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I don't agree that you "get what you pay for." My nose was done at Hanabi and is easily as good as what you see on the before/after pics at VIP. (Their customer service was crap and I'm irritated at them for a number of reasons, but I'd take crappy customer service over the 2.5-3K extra in cost any day.) My friend went to View and hers looks great as well. They had much better customer service there; not sure how much she paid for hers. I've heard a few others like Jin (?) cost around the same as Hanabi.

 

You can't avoid it. Most people lose hair after general anesthesia because it puts your hair (which grows into stages) into the stage where it falls out. But it will grow back.

 

It's not expensive compared to the United States, where I am located, or compared to any of the other top rib rhinoplasty surgeons in Korea/China.

Yes. I swelled terribly for about 10 days afterwards. I'm a little less swollen now.

I'm satisfied for now but we'll see how it looks in like, a year. I definitely do worry about warping/resorption, but each method has its own risk, so it';s one that I've had to accept.

 

Was told revision would be $8000 and alarplasty another $500 online. The consultant claimed it would actually be $9500, but they were giving me a "discount" to $9000.

Keep in mind, their price for revision was $6500 just last year. So they've jacked up the price a LOT, though they're still a good deal compared to VIP.

I wouldn't say they were unfriendly as they were indifferent. It was very take it or leave it.

Follow-up care was TERRIBLE (like, laughably terrible -- they promised oxygen therapy and LED therapy every day for four days, but I only received both on one single day, and oxygen therapy alone another two days, and then nothing on the fourth! They show you the room and then basically forget about you. No one speaks English other than one staff member, so if she's not there, you're SOL.) .

The doctor is talented for sure. I was worried his work would be too natural, as that is what is depicted on his website in my opinion, but he was capable of doing the aggressive changes I'd asked for.

*Also, I had rib rhinoplasty and it was NOT an easy recovery. I was in significant pain for two weeks (still am, actually, though the pain is lessening in severity). I don't know if people on this forum who have had rib rhinoplasties are just tougher than I am -- I don't think so; I have a pretty high tolerance for pain in general. But it was so bad that I couldn't turn in my sleep or cough or sneeze without being in excruciating pain.

 

They don't negotiate. At all. They will also quote you higher than what you get when emailing them, and then lower it slightly and claim it is a discount. Very take it or leave it attitude.

 

Agreed. V-line is usually a spiral into more plastic surgery unless you are very young and have very elastic skin.

 

You look great -- very natural and nice. However, I disagree that your "before" was ugly, as you stated -- I actually think it looked perfectly fine.

 

I did my at Uvom. Wasn't magic like some of the photoshopped photos you see for other clinics but it did the job and did it without causing negative side effects.

 

I used my debit card. I had to tell the bank ahead of time that I would be making the withdrawal so they didn't put a security block on it like they did last time I attempted to make a large purchase abroad.

 

I had revision rhinoplasty using my rib last week and just got my cast off. I look horrific. Literally like Shrek or some cartoon character. My nose is 4x the size of what it should be. I've had a nose job before and while I do swell worse than average, this is insane. It better not be the final product.

Can other tell me how long it took to look semi-normal/close to the final version after rhinoplasty? (Esp. helpful if using rib/this was a revision).

I'm very worried. The doctor I go to has a habit of making his results very natural and masculine, but my "natural" was not anywhere this wide and huge, and certainly not this masculine-looking! It's like a have a huge fat man's nose on a tiny Asian girl

 

I am considering going there for revision and would love to see before/afters as well as reviews and costs. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!