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Hi Everyone,

Thank you for all your PMs, I tried to answer each and everyone of you to the best of my ability! If I missed any of your PMs, please message me again

Today is officially three months since I went for my Revision Rhinoplasty with Wannabe Clinic. I have to say that during the first couple of weeks post-op, you will tend to get obsessed with yourself, for me I took probably hundred of photos per day LOL, stared at myself (or my nose) for hours a day. But over time I realized that the healing will not happen in just a matter of days or weeks. So, I literally stopped obsessing and thinking about my nose and moved on with my life. It’s all about patience, trust me.

UNTIL…….. I had a big company event last week and there were colleagues from offices across Asia. I actually received a couple of compliments from them about how they loved my nose and that it compliments my face very well (I didn’t tell anyone from work that I did any nose job at all lol) So I went to the toilet, stared at myself/nose in the mirror and true enough – I haven’t been focusing on my nose when I got ready for work for awhile – but on this day, I actually realized how my nose have healed. I am pleased with that I am seeing. But do note that this is not the end of my recovery and deswelling journey – please remember that it can take up to a year for your nose micro swelling to completely go away, more so if it is your revision.

Journey with Wannabe PS



My experience with Wannabe PS has been wonderful so far and I am so glad that I chose the right clinic and the right doctor for my revision surgery. I am writing this not to excessively promote the clinic but because I am genuinely thankful for the pre and post surgery aftercare provided, the smooth communication and the good results that I am seeing at this moment.

If you ever consider them for a consult, please do look for Alexa – she is very knowledgeable and is one of the nicest people I met in my life.

As of now, I am taking a “break” from PurseForum and also the Kakao chats. But I promise I will come by regularly to answer any of your questions!

Below is my 3rd month post-op photo! I am also re-adding my ‘before’ photo for you to compare again.

Before

1 Month

3 Month

 

I dont know about you, but back when I was researching for reviews, I LOVE reading long reviews with all the details included - rather than short, very summarized ones with incomplete information and then I have to PM the person and never get any response - leaving my research "hanging" But thank you!! Good luck on your research

 

Hi Cali! Thank you so much! It indeed was a 360 degrees change from my "before" nose and Im so glad it turned out great. True about the alarplasty. So relieved that I didn't do alar because having my tip pushed already helped alot in making the alars "look" smaller. Hehe.

I just replied to your PM

 

Hi Potato! No problem! We are all out on this platforms (purseforum, kakao, etc) to look for information and I'm glad I could help contribute to your research leading to your choice of clinic and also your surgery. Happy to help and also make new friends!

 

Thank you MOTTY26!!

 

Hey! Sorry for the late reply! I believe it's been more than a month post-op for you now? How's your swelling? I hope it has gone down alot now

 

Hi Sweetdreams, you can take the After Plus+ supplement concurrently with your existing medications. I normally take the After Plus+ first, then wait 20 to 30 minutes before taking my prescribed medications

 

Hi sweetalmonds! Congratulations on having your surgery

You can get After Plus+ from any pharmacy especially the ones along Apgujeong and MVP. Most of the forumers got it at Mari Pharmacy - they are located near MVP.

I bought mine at my clinic

Hope you have a smooth recovery!!

 

Hi All,

Today's officially two months post-op for my revision rhinoplasty with Dr. Cha at Wannabe Clinic!

To refresh your memory, I did revision with Wannabe Clinic on 9 March 2019. The purpose of this revision was to remove my L-shaped implant which was done in Thailand. On top of the removal of L-shaped implant, I also wanted to correct the slight nose deviation and also my bulbous nose tip.

I requested for a dramatic result because I feel that my overall features (prominent forehead, jawline and chin) will suit a prominent nose as well.

The overall change was to use an i-shaped implant. Ear & Septal cartilage for my tip!

I am still slightly swollen, more so on the right side of my nose. It's a little bit obvious in the morning just as I wake up, but will slowly settle down throughout the day and by night time it looks good.

So far I'm glad to say that I really love the shape of my nose! The best result will always be the one that you like Dr. Cha indeed did a great job for my case.

I've been busy with work with all the back to back meetings (urghh) but I'm happy to answer any of your questions and I will try my best to response as soon as I can.

Good luck in your clinic search!

 

Omg, coming from you! You have amaaazing results tooooo! Yours completely changed you from good to better. Congrats on your successful surgery!

I'm glad that my recommendation works well for you and most of the people out there. Keep in touch

 

Thank you Dice7074! I hope you find a good surgeon for your surgery!

 

Thank you so much!

 

Hey guys, it's been about 6 weeks post-op for me and I am back to share my photos.

I hope you guys keep in mind that I have said before that I requested for dramatic result because I find that dramatic nose suits me or on guys better.

Below is my Before photos - notice how it looked very bulbous and also deviated:



And here are my After photos - I now have a straighter nose, a shape which I really liked and Dr. Cha fixed my asymmetrical nose as well:




I am still swollen at this point of time - Revision Rhinoplasty takes even longer to deswell because of the repeated 'injuiry' over the same area and also all the scar tissues on the insides of the nose. Some may take up to two years to fully deswell. But I am glad to say that despite still being very swollen, I am happy with my results so far. I can't wait for the swelling to go down even further.

Do let me know if you have any questions and I will try my best to reply you as soon as I can!

 

I will soon!

 

I'll post my photos soon

Anyway, I did a full 360 abdominal liposuction - this includes the upper abdomen, lower abdomen, flanks, love handles and also the back. I have high pain tolerance, but it's also because walking greatly helps elevates the pain and also reduce the swelling. The lipo doctor told me some people even start walking on threadmills after the surgery itself. It wasn't that bad honestly, I knew someone from the group chat who did more areas for liposuction and went shopping the day after her surgery! I'll post a separate thread on this soon

 

I'll post them real soon! Stay tuned

 

Sure! Can you msg me on the group chat your ID?

 

No worries! wish you the best of luck in your clinic search

 

Omg, you have no idea how sore I was.. especially with all the walking at 7 degrees.. I'm from singapore and Korea is the furthest I have travelled to so it's also my first time experiencing cold weathers.. so can you imagine the soreness + walking in the cold... sometimes when I think back, I wondered how did I do it. But im so grateful that I wasn't alone and received alot of help from my friend.

 

That's true.. maybe one year down the road, if I feel like alar reduction is necessary then I might consider it. For now I'm pretty happy with how it looks

 

I am looking forward to read your review! Anw, hope you are recovering well!

 

Woohoooo! Congrats on your successful surgery and smooth recovery. Glad that you love your results so far.. I will be considering FC in the near future and am still looking around on different clinics' reviews.. so thank you for this helpful and detailed review!

 

Surgery Day ~

09 March 2019

I read about how others are not able to sleep as they were nervous for the surgery. Surprisingly, I slept soundly. Knowing that it will be the last time I could sleep on my sides (I'm a side sleeper) and won't be able to do so for at least one to two weeks after Rhinoplasty so I decided to make the most of it LOL.

I reached the clinic at about 9 am although my surgery was scheduled at 10.30 am. This was because they'll be doing some checks on me. I will also have a final consultation with the surgeon to finalize what I wanted to achieve.

I changed into the clinic's robe and was instructed to wash my face with their special cleanser twice - I think this was somewhat an antiseptic cleanser? Then we proceed to have my before photos taken and waited in the consultation room afterwards.

Dr. Cha came in and went through with me again on what he will do to my nose, basically he will be replacing my silicone implant to a new one, designing and customizing my tip with ear and septal cartilage. I finalize with him what I wanted to achieve and he advised me what can be achieved and what can't be achieved.

Oh by the way, I was under sleep sedation and not general anaesthesia. I think it's because I'm only doing one procedure and it does not cost any osteotomy/bone shaving.

Keep in mind that I had requested for dramatic result lol I was like since I'll be going through the surgery anyway I might as well ask for something dramatic. But Dr. Cha advised against it as my current nose tip is very thin so there are limitations on how much higher my nose can go. But he assured me that he will try his best to design a shape that suits my face - at this point I am really confident with his suggestions.

At about 10.15 am I finally went into the operating room. There were several nurses, the room is bright, clean, cold and looks very organized. The nurses were very reassuring and told me to calm down seeing that I was a little bit nervous. They strapped my hands and legs.

My consultant, Alexa was all along in the operating room with me and I find that really sweet although it was to help translate anything if needed, it gave me the assurance that she's there if anything happens.

I saw Dr. Cha walking in and then he designed my nose with something. I couldn’t really see what he used and the next thing I remember was the nurses and Alexa waking me up and assisted me to the recovery room. I did not feel groggy and felt really ok. The first thing I did on the recovery bed was to take selfies because I wanted to see how I looked like.

Alexa came into the recovery room and went through with me what happened during the surgery, what did Dr. Cha did and told me that the surgery went smoothly - then, she went through with me the post-op instructions. I left the clinic shortly after as I was feeling fine.

Guess what? After the surgery I took the subway back to my hotel! LOL I was quite surprised that I feel totally ok. I went back to my hotel and rested for the day.

During my last surgery in Thailand, I was feeling so sick after the surgery. I also did not receive any bandages or cast on my nose, there wasn’t much details explained to me it was like “ok you are done with your surgery, goodbye”. There was also no aftercare provided. I came back once to ask ‘my implant doesn’t look straight’ and all the doctor did was “No, it’s straight” and quickly shoo-ed me out of the room saying he has other patients waiting.

Supplement Tips ~

I really really recommend you guys get “After PLUS +”. It’s a supplement that is meant to fasten your recovery after Plastic Surgery containing bromelain, arnica, pumpkin extract etcs. It comes with a pill, ampoule (to drink), and a cream to apply on your swelling area to reduce swell and bruising. When I was there, I saw almost all pharmacy at Apgujeong selling it. It costed me about 148,000 won. It really helped!! I didn’t have any a lot of bruising and my swelling wasn’t that bad.

Post op ~

I came back to Wannabe Clinic two days later (on Monday) for wound cleaning and post-op treatment.

They also provided me with 1 x Deswelling Shot, 1 x Shampoo service and I can visit them for the laser deswelling treatment as many times as I want – but I didn’t find the laser deswelling necessary as I literally walked at least 5km a day (I tracked using a fitness app) exploring Seoul and I find that it helps with my deswelling a lot.

Throughout the days I was in Korea, Alexa didn’t fail to follow-up with me daily on how I was feeling and reminded me on the dos and donts for faster recovery which I really appreciated.

I do not have much updates for my first to 6th day post-op as this experience is not new to me and being in Korea for the first time, I explored the City and shopped a lot. Visited the Palaces, went up N Seoul Tower, Shopping experience at Gangnam, Myeongdong, Hongdae, Hanam and also the Lotte Tower. It was a really fun experience – despite having a bandaged nose, it seems that the locals didn’t even bat an eyelid over that. But the tourists will tend to stare, like really at you in your face kind of stare. I normally roll my eyes and walk away, have not experienced anything awkward neither do I feel ashamed.

My advice to you guys, please do lots of walking – I mean yes, you’d want to rest at the comfort of your hotel/Airbnb rooms and avoid public appearances but walking really does make a huge difference in terms of helping you to deswell significantly.

My last appointment would be on my day 7 post-op where they remove the cast and also my stitches.

Last Day / Follow Up ~

I came back on Friday morning for stitches removal and also to finally see the look of my nose after cast removal.

Stitches removal wasn’t that painful – it was just slightly uncomfortable, a little bit ticklish lol. The nurse removed my stitches on my nose first, followed by behind the ears. They also cleaned the insides of my nose once again. And then… removal of my cast.

Alexa handed me the mirror and the first thing I noticed was how defined my nose is – from the bridge to the tip. It was so really nice, in my own way. But I really liked what Dr. Cha did to my nose. It looked significantly longer, defined and sharper, like what I’ve wanted although it is still swollen.

As this is not my first time doing rhinoplasty, I am fully aware that the nose change will vary from month to month as the swelling goes down. So please *try* not to obsessed over your nose too much. It may look too upturned to you, or maybe you see uneven nostrils, or your bridge is too high – All this will go down and improve as it is still swelling. Swelling will take even longer for revision cases, so you need to be patient.

I said my goodbyes to Dr. Cha, the nurses, the receptionists and Alexa, took some photos with Alexa and I felt really sad – they have been really nice to me and I really appreciate the care given.

I will post more photos soon over the next few months as the swelling dissipates and hope this review could be a reference for your upcoming surgeries. I wish you all the best of luck and hope you achieve the results that you wanted. Please feel free ask away if you have questions and I will try my best to reply them as soon as possible.

 

DISCLAIMER: Before you guys call me a promoter, please know that I have been doing my research reading threads on this forum for several years - I have been kinda active on this forum since late last year and am also a member of several Plastic Surgery related Kakao group chats. I paid for my own surgery with my hard-earned money and no sponsorship was involved. This review is my way of giving back to the PF Community who have been so helpful in sharing their experiences.

Hello everyone! At this point, I am at 1 month post-op from my Revision Rhinoplasty. I waited this long to write a review because I wanted the swelling to go down slightly further and to be sure that I really liked my results. As an additional information, I am a guy I couldn't recall alot of things although I do write notes in my phone on what happened day by day when I was still in Korea, but I will try to be as detailed as possible.

Introduction ~

I've had my rhinoplasty done twice in Thailand. Both unfortunately was botched; an L-shaped implant were used for both Rhinoplasty. For my primary rhinoplasty, the implant ended up being deviated while the revision one caused the skin on my nose tip to be so thin that the implant can and will extrude anytime. Despite the implant thinning the skin on my nose tip, it was still bulbous!

Which led me to venture out into the Korea's plastic surgery world knowing that they are more advanced with their technologies and skills. There were possibly thousands of plastic surgery clinics in Korea and I was really clueless on how to narrow down these clinics and choose the one that's best for me. But I am extremely grateful to each and every one of you who have shared your experience(s) on this forum - it became my reference point and I read all of them on a daily basis.

My main aim for this revisional rhinoplasty is to correct my thinning and bulbous nose tip. So, the procedures I wanted are:

1. Replace my L-shaped silicone
2. Tip-plasty to correct my bulbous nose and Ear/Septal Cartilage on my tip
3. Osteotomy
4. To request for a nose shape that suits my face.

I did not plan to bring in any photos as reference because I believe each of us are unique in our own ways and replicating someone else's nose just because theirs look good (on them/their features) doesn't necessarily mean that it will look good on us. I decided to trust the surgeon 100% as they have the experience.

Also, I decided from here that I will *try* to refrain from big Clinics or Hospitals that are specifically targeted to the foreigner’s market - and visit smaller scale clinics that caters to mostly local Koreans. After narrowing down the clinics, I decided to do consultations with Opera PS Clinic, VG PS Clinic (aka Very Good Plastic Surgery Clinic), Gami Clinic and Wannabe PS Clinic. Although my main shortlisted was only Opera, Wannabe and Gami – I chanced upon VG Clinic’s advertisement/poster and decided to just walk in.

I stayed at a hotel near Anguk Station – my room was facing Changdeokgung Palace which was great! It takes me about 13 to 20 minutes from Anguk Station to the PS area (Apgujeong/Sinsa/Gangnam) which I didn’t mind at all as it is one straight subway line. Anguk Station is a really convenient location, near to where all the tourist places are such as Myeongdong, Dongdaemun etcs. Which is great because on some days, I can even walk from my hotel to these areas and walking a lot also helps with deswelling.

A few days before my flying to Korea, I decided to have my abdomen liposuction done with Evita Clinic at the very last minute – thanks to Anyeli from the Kakao group chat who shared her first-hand experience and contributed countless of her amazing knowledge to the group. ***This review is mainly on my Revisional Rhinoplasty experience. Let me know if you guys are interested to know my experience on liposuction with Evita Clinic and I might create a new thread for this

Consultations ~

7 March 2019

I started the day in the morning feeling positive, in hopes that I could settle for a clinic that made me feel comfortable, with the short list of clinics that I have lol. Also, I only had half the day for consultations as my liposuction surgery was scheduled in the afternoon.

Opera Clinic – The clinic is located right by Gangnam Station, which is very convenient and not hard to find at all. However, I was initially having problems locating their floor. There wasn’t much information on their official site and FB page. Then their banner on the entrance of the building states 8F – which I assumed was 8th Floor. But as the lift opens at 8th Floor, it was actually a dental clinic. LOL! So I kakao-ed the consultant to double confirm and was told that they are on the 15th Floor.

The clinic is simple and gives a nice ambience. Took my CT scan and had the first consultation with the consultant followed by the doctor.

The doctor suggested osteotomy, replacement of silicone and tip-plasty with ear cartilage along with alarplasty. However, I didn’t really agree with having done alarplasty although the doctor says that it will balance the shape of my nose because firstly, I’m a guy and I am not too keen on having smaller alars and secondly, I personally feel that my alars are not that huge to start with. Maybe I can reconsider alarplasty in the future, but not now.

Off we go to discussing the price. Opera’s quotes are really affordable, infact I think it’s one of the lowest I have gotten. However, I thanked them for their time and kind assistance, and told them that I will let them know of my decision as soon as possible.

VG Clinic – VG clinic is in the same building as Opera, I don’t remember which level they are at. They are not in my list of clinics to visit at all but I saw several of their advertisement poster at the lobby area with several before and after photos and I was quite amazed because the noses looked really good. I decided to try my luck and just walk in for a consultation.

When I walked in, the clinic gave me a very luxurious feel – from the interior décor of the clinic, to the way the staffs present themselves. Which gave me the impression that they are gonna be expensive lol. Their English consultant, Mae was extremely gorgeous! She had me fill up some forms and got me through their CT scan. Then we sat and talked about what I needed.

She agreed that the procedures I wanted can be done and told me that their clinic is very famous and known for their Eyes, Nose and Breast Augmentation as those are the doctor’s speciality. Which is cool really. I asked for quotes to get a rough estimate before I even met the doctor and they were somewhat still fits my budget and they were willing to negotiate further.

Unfortunately, the doctor was still in a surgery and I was already late for my liposuction surgery. She said that I can meet the surgeon if I can wait for another 5 minutes. I understand that it’s totally my fault because I didn’t make an appointment. I told her we can reschedule and she asked me to come the next day at 3pm.

I couldn’t squeeze anymore consultations for this day as my liposuction was scheduled at 2pm and by then, it was already 1pm.

8 March 2019

I only managed to resume my rhinoplasty consultation journey at about 11.30am as I have an appointment for my lipo wound cleaning etcs.

Wannabe Clinic – Thankfully, Wannabe Clinic is only a few blocks away from my lipo clinic so walking there took me around maybe 2 minutes?

It is easy to locate the clinic, they are located near Apgujeong Station, maybe about less than 5 minutes walk. Wannabe Clinic has a nice ambience, a minimalist interior décor. This clinic made me feel relaxed upon entrance (especially after walking out in the freezing cold and also from the soreness/pain from the liposuction haha)

Alexa, their English consultant greeted me and introduced herself. She gave me this very positive vibe. Alexa was one of the only clinics who are very detailed and helpful during online consultation because I really asked a lot of questions. After filling up the forms for me, she led me to have my CT scan taken.

While I was there, I only saw local Koreans walking in and out of the clinic – I was the only foreigner. I assumed they are quite famous amongst the locals.

We then talked about what I wanted to fix. The surgeon was still in the surgery and we had to wait awhile to meet him so I decided to have my lunch first (starving all the time lol) and come back to the clinic later when the surgeon is done.

After lunch, I made my way back to the clinic and finally met Dr. Cha Myung Kyu, I was told that he is the Nose and Eyes specialist. We went through my CT scan and he listened to what I wanted to fix with my nose.

Initially I wanted to have Osteotomy done thinking that I have a hump on the sides of my nose – so I wanted to shave/break them in order to give me a straight and narrow front profile. But after looking at my CT scan, Dr. Cha told me that I don’t even need the Osteo because the bone which I thought was bothering me, is actually normal and that everyone has it LOL! If I insist on Osteo, my nose would look very caved in and it will look too slim and feminine.

He explained to me that he will replace my current L-shaped silicone, and showed me the silicone that he will use on me – which is very very soft. Then he will design and customize my nose tip using my own ear and septal cartilage.

While I was there and since Dr. Cha specialized in eyes too, I decided to ask him what he can do for my eyelids… you know, since I’m already going through a surgery then why not do both LOL. He held the mirror infront of me, and said “What is there to do with your eyes? Your eyes are perfect already, you don’t need to do anything to it.” I think that was very sweet of him and gave me the impression that he’s not out to push or sell additional procedures to me.

I thanked Dr. Cha as he left. Proceeded to discuss the price with Alexa. The price quoted was really affordable too – I assumed that this was because they cater mostly to locals and does not focus on foreigners thus, do not charge ridiculous price.

I was really tired, especially a day after liposuction. And I am already very comfortable with the surgeon’s explanation & experience, and the overall positive vibe with the clinic that I decided to choose Wannabe Clinic!

Fortunately, they have an availability for surgery on the next day itself. I made my deposit and went back feeling absolutely assured and relieved! I was quite pleased with my decision and also the price I paid. And because I have already chosen to do my nose with Wannabe Clinic, I decided not to visit the remaining clinic for consultation.

..to be continued..

 

I’ll be there from 6 March to 16 March! Do chat me up on Kakao if you would like to meet! ID: @bunnylol