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You may want to give this a try, I have no personal experience with it so not sure how or if it works: https://www.k-medi.or.kr/eng/

 

From MVP again? BTW I would not recommend using stored refrigerated fat to top up later as that fat has lower survival and greater chance for side effects like lumps.

Do you know the technical details behind prp vs stem call? I believe with prp they draw your blood and spin/process to extract PRP which is added to the donor fat and injected. I believe stem cells are in bone marrow? But that sounds very invasive to extract stem cells from bone.

 

You only did one round of fg? Was it prp or stem cell? That's pretty good if you are happy with the result after 1.5 years, I wouldn't worry about the fg at this point. That said you will lose facial fat due to natural aging over time as is this case with everyone, fg or no fg.

 

I read an article recently that says platelet rich fibrin (PRF) could improve the outcome of fat grafting, note it's based on an animal study. Not sure which Korean clinics are doing PRF now if any.

https://www.plasticsurgery.org/news/press-releases/platelet-rich-fibrin-may-lead-to-better-outcomes-with-fat-grafting

 

Thanks for the review and good luck on your recovery! Do you have any pics which better show the results of the fg?

 

I was not aware an x-ray can determine when a teenager's breast size development is complete. Where did you read this?

 

Thanks for the review! How do we see your photos?

BTW can you please do a review of your lipo at Evita? It's hard to determine where to go for body lipo as there's not enough non-sponsored reviews here on it. I'd love to hear your experience there, why you chose them, your results, did you get compression garments, etc. I'm shocked you were able to get around the day after lipo without major difficulty, it sounds like you may have had mini-lipo?

 

I'd also try stopping by plastic surgery clinics known for doing body lipo to check out their compression garments. When I see people quoting lipo prices,compression garment is almost always a separate charge (usually around 200k IIRC) and clinics like money so I'm pretty sure they'd sell you one even though you didn't have surgery there.

Any chance you'll be doing a review of how the lipo went and your opinion of the clinic as I can't decide where to go. I'd love to hear your opinion. Good luck with your recovery!

 

One tip I'd have is for any before/after pics you see, you need to know when they were taken as the photo shown may not be the final result, so don't get to excited if you see some amazing before/after as that effect may only be temporary. After photos taken immediately after surgery or a few weeks or a month later aren't representative of your final result since you won't know fat survival until I think at least 6 months out I believe.

Also it seems like no matter where you go, reups are inevitable as medical science still hasn't mastered the art of fat graft survival.

 

I wouldn't recommend fat grafting to anyone until they have been stable at a bodyweight they are happy with. You don't want to do fat grafting now and lose weight afterwards as it'd be a waste of money since you would lose the fat added to your face.

 

https://thediplomat.com/2017/06/in-south-korea-being-hiv-positive-might-prevent-you-from-accessing-healthcare/

 

Wow, congrats! What percent of the change was from lipo versus changes you made in your diet and exercise afterwards?

 

Thank you for putting this together and sharing this!

 

I can't vouch for their safety as I have no experience with them but Kim Hansung (http://www.kimhansung.co.kr/en/) seems to specialize in fat grafting. They don't advertise to foreigners, you will need to bring your own translator), so there aren't many English reviews out there but you can find a few here on pf.

 

Is that possible after your growth plates have closed after age 20 or so?

 

Given the pic with her sisters, all their facial fat looks natural so I'd vote for genetics. If that's fat grafting I'd love to know the surgeon! A youthful facial characteristic they all seem to share is a very short philtrum length, never thought about it before but having some upper teeth showing with a face at rest looks so youthful.

 

Are you speaking with lawyers in South Korea? I think that's the only chance you'll have at getting any sort of restitution here as I doubt international lawyer could navigate their court system with such a case.

Also Korea has agency setup for medical disputes, I haven't heard any first hand reports of experiences with them so I don't know how effective they are. You should ask Korean lawyers about it as agreeing to arbitration could remove the ability the sue.
https://www.k-medi.or.kr/eng/index.do

 

Would you consider doing full liposuction?

 

For selfies, it actually isn't just your imagination, it can distort the size of your nose. This video explains it:

 

I wouldn't say that, moles and pigmentation problems are something every country deals with. USA isn't "ahead" in this area.

 

There is a Korean government agency, Korean Medical Dispute Mediation And Arbitration Agency, which deals with cases like this making it possible for the patient to get compensation for damages resulting from surgery, not sure how effective they are but it's worth a try: https://www.k-medi.or.kr/eng/index.do

 

I'm so sorry you are going through this. Is that right you got operated on 1 hour after your initial 10 minute consultation?!

I think some lessons here are to never go with a consultant or doctor's recommendation just because they said you should do it, this isn't like a normal doctor-patient visit where you would trust they diagnosed your illness correctly. This is a cosmetic procedure and their idea of beauty may be very different from yours, plus this is a business so they may be financially motivated to perform a more profitable procedure. Know what your own face needs going in, get your face morphed digitally, and get multiple opinions before you ever think about letting someone operate on your face especially if they are doing something like removing bone. If a doctor says you should do something you never considered, take a few days to sleep on it and again get second opinions, don't just trust they know what they are talking about.

I think the saving grace here is assuming you can address the exposed nerve, jaw and chin implants should correct the damage he did.

 

You need to post his in the Asian plastic surgery forum, link is right above this forum's on the main forum page.

 

@MissOrange recently has been mentioning how fg can cause that separation between the skin and underlying tissue due to the actions of the canula during the fg process as it separates the adhesion between the laers, your experience corroborates that. I'm having second thoughts about getting fg performed now given that and the low survival rate and need for continuous top ups.

 

If you don't mind me asking, what is the second surgery? Is he well known for performing this procedure? It's strange why he decided not to perform it despite agreeing to it beforehand and why he's seemingly going back on his word to do it at a later date. Given his reluctance and strange behavior, I wouldn't let him perform this surgery on you even if he resumes contact with you and agrees to it, too many warning signs here.