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The airport is like a ghost town. Standard check in procedures except temperature check before entering departure gates

 

Yes thankfully

7 days today and finally can open my lips without much discomfort. Was able to eat some soft bread so that made me extremely happy haha. It still feels very tight and swollen around the cheeks. The mouth area is still numb, I feel slight discomfort from the stiches inside my mouth every now and then but it feels better as the swelling is much better compared to days 1-5.

Did you undergo any surgeries?

 

I am currently in Korea. I had lipo and facial contouring. Everything is quiet here. I dont feel a sense of panic, everyone makes sure to wear a mask and use hand sanitiser. There aren't crowds of people around, but there is still people going on about their daily lives. I have noticed there are still people walking around without masks, but I think that is because it's hard for them to get one. The pharmacies have limited, 2x mask per person and depending on the year of your birthday you are only allowed to buy it on certain days. Each morning I receive phone alerts showing the number of new cases confirmed and where it was, plus what areas to avoid. They are very transparent here. It has been okay in Gangnam area but recently you might have heard a call centre building was affected.

 

Glad to hear from you. You made it into Korea or back to Australia? If back to Aus, do you mind telling me which airlines, transits did you take? My original flight back to Aus was scheduled for the 20th. I am having trouble finding a route home as most countries have banned visitors from S Korea. My original flight back with Asiana > Qantas to Sydney was cancelled. I recently booked a flight from Korea Garuda Air > Denpaspar > Jetstar Australia. Transiting in Indonesia from Korea requires a health certificate so ill be getting that. All other countries so far strictly dont allow vistors from Korea.

 

I just had cheekbone reduction and v line a few days ago at Banobagi. I was also considering liposuction. but the doctor told me I would achieve better results by actually cutting and slimming my bone down as my left cheek protrudes more than the right and my bottom half - chin is round. I do have weight to lose, but the doctor didn't mention this to me. I can share my results with you as I heal.

 

Hey Tony, Im from Aus Adel. Was planning to fly home 21st march too. Have u had trouble with your flights? How are you flying back home?

 

Currently recovering from zygoma and v line. I am so swollen and feeling so uncomfortable! I am happy to hear that I am not the only one feeling this is the worse pain ever! It looks like your swelling went down drastically by day 10, did u feel much comfier then? Right now I'm on day 5 and my mouth cheeks and chin area is so swollen and feeling quite tight. I feel like I won't ever be able to open my mouth again!

I am hoping to get my stitches removed earlier than 2 weeks so I can head home but Im not sure if its possible with this much swelling going on. Thank you again for your review!

 

Any currently in Korea recovering? I had facial contouring done on Monday. My face is so swollen and feels so tight around the mouth area. Im trying to stay strong!

 

I am currently in Korea. Everyone is quite cautious here. I currently don’t feel worried but as soon as I left Adelaide, a travel ban was placed. So my flight back home in 2 weeks has been cancelled. I’m trying to figure out how to fly back home. It’s difficult as a lot of countries that are avail for layovers have also placed a ban on visitors from SK

 

I arrived in Korea a day before the travel ban was announced.
My flight back, which is suppose to be in 2 weeks time, has been cancelled.
At the moment I’m trying to figure how to get back home in 2 weeks
If I book a flight that is currently available I’m worried it will also be cancelled.

Anyone currently in SK that is from Australia? Would love to hear from you so I don’t feel so lonely..

 

I arrived in Korea a day before the travel ban was announced.
My flight back, which is suppose to be in 2 weeks time, has been cancelled.
At the moment I’m trying to figure how to get back home in 2 weeks
If I book a flight that is currently available I’m worried it will also be cancelled.

Anyone currently in SK that is from Australia?

 

I’m booked in for March... I can keep you updated while I’m there. Wish me luck

 

I’m scheduled for consultation and surgery March 7th. I’ll be travelling from Australia and I’m not sure if I should cancel my plans or not too.

 

I had rhinoplasty done at JK about a week and a half ago. They offered me one night stay free in their hotel in the same building. I had to pay for the congee I ate after surgery but breakfast was free. My doctor was Dr Kim and I had no major issues. He did not push me into any other surgeries. It was actually docfinder who kept insisting I have my vline and zygomatic reduction done even when I was not comfortable to go ahead with it. Dr Kim also said I didn't need it. Everyone at JK was professional and friendly. They had an English translator which was more useful in getting me around within the surgery centre than the representative from docfinder...

The night after surgery I had a lot of swelling around my eyes which barely allowed me to open them and the guazes that was in my nose gave me really bad migraines. The swelling slowly went away after the guazes were taken out on day 2. The swelling is suppose to be worse on the third day but mine went slowly down after the 2nd day. Everyone's body reacts differently to surgery. My stitches and cast were taken out on day 7. I was still a little swollen underneath the cast. I'm still a little swollen now but that's normal for rhinoplasty. After the removal they used red light to help deswelling and cell regeneration, they took some photos and gave me a lovely facial to help clean out my pores! I was treated very well.

I was a client of docfinder but honestly they didn't do much except assisted me in getting there, picking up my medicine and going back to my guesthouse. They just waited in the lobby during my appointments and when I'm with them they are always on their phones. They are also so busy that I had a different person with me every time. It's good to go with them for their "free" services such as as them paying for your medicine, providing you with a big box of pumpkin juice worth about $40,000krw (from JK Surgery). Also with docfinder youll save money on a taxi as they offer free airport pickup and return. My flight was actually delayed by an hour and the driver who was arranged to pick me up gave up and I was left at the airport at 1am. Luckily a docfinder representative did eventually reply to me but couldn't arrange for another driver to come so I had to pay for a taxi. They did refund me the cost. A one way ride from Incheon airport to Gangnam costs around $90,000krw.

Anyways I chose JK because of their safety rate and while foreigners do come to get surgery done there so do the locals. You wouldn't see them advertising at bus stops or random billboards around the gangnam area. I wanted to avoid overly advertised and "cheaper" clinics. I did have banobagi in mind but since they do surgeries for a lot of youtubers for free it's a clinic that's more busy as their marketing ploy works which brings them in many people. I haven't been to banobagi but from what I see on YouTube they are good so it's best to hear someone's experience that isn't a youtuber. For one thing with docfinder, I did notice they treat bloggers and youtubers much better than what they treated me.

 

I am planning to have rhinoplasty and facial contouring done at JK. Initially I was thinking Banobagi but I'm not too sure now. I am using docfinder as I am travelling alone. Is anyone planning to have surgery during late march early April? I could do with a buddy