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I'm pretty sure all the initial BBL reviews at Pretty Body Clinic on here were fake. And purely for that reason, I wouldn't go to them.

 

This looks like a pretty textbook soft tissue pollybeak deformity. Basically, scar tissue has formed around the tip causing it to bulk up. The aftercare injection was probably a diluted steroid to help reduce the build up of scar tissue. Namu is right in saying that the first step in addressing soft tissue pollybeak is injecting triamcinolone into the area to break up the scar tissue. I would suggest finding a local plastic surgeon to administer some Kenalog shots and see if that helps; the sooner the better as it requires multiple treatments. (Here's a clip of Dr. Nassif discussing it.)

Did your injections hurt a lot? Nasal fillers are painful, so you would feel it. What kind of implant was used? This can sometimes happen when tip support is weak and contracts.

 

This is super informative thread! I don't know why it has so few comments!
Can you speak a little more about Cocoline? Did the doctor mention anything about materials? I think just about every mention of Cocoline on this forum has been something like, "Oh, the consultation was really good. They were my second choice, but then I went with..."
Is there anything that stands out as to why you wouldn't go there? Cocoline is my top choice, but despite all the positive feedback, nobody here seems to have actually had had surgery with them...

Thanks for the post!

 

IOU clinic is famous for revision eyelids. Search the forums and a few threads should show up.

 

I've been leaning heavily towards Cocoline. They're rhinoplasty specialists, and I have some functional issues I would like taken care of. But I also wanted to get some other procedures done, so I don't know if maybe I should just go to some other clinic that can accommodate everything at once...

 

I've had fillers injected for my nose twice. The first time was great. I got 2ccs of Restylane injected upwards through the tip of my nose to augment the bridge. It looked really natural and I was really happy with the results. The doctor was really happy too and paraded me around the clinic to show off his work.

The second time with a different injector was awful. I paid for 2ccs, but the nurse only used one to begin with. Which I'm actually grateful for because her technique and aesthetic was terrible. She injected downwards through the nasion area by bending the needle and I could hear it scrape against the bone. But she did very little along the bridge and basically just augmented the height by adding a ball of filler to the top of my nose. I never went back to get the second syringe I paid for. I got this done years ago, and it left behind an uneven bump. I'm looking into whether it can be treated with hyaluronidase or if it's something else.

A few notes based on my experience:

• My nose wasn't especially low to begin with, and before going in, I thought I'd only need the one syringe. The (first) result was good with 2cc, but I think I probably still would have been happy with just one. Sort of like getting your boobs done, I guess? Bigger isn't always better, but you don't complain when they are.
• Getting fillers really, really hurts. After the first time, I thought, well, I like the results, but I'm never doing that again. It was probably the most pain I'd experienced at the time. That being said, it's a pretty quick procedure. I had botox for my jaw done at the same time, and I think I was in and out in less than, hm... 10 minutes?
• This goes without saying, but as with any aesthetic procedure, it all comes down to the skill of the practitioner. I didn't do a huge amount of research going in, relatively speaking, because I figured it's just "temporary" and "reversible". That was a bad idea. My treatments weren't that expensive, but don't make your decision based on price. Hyaluronidase can cost just as much as the filler itself.
• Definitely watch these videos before getting fillers: https://beautyhacker.com/forums/topic/1020321-the-dangers-of-filler-injection/ Fillers are not risk-free. The potential for permanent blindness part really freaked me out.

Even though I had some success with them, I don't think I'd get fillers for my nose again. Now I'm looking into some sort of autologous material rhinoplasty.

 

Shimmian has a terrible reputation on Purseforum. I don't think the blatant astroturfing helps with that either.

 

There is nothing wrong with what iiibbystar is posting. I don't know why you're taking it so personally.

 

Ooh, I've been hoping to find some Cocoline reviews! What material did they use for your nose? I think the other consultation reviews here mention that the doctors at Cocoline favour rib cartilage?

 

I did some research a while back and more or less decided that Korea is not a great place to get a Brazilian butt lift. More places are offering fat transfers these days, but implants are still more common, which I think speaks to the lack of confidence in the procedure. And the most famous buttock augmentation clinic specialises in using Sculptra. Plus, Korean butt aesthetics are not very close to what I'd consider my ideal. Half of the time, I was looking at the after-result photos thinking they were the before shots...

I also looked into Thailand. The level of confidence among surgeons seemed to be higher than in Korea; some were saying they had performed hundreds of BBLs. But most of the doctors I contacted were only willing to discuss the procedure in really broad terms without a consultation. (Which I understand, but I'm not going to fly to all the way Thailand for a consultation if I can't see patient results etc beforehand.)

I thought Dr. Yap in the Philippines has some really impressive BBL before/afters on his Instagram. But he also has some pretty scathing reviews on this forum, so I left it at that.

And there are some very positive reviews on RealSelf about Dr Gavin Chan in Melbourne (I live in Australia), but he's not a Board-certified plastic surgeon.

So, back to square one for me. If I lived in America, I'd most likely choose to do it there (or even Latin America), but there aren't many options in Australia unfortunately. I'd be interested in hearing about other people's experiences with the procedure too.

 

Thanks for sharing your experiences. I don't have much to add, but I think it's important that we allow negative threads and criticisms. The last thread probably did go a bit overboard, but not any more so than this similar thread about plastic surgery in Thailand. It makes no sense that the last thread was locked, while a blatantly racist (Thais are "liars and thieves") post is allowed to stand.

 

Anyone staying in Korea for an extended time should look into just renting out a studio apartment. There are tonnes of places around Yeoksam available for less than one million won a month (mine is 650,000/mo). Yeoksam is just one subway stop from Gangnam, and Apgujeong is just a few more stops away. Yeoksam to Gangnam is easily walkable; less than 1km apart.

If you have the time, I'd recommend just getting your own place and taking the time to recover. Then you can cook for yourself, which is convenient. And even better if you have someone with you to split the cost. Plus, clinics seem to treat you more nicely when you can give them a local address.

 

Yeah, nose threadlifts were pioneered in Brazil. But I guess Korean stuff is trendy these days, so you see a lot of beauty things being branded as Korean as a marketing tactic. I had a Singaporean friend who traveled to Australia just to get his eyebrows done by a Korean person because he thought microblading was Korean...

 

It's a useless award, designed to promote Korean medical services to foreigners. The entire Korea Global Medical Service Awards program is based on awarding institutions for attracting foreign customers.
I wouldn't put much stock into it. If anything, it's almost a turn-off.

 

The Face Dental has pretty positive reviews here, and they don't seem to charge foreigners three times as much like some other clinics do. However, EU Dental is far more famous locally in Korea.

 

I paid 10,000 won per mole when I got mine removed, which I thought was cheap. But, later, my Korean friends all said I got ripped off...

 

South Korea and the US are the same in that anyone with a medical license can perform surgery. In fact, Korean laws are, on paper, more stringent than those of the US, by defining surgery as penetration of the skin, meaning that only doctors can legally do things like piercings or tattoos. Medical degrees require six years of study in Korea, so the youngest doctors in the country are usually at least 25.

But this is why you always hear people talking about only going to board-certified plastic surgeons, because non-specialist doctors legally can and do operate cosmetic surgery clinics. Of course, this doesn't always apply, since there's no real reason why an ENT wouldn't be able to perform rhinoplasties. Or why a maxillofacial surgeon, who's technically a dentist, couldn't perform facial contouring surgery. Just do a lot of research before you go under the knife, and make sure you don't have a GP giving you breast implants or something like that...

 

I don't think it's anything new that, in tourist traps, foreigners are charged more simply because they're foreign. Often it's simply assumed that if you have the money to travel, then you have the money to spend on other things. It's the same in Korea. They charge you more because they can.

 

Dr. Wang Ting now operates out of a few places, including this hospital in Shanghai. (Which is probably easier to get to than Dalian for most people). You might be able to contact him on the same website if you speak Chinese, though I think your first point of contact will be a customer service person for the website, not a direct line to Dr. Wang.

 

My (male) Korean friend got his eyes done at Top Face. The results look good.
I'm not sure about Top Face's experience with noses, though.

 

Years ago, before they started promoting here, GNG used to be famous for its facial contouring. That facial contouring surgeon left and went on to found CBK Plastic Surgery. So facial contouring with Dr. Choi at CBK is pretty well regarded, but CBK prices aren't exactly cheap either.

 

Maybe you could benefit from the slightest of chin advancements, but I personally think your chin projection is fine. While bone structure is important, achieving a sculpted jawline often has more to do with fat than bone. I think conservative buccal fat removal might define your jawline more.

Here's a guy who had a chin implant and buccal fat removal.

 

Urgh, DocFinder is by far the worst. I'd be happy if we implemented a blanket ban on mentioning them altogether, given how unscrupulous they are with astroturfing.

I'm pretty iffy about GNG too. I know a few GNG patients posting reviews here have been sponsored. I'm not really opposed to that. But people really should at least disclose that they've been offered incentives to post their reviews.

 

In Korea, using that phrase is how younger gay guys identify one another.

The more you know~

 

I found it~
I'm not sure how to translate the name of the clinic, though. It's 청담미인만들기 in Korean.