mary-wang

September 28, 2019

janice921 said: ↑

Hi there, I couldn’t find your kaokao id ): would like to ask you about JK. I have f2f consultation soon but you saw you written they do botched surgeries :O may I know more? But you wrote you did mine at JK right?

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Do you have kakaotalk id?

September 15, 2019

Hi EvaCandy,
I'm so sorry that you aren't happy with your facelift results at Area88. I'm also considering a facelift done in Korea and really feel discouraged after reading your post. Is that possible if you could share you B&A photos or your kakao ID for a private chat? Thank you so much and I hope you'll find a right surgeon for your future revision.

September 15, 2019

EvaCandy said: ↑

I am one of the people who fell for this fake post on Dr. Lee at Area88 and went to Dr. Lee for a facelift. I paid 19 million won and I don't see any obvious change between my before and after pictures but have scars. Actually before I went to Dr. Lee because of this post, I went to many doctors in the US and all told me the only thing they may do on me would be fat transfer. Many great doctors like Dr. Eshima who is one of the most expensive doctors in San Francisco, told me he couldn't do and would not recommend anything on my face. I even went to View and Dream hospitals here in Seoul and they all said I didn't need a face lift. View only recommended Botox in my jaw line. But Dr. Lee even the first time I sent him my pictures said I needed an extended face lift. I thought after he'd see me he might say I wouldn't need a face lift because all these great doctors in Beverly Hills and NYC said they wouldn't do a face lift on me.

As soon as Dr. Lee saw me in person he said again I needed 2 fat transfers and an extended face lift. He was so nice in the first visit and looked at my face in different angles, pulled my skin in a few directions and seemed like he knew what he was talking about. I asked him to show me some of his works and he showed me some of his works and I thought they haven't changed and when I told him what I thought he said many of his patients don't want a drastic change and only want to look refreshed! I showed him pictures of my ideal face and he said he could achieve my goal through a face lift. I really wanted to believe him and honestly I didn't see any signs that make me question his skills.

since I was already in Seoul, I asked him to perform the first fat graft and he did a very minimal fat transfer. He said the first time he would just make my face look more symmetrical. He made me pay $3,300 for a fat transfer and a PDRN. After the fat transfer I didn't see much change but I thought this is only to make my face symmetrical. So went back to the US and came back in May for the face lift. He told me I needed to wait 2 months after the far transfer. I did the fat transfer in November but could go back to Seoul until May. I received a few messages from his office that if I wait too long he wouldn't do the face lift and i need to start a new treatment plan. Originally he said 21 million if I pay with credit card and if I pay in cash, it would be 18 million. He said he was giving me a really good price for 2 fat transfers, 3 PDRN and a face lift..

I went back in May and he performed the face lift....He charged me another extra1 million won to inject fat in my jaw. The fat transfer was also minimal. For 10 days he wrapped my face was in extensive bandage and i looked like a mummied alien. The wound care was horrible. Every time they changed the bandage they had to cut my hair because the tapes were all sticking to my hair and they couldn't detach them without cutting my hair. The bandage was overkill and unnecessary. I couldn't tell how i looked due to the bandage covering all my face and only a small portion of my face was showing. He would change my dressing every 2 days. When he unwrapped my face after 10 days I saw one side of my face looked droopy. I told him and he said it was due to swellings and it would go away in a few months and I should not worry about it. My face wasn't droopy like that before the face lift but I trusted him and after 13 days I went back to the US. After a 2 months I realized my right side is different from the left side and looks droopy and one of my ears has an odd look. I contacted Dr. Lee translator and sent my pictures. She showed them to the doctor and he said I was still healing and I shouldn't worry. After 3 months I went back for my 2nd fat transfer and he performed a fat transfer. The fat transfer on my face was even less obvious that the first time. no swelling or bruising and no change either.

My face looks the same as when I started. It might be a little tighter around the jaw line but my jaw line was not droopy to begin with. One side of my face after 4 months still looks droopy. My ear lobe has a misplaced stitch that makes my ear look weird and screams face lift. I paid 19 million won plus three plane tickets from the US to Seoul and the accommodation for a month. Overall I spent more than $23,000 for a face lift with no obvious change but now I have scars and one side is also droopy.

I strongly believe miame44 and many of these people who started this thread and praised Dr. Lee and his skills are promoters. I have received many private messages from people who went to Dr. Lee because of this post and they all regret it. not even one of these people are happy.

I waited until now and gave Dr. Lee a chance to correct my face but he told me that I have to wait another year before he can correct it. Also he received the money in cash and when I asked him for a letter that says I had a surgery at his office in case I am questioned by immigration about my bandage and also about the $17,000 that I enter South Korea, he denied it.

My advice to anyone who is following this thread is do NOT believe what you heard about Dr. Lee being the best face lift surgeon in Korea. He is a regular surgeon who charges the prices of the best and most famous Beverly Hills doctors and uses old techniques. In my 3 trips to Korea I can tell you that i am not a bit impressed with the skills of the Korean doctors. they cannot be compared to the US doctors. i have friends who have done face lift in the US and their recovery was smooth but me being a perfectionist I thought I can see a better result if I go to Dr. Lee.

I will not go back to Dr. Lee even for the correction. He'd probably will charge me again and i'm afraid of more complications and more scars.

Miame44 stopped responding to me after I booked my second trip for my facelift. She has sent me some fake pictures that showed a drastic before and after change.

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I am one of the people who fell for this fake post on Dr. Lee at Area88 and went to Dr. Lee for a facelift. I paid 19 million won and I don't see any obvious change between my before and after pictures but have scars. Actually before I went to Dr. Lee because of this post, I went to many doctors in the US and all told me the only thing they may do on me would be fat transfer. Many great doctors like Dr. Eshima who is one of the most expensive doctors in San Francisco, told me he couldn't do and would not recommend anything on my face. I even went to View and Dream hospitals here in Seoul and they all said I didn't need a face lift. View only recommended Botox in my jaw line. But Dr. Lee even the first time I sent him my pictures said I needed an extended face lift. I thought after he'd see me he might say I wouldn't need a face lift because all these great doctors in Beverly Hills and NYC said they wouldn't do a face lift on me.

As soon as Dr. Lee saw me in person he said again I needed 2 fat transfers and an extended face lift. He was so nice in the first visit and looked at my face in different angles, pulled my skin in a few directions and seemed like he knew what he was talking about. I asked him to show me some of his works and he showed me some of his works and I thought they haven't changed and when I told him what I thought he said many of his patients don't want a drastic change and only want to look refreshed! I showed him pictures of my ideal face and he said he could achieve my goal through a face lift. I really wanted to believe him and honestly I didn't see any signs that make me question his skills.

since I was already in Seoul, I asked him to perform the first fat graft and he did a very minimal fat transfer. He said the first time he would just make my face look more symmetrical. He made me pay $3,300 for a fat transfer and a PDRN. After the fat transfer I didn't see much change but I thought this is only to make my face symmetrical. So went back to the US and came back in May for the face lift. He told me I needed to wait 2 months after the far transfer. I did the fat transfer in November but could go back to Seoul until May. I received a few messages from his office that if I wait too long he wouldn't do the face lift and i need to start a new treatment plan. Originally he said 21 million if I pay with credit card and if I pay in cash, it would be 18 million. He said he was giving me a really good price for 2 fat transfers, 3 PDRN and a face lift..

I went back in May and he performed the face lift....He charged me another extra1 million won to inject fat in my jaw. The fat transfer was also minimal. For 10 days he wrapped my face was in extensive bandage and i looked like a mummied alien. The wound care was horrible. Every time they changed the bandage they had to cut my hair because the tapes were all sticking to my hair and they couldn't detach them without cutting my hair. The bandage was overkill and unnecessary. I couldn't tell how i looked due to the bandage covering all my face and only a small portion of my face was showing. He would change my dressing every 2 days. When he unwrapped my face after 10 days I saw one side of my face looked droopy. I told him and he said it was due to swellings and it would go away in a few months and I should not worry about it. My face wasn't droopy like that before the face lift but I trusted him and after 13 days I went back to the US. After a 2 months I realized my right side is different from the left side and looks droopy and one of my ears has an odd look. I contacted Dr. Lee translator and sent my pictures. She showed them to the doctor and he said I was still healing and I shouldn't worry. After 3 months I went back for my 2nd fat transfer and he performed a fat transfer. The fat transfer on my face was even less obvious that the first time. no swelling or bruising and no change either.

My face looks the same as when I started. It might be a little tighter around the jaw line but my jaw line was not droopy to begin with. One side of my face after 4 months still looks droopy. My ear lobe has a misplaced stitch that makes my ear look weird and screams face lift. I paid 19 million won plus three plane tickets from the US to Seoul and the accommodation for a month. Overall I spent more than $23,000 for a face lift with no obvious change but now I have scars and one side is also droopy.

I strongly believe miame44 and many of these people who started this thread and praised Dr. Lee and his skills are promoters. I have received many private messages from people who went to Dr. Lee because of this post and they all regret it. not even one of these people are happy.

I waited until now and gave Dr. Lee a chance to correct my face but he told me that I have to wait another year before he can correct it. Also he received the money in cash and when I asked him for a letter that says I had a surgery at his office in case I am questioned by immigration about my bandage and also about the $17,000 that I enter South Korea, he denied it.

My advice to anyone who is following this thread is do NOT believe what you heard about Dr. Lee being the best face lift surgeon in Korea. He is a regular surgeon who charges the prices of the best and most famous Beverly Hills doctors and uses old techniques. In my 3 trips to Korea I can tell you that i am not a bit impressed with the skills of the Korean doctors. they cannot be compared to the US doctors. i have friends who have done face lift in the US and their recovery was smooth but me being a perfectionist I thought I can see a better result if I go to Dr. Lee.

I will not go back to Dr. Lee even for the correction. He'd probably will charge me again and i'm afraid of more complications and more scars.

Miame44 stopped responding to me after I booked my second trip for my facelift. She has sent me some fake pictures that showed a drastic before and after change.

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September 3, 2019

summer victoria said: ↑

Hi I still have not done face lift yet, still looking as not sure which doctor is good, mean worry and concern is after spending, don’t look natural. I just have Kakao after got your email. You can look for me at Victoria summer

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I could not be able to find your ID?

September 3, 2019

Hi Shaunical,
I couldn't be able to find your ID?

June 28, 2019

Mimimari said: ↑

Hey everyone

I am writing a review for 1 year PO facelift with doctor Lee at Area88.
So I had a V-line surgery at Cinderella 3 years ago which was ok but would not recommend it, 2 years after that I decided to have a facelift/neck/forehead because...
After reading the reviews I decided to go ahead with Dr, Lee, however, I am not happy with my $10k facelift/neck (Forehead done by Dr, lee's colleague and I am more or less satisfied) at all, feels like I wasted the $$$ and that really bothers me. I am in my early 30's and my main concern expressed to Dr, Lee was double layers of skin when I smile and wanted to have a more firm/ prominent jawline and get rid of double chin when I smile, unfortunately, this issue has not been resolved at all and I deeply regret my decision. I can barely see any different and left with double skin layers and droopy cheek.

Year on and now I am looking into finding a good doctor to improve my face without leaving scars and trust me it's so frustrating.
I've searched for forehead contouring/shaving and found doctor Kim which is more famous with Korean, now it's few weeks PO but the result is really good and I received great comments about it.
Dr, Kim suggested that if I do not wish to do a facelift, he can do a cheek lift through my lower eyelids without leaving any scare. while I was at his clinic for forehead and eyebrows contouring I saw his patients with cheek lift, the result was great so I am planning to get a cheek lift with dr, Kim in September to improve my smile layers.
BTW Dr, Kim is the only one that performs brow bone shaving through a small incision in the headline.
I also did lateral canthoplasty with Dr Kim

Who else is unhappy with their results with Dr, Lee?

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Hi Mimimari,
Could I have your kakao ID? Thank you

May 20, 2019

Nana1225 said: ↑

If you are doing with Dr. Lee that is no scared on your face.

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Could you share your pictures from the facelift? I'm also planing to get my done. Thank you

May 19, 2019

Mina1126 said: ↑

I have received a confirmation email by dr Lee.

I am going on 22nd of March for 10-12 days,
If you are interested to join me please let me know. I am looking for accommodation near the clinic.

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Hi Mina1126,
Please share your results. I'm also interesting in the SMAS lift. Thank you

May 16, 2019

lipstickarsenal said: ↑

Just download the KakaoTalk app, make an account and go to this link to join the Eyes & Nose chat: https://open.kakao.com/o/gVDcB8w

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Could you send Chatroom Code? Thank you

May 5, 2019

shaunical said: ↑

I have no idea which clinic to go. Can I join you ? I would like to do a proper survey before doing the facelift. Cannot afford to make any mistakes. please reply.

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Hi,
Do you have a kakao Id? I also looking for a good doctor for the facelift, and I can't afford to get a facelift revision.

May 2, 2019

MissOrange said: ↑

@Mary Wang she had her facelift at Apgujeong Seoul Plastic Surgery clinic aka ASPS. The surgeon did a great job.

@angelface88 Fat graft is great for foreheads, temples, upper lids and malar cheeks. It tends not to last in the lower face as we move our mouths a lot so I drink +++ water every morning to reinflate my lower face. Not sure if the fat went down in my lower face due to getting lower face ulthera at the same time as fat graft top up but at least it is fixable with hydration.

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Thank you.

April 26, 2019

Hellogirly said: ↑

Are you flying from LAX?

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From Francisco.

April 26, 2019

Jeyuni said: ↑

I’m considering IVE and Shinseung as well, based on some recommendation from this board. How did you heard of them. May i ask what kind of revision des do you want? Mine is the crease is too high and deep with scar. I want a natural taper crease.

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Hi Jeyuni,
Do you have Kakaotalk? Could I have your Kakao ID? I'm interesting to get revision eyes. Thank you

April 25, 2019

Hellogirly said: ↑

Please girls message me if anyone is traveling from oc/LAX to Korea by the end of this year!!! I’m planning for face-to-face consultations and have never been in an airport alone b4

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I'll be in Korea by last week of September.

April 23, 2019

Setgo said: ↑

The video is a bit long, so there key points:
1) She talks about why she wanted to do it at first place.
2) Why she decided to have a revision. (cuz it looked like a sausage especially in the mornings)
3) First clinic was small one in Guri area. Second was in Apkugeong.
4) First was priced at 1000$ (approx), second was much more expensive as it was revision but she got discount (special price) and comparing to other clinics it wasn't that expensive.
5) If you want to get specific information on what clinic and price DM her in instagram.

Second video.
1) First surgery was to change shape of the eye and incisional type. And second one was only incisional for the crease.
2) If you worry about crease being old and new place, you shouldn't worry as the doctor uses the first crease to make new one (sort of), no need to worry.
3) So she doesn't want to be like a promotion so she will give clinic's name and price as said above.

Not much of a help, but that was main points of the videos.

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Hi Setgo,
I will be in Korea last week of September.

Jeyuni said: ↑

Oh wow your story is similar to mine. About the epi, thats quite a hard decision. For me im kind of afraid of the mistake again. Shinseung also told me about the stitch taken out on day 3, im wondering the same thing. Have you made appointments with him yet? I talked to him about the possibility of going there second half of May, but he told me then i should visit him after 22th, because of the 1 week holiday prior. Im not sure what he meant by that. Did he mention anything to you about that? What about IVE? Has they got back to you yet? I just sent them on kakao but no response yet.
Have you heard of dr. Kang of IOU? According to this board and his website he does focus on revision des, especially high fold case. The review is mix i guess but im considering visiting him too. He responded within a day via email. He mentioned the stitch taken out on the 5th day.

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Hi,
I was contacted Shinseung and They told me that I have to put down the deposit and non refundable. I don't know how I'm going to get other consultation from other clinics without loosing the deposit.

April 23, 2019

Setgo said: ↑

Hello everyone!
I am planning to have my DES revision cuz my crease got very low after the swelling was gone.
I had my primary surgery (DES+epi) in June 2016 in Teuim but since then didn't really had a chance to go to Seoul. Mostly I was pretty happy with the whole experience (except the pain of course) and they said that re-vision policy is free. That's why I am going back to them.

I am planning for a long trip (at least June-August), so if anyone wanna hang out together pm me
I speak Korean and if anybody would need some help or translator, just send me a message. I am not part of any clinic, so I have zero interest in that. I was in the same position when I first flew to Korea, so I wanna help people and make them feel that they have at least somebody on their side.

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Hi Setgo,
My friend and I will be in Korea by last week of September. What is your Kakao ID? Thank you

April 22, 2019

lemmetellu said: ↑

This won’t let me write down the Korean word for the clinic for some reason (says it is spam) so you can try going to the website someone posted above to get the Korean name.

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Hi Lemmetellu,
I'll be in Korea for my eyelids revision. Have you heard about Dr. Cha at Gio clinic? Thank you

lemmetellu said: ↑

Yep! Like I said.. it's not all bad!

No, I have not heard of that doctor, but that doesn't mean he's not a good one. I guess if you are thinking of going with him, just do a little more research first.

I hope you have a great surgery! I know lots of people (that I've read online) have gone with Opera and have been satisfied, so I'm sure you will be fine.

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April 20, 2019

shaunical said: ↑

Hi is anyone going to Korea for facelift, please pm me as I would like to join ...and I would like a facelift surgery too.

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Hi,
I'll be in Korea in October, and I got a quote from Dr, Lee Area88. When are you planing to go and which clinic?

April 18, 2019

jsorchid said: ↑

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I wear ponytails a lot as I exercise. I am going to have my hair dresser cut my hair around the incision sites as if I have lot of baby hair... I don’t know how the scaring is going to turn out. I think my scars tend to turn white. If any of you have advice on about scaring let me know please!

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Hi jsorchid,
Where did you go for your your surgery? Thank you

March 30, 2019

StrawberryShortcake said: ↑

When you join a kakao chat, you can't see the previous messages. The person who shared this didn't link an article, they read it from Korean forums and reported it to us I believe.

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Do you mean Kakaotalk?

March 28, 2019

2ndthoughts said: ↑

I just wanted to start off by thanking everyone who has shown support for me in my surgical journey. I really appreciate the kind words as it really helps to not feel alone in all of this.

I have my last pre-surgery consultation in a couple days before my surgery next week. I'm absolutely nervous as hell but also really looking forward to it. We will be going through my expectations and aesthetic goals, and the details of the surgery itself. One thing I really appreciated was that at the start of my reconstruction journey with my surgeon, he asked me to collect as many photos of jaws and frontal jaw photos that I liked as I could. He wouldn't be able to guarantee it as there is no formula for 'adding more implant volume here gives xyz face shape' but he could use these as a reference for what I initially wanted to achieve with my facial contouring surgery.

I'm absolutely petrified of getting an infection. My surgeon mentioned that infections are very rare but they do happen and it's a tiny risk I have to take. I would be devastated if I had to take the implant out but I would rather deal with that than my current state now... Anyway, thank you again for all the support. I will keep updating for those who are interested in my plastic surgery journey!

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Wishing you best of luck.

March 23, 2019

jeanie00 said: ↑

Hello everyone !

I've only just made this account but I am a long time lurker of this forum. ^^
After reading about other peoples' experiences and surgery journeys and doing my own thorough research for a very long time, I've decided to go through with doing v-line surgery in Korea.

I'll be flying to Korea at the very start of April and will be staying for roughly 2.5 to 3 weeks in the Gangnam area. Some clinics that I'm interested in for my v-line surgery are View Plastic Surgery and The Face Dental.

I'm posting this up to see whether there are other PurseForummers going to Korea in the early weeks of April for their surgeries and would like to meet up ? It would be nice to meet some people to keep each other company and in good spirits during the recovery period since I will be coming alone.

I'm half Korean so I can speak enough Korean to get by but by no means am I fluent. >_< If you would like to meet up as we recovery, send me a message please ! Thanks for reading !

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Hi Jen,
Thank you for sharing and best of lucks with the procedure. I'm planing to do revision eyes and face lift next year.

March 23, 2019

sunnysnow said: ↑

Sure thing!

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Could you also pm the clinic? Thank you

March 23, 2019

problem_maker said: ↑

Hi everyone!

I got a surgery for remove double chin and correcting sagging cheeks 5months ago.

My chin was pretty thick and my face looked somewhat big, So I tried to find a method to make my face small. Especailly, when I took my picture of side, I could hardly distinguish the neck and face.

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I thought that if I can make V line, I can do anything.

However I found a method in the plastic surgery clinic of Korea. The name of the clinic is Gowoonsesang plastic surgery. I talked to the employee of the hospital through the Line Messenger and made an appointment. (Maybe she felt tired because I had so many questions. haha) The clinic was small but I think their service not bad. I was somewhat worried because I went there by myself, but I didn't have much trouble.

I consulted with Dr.Byung-hoi Lee, I felt he was good at English and he was kind. (I heard that he has been a plastic surgeon since about 20 years ago.) I was recommended a thread lifting, liposuction of double chin and a square jaw botox. I booked the surgery in the next morning because I had to a fasting for about 4 hours before the surgery.

I had fallen asleep for a very short time during an operation through sleeping anesthesia. The surgery ended in the blink of an eye. Maybe it tooks about an hour. To be honest, it wasn't very painful, but my face was swollen when I looked in the mirror after the surgery.

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7 days after surgery, swelling has decreased a lot. I drank pumpkin juice three times a day because I heard that it helped reduce swelling. Swelling almost disappeared by the time it was a month after surgery.

Exactly, it was not a big surgery, but the effect was great, especially when I look in the mirror, I feel that way. I sometimes stretch my head backwards after surgery. This streching was said to help prevent adhesion between skin after liposuction.

Thanks to a good doctor, I didn't see any scars and my jawline was smooth only five months after the surgery.

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I hope it helps people who read my writing.

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Congratulation on the job well done! You are looking absolutely gorgeous. I'm also looking for a good clinic in Korea for eyes revision and face lift. I wasn't sure how much does it cost for these procedures.

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