koreakorea19

August 1, 2019

Did they assign you Dr. Hwang or could you choose doctors? I heard that Dr. Lee was the nose doctor and Dr. Hong does eyes at Hyundai.

July 20, 2019

yukyuk said: ↑

UVOM: The English consultant (translator) was sooooo sweet!

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Hi! How long did it take for UVOM to get back to you? I contacted UVOM on Whatsapp 4 days ago and haven't heard from them. I know other clinics replied to me within 1 day.

I heard some bad things about GNG on this forum, so you might want to do more research into GNG. People mentioned things like it being a factory and some people having botched surgeries, so make sure you do more research!

July 20, 2019

Hi everyone,

I'm planning a trip to Korea for rhinoplasty and eyelid + canthoplasty surgery. I am planning to go to 4 different clinics for consultations on a Monday (Hyundai, Banobagi, Garosu, and UVOM) and View (on the Saturday before).

Is going to 4 clinics in 1 day too aggressive? My first appointment is at 10am, so that leaves about 1.5 hours for consultations (accounting for travel time in between). How long do typical consultations take (including waiting time + meeting with the doctor + talking to the consultant)? I don't want to rush myself and not have a good consultation, but I also want to talk to as many clinics and doctors as I can.

July 19, 2019

Saisoojin said: ↑

GnG:
First to reply was GnG who was actually more thorough on KakaoTalk, in WhatsApp they literally only gave their quoted prices and didn't ask for any further details or pictures however it's not really worrying for me because they proceeded to ask for it in my KakaoTalk message. So definitely contact them through KakaoTalk.
On WhatsApp and KakaoTalk they quoted me:
Rhinoplasty (non-implant): 5,500,000 KRW + 10% V.A.T.
Alar reduction: 1,000,000 KRW + 10% V.A.T.
Osteotomy 1,000,000 KRW + 10% VAT
Fat graft: 900,000 KRW + 10% V.A.T. for each desired areas
Non-incision eyelid surgery: 1,400,000 KRW + 10% V.A.T.
(As I see it these prices are pre-negotiation but so far I think regarding you can get a tax refund it’s quite affordable no? But it’s my first time having surgery so I don’t know what is considered cheap or expensive haha)
After looking at my pictures and my dream pictures, they suggested an Osteotomy on top of everything. Haha, seems like my nose has a lot of problems? I gotta say when I first read the message I thought, ohhh geez they're trying to scam me for unnecessary procedures however NANA also suggested an Osteotomy after so it’s fine.

VIEW:
They only quoted for a rhinoplasty because they recommended I should only get rhinoplasty, which I appreciated the transparency of not trying to upsell me. They reluctantly gave me pricing for alar reduction but said I didn’t need it. They said I can consider further procedures after my initial rhinoplasty which if I'm honest doesnt really work for me because I'd rather do the areas I am most concerned about in one trip rather than constantly going back and forth. The prices they were initially quoting are also on the higher range and from what I read VIEW doesn't really do a discount so I don't expect these prices to budge much.
5,000,000 KRW Rhinoplasty
+ alar reduction
2,000,000 KRW

NANA:
My online consultant Kylie, seemed the most approachable consultant so far out of all the clinics and was also nice enough to tell me that they offer big sales promotion period once every month so I should look at for that nearer to my preferred time of surgery.
Rhinoplasty nose bridge and tip plasty using dermis
5,000,000 KRW
Alar reduction
1,000,000 KRW
Osteotomy
500,000 KRW
Since my nose was the most important aspect of my procedures to get right, I only got the prices for rhinoplasty. But because my experience with Kylie was so nice and down to earth, I plan to book a Face2Face consultancy when I go to Korea. I do think overall the prices are negotiable and since I'll be on the lookout for their promotions, it will be overall cheaper.

April31:
April31 is the first clinic (so far) to point out that it seems I have a bulbous nose from looking at my pictures and thus would, therefore, need an overall reduction. They also went into great detail about how they would theoretically approach the surgery to achieve my dream nose.
Nose (bulbous nose and dynamic nose tip plasty)
Rhinoplasty with Dr. Kim
6,600,000 KRW
Rhinoplasty by Dr.Park
4,400,000 KRW
Since they quoted my different prices depending on the doctor, I feel like I'd need to do more research on which doctors did which rhinoplasty to see which doctor I prefer, without research, I'd obviously think the more expensive surgeon could give me the nose I wanted. Again, since nose surgery is the most complicated part of what I want overall, they only quoted me for rhinoplasty prices. I think I would definitely book a face2face consultation with April31 with my chosen doctor since they sound like they know what they're doing.

UVOM:
They said my nose is slightly bulbous (again haha, never have I ever thought this but now that two clinics have said it, I guess it could be) and has a slight hump (also never thought or knew this) and for my dream nose they would need to remove unnecessary cartilage, then bring my nose together for overall smaller appearance and extend my columella. Since my eyelids a super uneven and it super annoying to do eyeliner, I wanted eyelid surgery. UVOM suggested that they will replicate the kind of fold my right I was (parallel double eyelid crease) except cut it a little higher for a more bigger and brighter look, which I cannot agree more. They also told me that because I have thin skin on my eyelids I could choose either incision or non-incision (ooh the choices) I asked which type was the kind where when you close your eyes you can still see the crease, they honestly said it was the incision type so I told them I' d rather do the non-incision method.
they quoted:
5,000,000 KRW for rhinoplasty with bulbous correction
1,000,000 KRW extra to remove the hump
1,000,000 KRW to extend the columella

2,000,000 KRW for non-incision eyelid surgery

face graft for one session:
2,500,000 KRW

TOTAL: 10,000,000 KRW - 11,500,000 KRW
They also stated that I can negotiate the price if there are no changes to the surgery plan. Then they even informed me that if I decided to go ahead and choose them for the surgery they are doing a promotion and could take 30% off of the quoted price so theoretically that would reduce it to 7,000,000 KRW - 8,050,000 KRW

Overall they were extremely informative and frank about everything explained to detail at how I could achieve the nose I wanted that I felt at ease! I am definitely adding UVOM to my finalised list of who I would be booking f2f consultation with nearer to my preferred surgery date, they really sound like they know what they're doing and they seem pretty upfront that they're open to negotiating.

On my definite Face2Face consultation list are GnG, April31, NANA and UVOM

Hyundai Aesthetics:
They replied super fast and they used emojis so I thought that was a nice friendly touch. They straightaway recommended a silicone implant and asked why I preferred not to use a silicone implant. I stated I felt using natural materials tended to give a more natural result. They reassured me that they usually use a silicone implant and that I could still achieve a natural result by removing my slight hump (again with the hump TT_TT), to make a gentle curve (I like the sound of a gentle curve). Haha, they also said my septum is sliiiiiiightly deviated (another first) and would need straightening out and this would even out my nostrils (my nostrils are uneven?) with would overall also make my nose more projected. Overall since my nose tip would be more reduced they would do an alar reduction also which will overall come to:
5,000,000 KRW for Rhinoplasty
I haven't shown them my dream pictures yet so before agreeing with what they suggested, I sent them the pictures asking if the procedures suggested would achieve the nose I want.
beforehand, they told me that double eyelid incision (forgot to tell them I prefer non-incision so it may be a little cheaper than stated ) :
2,000,000 KRW
and Fat grafting the whole face would be:
2,000,000 KRW
however, just doing the two areas I'm most concerned about is:
1,500,000 KRW

Yet again, These prices are prenegotiation so I guess they can be cheaper upon doing Face2Face consultation. Man, I'm quite impressed with Hyundai Aesthetics too, if they could do rhinoplasty without silicone implant I'd be sold to put them on my definite face2face consultation list. But they also seem to know what they're talking about too.

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How was your consultation with Hyundai? I am interested in booking a consultation with them too. Do you know how long it takes? I'm planning to schedule 4 in one day (or is that too aggressive?). Do you know which doctor at Hyundai is better for nose and which one is better for eyes? Thank you!!

July 19, 2019

sandstonemax said: ↑

Really great post. I'm a male BBC (british born chinese) planning to get rhino and eyes sorted out. I've been mucking about with fillers for years and now want something more permanent, also want to kiss these monolids good bye.

I also had similar experience with Hyundai Aesthetics, and going to double down on them and probably take the plunge and decide since I only will have 9 days in Korea. Also some of own my contacts and research have told me they're one of the best for eyes, and their initial rhino recommendation seemed pretty spot on.

looking forward to seeing how things pan out for you

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Do you know which doctor at Hyundai you're going with for eyes and nose? Or which doctors are "known for" eyes / nose? Thanks!

July 18, 2019

wishingstar said: ↑

I’m in the same boat as you! Had an alarplasty done in Seoul a few yrs ago (via inner nostril incisions) that barely made any change at all. I’m now looking for a new place that can do more visible alarplasty results - with the least visible scars possible, too.

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I saw some posts on here that showed good results from UVOM and Garosu for making the nose smaller. So, I think I'm going to consult with them when I go to Korea in August.

https://beautyhacker.com/forums/topic/1004556-100-no-bs-review-opera-uvom-namu/page-2
https://beautyhacker.com/forums/topic/963304-clinics-in-korea-that-specializes-in-reducing-wide-nose/

Please let me know if you see any other good results on this forum too! Or other clinics you're consider/ heard of

July 15, 2019

I have a wide nose and I want to slim down the base of my nose. I had a rhinoplasty 6 years ago where the surgeon gave me a higher nose (which he said will make the nose look slimmer) and cut off a bit of my alar / made my nose slightly smaller.

However, this only slimmed down my nose a little bit and my nose is still very wide (not proportional to my face). So, I am looking to go to Korea next month to do a better alarplasty / alar base reduction surgery. After some online research, it seems like there are 2 methods - one cuts from the outside of the nose base, and the other cuts inside the nose. I think I had the one that cuts from the outside of the nose base 6 years ago.

Has anyone else done the alar base reduction surgery? If so, where and which doctor did you use and did they cut from the outside or inside of the nose? How was your experience and healing process?

Thank you so much for your help. Any advice or experiences you can share is greatly appreciated!

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