main dr(damn it I forgot his name). So before we met the dr the consultant was explaining everything to Bock Soon who then translated it for me, boy she was soo descriptive showing me a million pictures with cases like mine and explaining every little detail of the surgery. I was sold and ready to book right then even before meeting the dr. So I met with the dr and boy is he hands on. He was touching my face,studying the angles,he was inside my mouth and I was impressed by this because the other 2 doctors didnt even touch my face. He pretty much told me what the other 2 docs told me. I could do v line and 2 jaw but i dont need cheekbone reduction,he would do it if I wanted to though. So by the end I was ready to book,until I met the consultant again. She quoted me $36,000 usd. I was appalled,then Bock Soon went to work. She brought it down to $31,000. Then Bock Soon went to work again.The consultant finally said $24,000 usd for only 2 jaw and vline without the cheekbone reduction. I ran out of there soo fast my body couldnt keep up with my feet. At this point I was exhausted because of the prices quoted and I just wanted to sleep.. So I asked Bock Soon what about Everm. Faceline had their dentist in the building so I could make my wafer there and wait a week for surgery but the price just wasnt right because that would mean I would pay $12,000 usd for 2 jaw and $12,000 usd for v line

Everm(translator needed) free xray
This place is literally right next to bk but they have no affiliation with them. Its hard to find from the outside so ask someone for directions if you go alone. Out of all the places i've been to,the prettiest girls i've seen was here. This main girl took my xrays but what separates everm from everywhere else is this girl took a million pictures of my face from all angles,she took pictures of inside my mouth.Which I liked. The whole time she was taking my picture I was just admiring how beautiful and natural looking she is. So after the pics I met Dr.Yoon. He is soo cute,lol. He sold me because when he was showing me my face on the computer(x ray and real life), he included measurements.So he showed me where my face was and showed me also where it needed to be with lines on the computer.He also pointed out that my face was slightly crooked but its not visible to the naked eye. This man sold me because

1. Everyone in that place(including him had that beautiful baby face that I want)
2. He was very well mannered and answered all my questions(translated)
3. They would make the wafer the next day and the day after that would be my surgery day
4. So they quoted me $15,000 usd for the price by email. The consult said $18,000 usd,so I just didnt argure because I was tired after trying to bargain with facelne.

So I broke the price down to
$6000 usd for v line
$6000 usd for 2 jaw ($20,000 usd normal price)
$6000 usd for cheekbone reduction

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Hi Makeover,
Thank for sharing & wish u all the best in recovery.
I'm new to this forum & can't pm you. I plan to do PS this year & would like to stay in the same hotel as u & ask help from the owner of the hotel. Is her English good? Would appreciate if u let me know the hotel name & contact. My email [email protected]

February 5, 2014

Thank you so much for your very detailed information. May I ask which clinic did you choose to do the surgery?

February 5, 2014

motherhen said: ↑

Hi forumers,

Had my face/neck lift, forehead/brow lift, fatgraft, smile lift, lower blepharoplasty, lateral canthoplasty on 31/12/13. I'm back in my home country now and still recovering. I researched and read this forum a lot before I left for Seoul but in the end I just went to 1 clinic and did everything there.

It is important that you like the doctor because I believe it's the vibe you get that usually help you to pick the right one.

Good luck

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Hi mother hen,

I'm new to this site and I've been doing my own research for awhile now. Could u let me know where and who did your smile lift surgery? I have a crooked smile and don't know exactly which surgery can fix my smile.

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