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@ChubbyBun HEY GIRL!! Thank you so much!! I know, it's really crazy how time flies!! And I also suspect that it is leftover swelling since the asymmetry is pretty slight! Thank you for your kind comments, I hope you're doing well!! @Curiousbbops Thank you so much!! Yeah I'm very happy how natural my face looks! I forget often that I had surgery at all hahaha! No one questions me on it either! A bonus imo haha! ----- 6th month update! SOOO... technically I can wear sunglasses now?? I am a little afraid still though and gonna try to delay this as much as possible but summer is pretty much over already and the virus is STILL a thing (holy moly) so I don't know when my next opportunity will be next anyways... but yeah! That's about that! Well it looks a lot straighter in today's update because I am slightly bloated. (I took this roughly about 2 hours after eating something spicy) I think it's interesting how much my face can bloat and change how my nose appears. I did a lot more research in this month's time and seeing other cases of crooked noses post rhino (curiously, they are also all hump-removal type rhinoplasties with an osteotomy), and just knowing that the situation with my nose is very slight in asymmetry in comparison to some of the cases I've seen puts me at a bit of ease. A lot of the advice that was given was to just wait a full year as I had mentioned in my previous post so I am basically just gonna sit tight. I'm carefully monitoring how the "bump" on my nose bridge is behaving, and it is definitely gotten a lot more smooth now though I can still feel it is still there. Again, this is the cartilage part I am talking about, and it is more felt than seen. In fact, this month's photo makes it look like the bump was never there, but again, I think the bloat caused a bit of it. I just didn't wanna delay this month's update any more since I was late again hahaha. Oh I forgot to mention; I realized sometime this month that I have the slightest little scar/skin tag thingy on my eyelid line. It's probably due to how I didn't take as much care or notice to my eyelids when they were recovering, but I just took some tweezers and pulled the little bugger off and while it's not completely flat at least the loose skin part is gone? Sorry for the TMI hahahahaha! No blood was shed! Just a bit of minor OCD relief! My double eyelids are still going strong. I rubbed my eyes a ton too, though I try to keep it close to my lashline for the rubbing. I try not to make a habit of it, since you never know and it causes wrinkles hahah. But I remember someone told me I could never rub my eyes again after getting my eyes done or else I'll lose my double eyelids, but I don't think that's the case for me here. Even if I tilt my eyes slightly, I can see a very visible crease form. (Not in the sense that it's a scar, but more like my skin memorized where to crease my skin?) It may loosen as I age, but they are pretty strong for now. Anyways, gratz to me for being somewhat consistent in posting! Personally I didn't think I would be able to. I hope I can bring some more insight to those who are curious and wanting the surgery! I don't particularly consider myself to have any form of body dysmorphia or anything so maybe it helps to hear from someone like me I dunno hahah. I have to admit, even amidst all these unknowns, I still quite like my new nose. Every time I catch a glimpse of my nose in its profile as I turn away from a mirror or something, I just keep thinking just how nice I look. My boyfriend took candid photos of me and they actually looked nice? I used to hate them so much because it would usually capture my hooked nose but now I look more... I dunno, normal? Youthful? Not like one of those "looks old yet young" type faces? Hahahaha! So my next planned update is on March 5th, which would mark 1 year of my plastic surgeries hahah! The reason why I am spacing this one out for 6 months instead of monthly updates is because there is very very little visible progression I think from this period and beyond. Even for the last few months, I don't think I really seen many changes? I think in 1 year maybe there will be more to compare with. So I will see you guys in March 5th!

Oof I forgot to update a few days ago. In my defense, a lot of stuff came up last week (my pets needed vet visits ) that exhausted me out and I just blanked cause I was busy resting up hahah. Here is my 5 month update, I think I have a few notable things to discuss: I tried putting on makeup for the first time. To be completely truthful, I noticed my nose has a slight slant to the right. The lighting for this month's photo can show this a bit more clearly. I only noticed this more due to putting highlighter on my nose bridge. (This photo is without makeup btw) I checked my kakao messages later that day and noticed that Alice had messaged me to see how I was doing (about maybe a couple days prior, I don't really look at Kakao messages anymore.) I told her about my concerns and she checked my pre-op photos and said I always had a slight slant to my nose. I discussed with her about the septum deviation and Dr. Cha did correct it according to their procedure notes, and he did what he could. It's hard to tell, but I think she is right; I had a slight slant to my nose in the first place but my humped nose sort of prevented that from being noticed due to how the light drops off from the humped part? Now that it's a straight bridge, it's more noticable. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure if my initial asymmetry is what caused this in the first place; it looks like it's on the part of where the cartilage is placed (lower half of the nose) is what's causing the slant. To Alice's credit, she responded promptly and it was kind of her to check in on me before I even reached out to her first. Currently I have no plans to have it revised or anything. I have to wait until the 6th month anyways for a revision, and I'm waiting to see what happens and how I feel about it then. So currently the two things I'm concerned about is the slant, and how on the nose bridge, there isn't a smooth feeling from the top to the end of the nose still. I'm not in a rush to fix it basically. I'm unsure if there's still swelling left that might cause that reflection/slant so I think I will see how it looks in 1 year to be extra sure. They are considerably minor for now. I'm also trying to weigh whether or not a revision is worth it should I choose to pursue that path. I know of revision horror stories, so I am a little wary to go under the knife again to be completely honest. And also worth noting, no one has commented about any asymmetry; I was the first to notice it. I think maybe it's something I can live with? As long as it doesn't look noticeable I'm fine with it. My boyfriend thinks I look fine, but I haven't seen anyone regularly since the pandemic so I don't exactly have a wide sampling of peoples' opinions in real life. Again, I think I will sit on this until I reach the 1st year. I STILL want to note, this new nose is still a big improvement to my old nose. The previous problem (the hump) is still weighed a lot more than my current problems. (The bumpiness and the slant) Thanks to everyone so far who has been kind and supportive! I'm maybe nitpicking but I'm going to be completely honest here; I think the slant is bothering me a lot more than I thought. I could've lived with a bumpy-ish nose bridge that can mostly be felt more than seen, but the slant is kind of bugging me. I'll keep you guys updated! EDIT: I did a quick google search on my current conditions and it seems the recommendation to wait a year is common. So yep! Gonna wait til a year to give any final verdicts!

@hype Hey there!!! I'm so glad I could help!!! If your case for your nose was anything like mine, I think you can get good results!! Good luck and wishing you the best!! ---------- Sorry for posting a day late! I meant to post last night but I was really caught up with playing Animal Crossing and forgot to post hahaha!I don't really have much to comment, again, but I did want to bring up about my ear; I keep forgetting to mention something about it, so I might as well do it now! So there's been a consistent kind of annoying "pain" on my ear where they took the cartilage from, but it's been getting better every day. To this day, it is still slightly sensitive; I try not to crush it on the side of my pillow and if I wash, I try to be gentle in that area because if I rub too hard, it'll get irritated and itchy even. I mean it's not a huge deal, but something to keep in mind I guess! Obviously it's not a life-changer since I keep forgetting to even mention it because 90% of the time I don't even feel it. Just certain positions where I lean on the ear or if I rub it or something. I'm touching my ear right now and it doesn't hurt, but I think sometimes the pain is random? The pain is like a 1 on a scale of 10 where 10 is the highest. It's just like a deep itchy sensation; like an itch you can't get to cause it's below the skin? It doesn't last long and usually it's because I irritated it somehow.I have also been really bad about my eyes; I've been rubbing them a lot out of bad habit. I have a sort of allergy I guess where I would randomly get itchy, and my eyes felt itchy a few times but I try to rub it along the lash line and not the double eyelids so not to loosen it, which I've heard is possible.Last time I mentioned the "dent" on my nose is still smoothing out, though I haven't been running my finger along the bridge regularly, I swear the swelling or whatever it is moved down a bit, but that could just be me being hopeful or something? It wasn't really a huge issue to begin with. The tip of my nose still feels a bit hard, but that's not something I think about or notice often. Looking at my nose objectively, I think it still looks fine. I actually feel it's a lot slimmer and pointier than before but in a good way hahah.Still putting on the scar gel on my eyes and nose, though now it's definitely something like every 3 days or more. I don't really see any kind of scars, maybe there's like less than 5% left on my eyes if I was really critical, nose is pretty much down to like 3% or less, surprised my nose scar healed a lot faster. The only parts that are visible for the nose is the incision that is near the inside of my nose columnella? Like where it wraps around into my nostril? The very edge of it? I think I mentioned this before, but it's like really not that noticable imo.I mean, I'm pretty happy with my results still over all. It feels good to look in the mirror even at my most disheveled and think that I look good! I've definitely had more confidence with going out without make up like for my digital meetings with my coworkers, though now I'm curious how I would look WITH makeup, I just don't get that opportunity these days with the whole lock down and corona thing lol it's too much effort imo unless I'm going to be out for at least a few hours.And I guess that's it! See you guys August 1st for my 5th month! Crazy how it's already been half a year.

@cactus Hey there!! Thank you so much for keeping up! I'm just glad my review could be helpful!! I still don't regret a thing so far! But I am trying my best to be critical and honest and observe my progress carefully! I would still 100% recommend Wannabe and Dr. Cha especially if you had the same kind of nose as I do and you are looking for a natural result! @chrissy Thank you so much!!! I hope this lock down improves as well.... I miss going outside, and I really want to be able to show myself off HAHA!! I hope you can consider consulting Wannabe at least! They have been super helpful and friendly in my experience! ----------- Hi guys! I've returned for the 3 month update! Sorry I am technically a day late, but it's like midnight where I live. I took the photos earlier in the day and just put off posting for a while since I had work and video game commitments hahaha! I can't say that much has changed since last month. My only concerns and thoughts were this: I'm not sure if you can really tell in this photo (last month's photo you can see this a bit more clearly), but if I run my finger along the bridge, I feel a slight bump where my new bridge is (which is where my septum cartilage would have been added.) This creates a bit of a "dent" in the middle of my nose bridge, but I am staying patient and seeing if this is just partially swelling and maybe my body needs time to absorb some of the cartilage to make a smooth line. I'm not super concerned since that I know my bone was very high up my nose bridge, so I don't think it's a collapse, but rather some left-over swelling of some sort. I was warned many times that the mid to tip would be the last parts of the swelling to go away, and that it lasts the longest! I am just at the 3 month mark, so maybe on the 6th month it will have improved by then. It is also very slight, I feel it more than I see it in the mirror or in the photos I take. I tried to post a less distorted version of my nostrils since last time's looked weird. I think it's as symmetrical as it gets. I really can't see the scar at this point on the collumnella. I think it might be my lighting and maybe imagination, but I think one side of my nose is de-swelling a bit faster than the other side around my nose tip? It's a bit more defined looking? My nose bridge is also looking a bit more defined and narrow, but in a nice way! I laugh and talk normally, I still feel stiffness when I make the motion where my upper lip is curled in so that my bottom teeth can touch it. (It's just a bad habit of mine that I do to peel the upper lip skin LOL...) It feels like I can't really do that anymore, or that I am still afraid to do that haha.... I was advised against doing this because it would create tension on the scar, but I can't really do that anyways. Not a huge loss but I thought I should share. I don't have trouble closing my lips or anything. My eyes seem like they are pretty much all healed up. There's still some very very tiny left over scars. I admit I haven't been as diligent lately with putting on my cream hahah. I put it on maybe like every 3 or 4 days now for both eyes and nose. This isn't deliberate, I just got lazy. I haven't tried wearing make up yet. This lock down in Canada is still going strong although we are loosening restrictions little by little. I'm in a work from home situation so I have very little reason to go outside. My bf usually does the groceries for us and we just order food/supplies to our door. My close friend has seen my eyes (I wore a mask) once in person when dropping off a gift, and she didn't mention anything about how different I looked. I guess it's not that noticeable? I'm glad; I just wanted a natural MBB look! I still sleep with my neck pillow (seriously so comfy) but I don't really sleep on my back anymore. I just use it to make sure my nose doesn't get crushed on the pillow or something. I sleep on my sides again... sometimes I have weird dreams about my nose falling off or getting terribly distorted or something but that's about it hahaha! I have fears about my nose job going wrong even still, but when I look in the mirror I look totally fine. Best thing I think I can do is just relax and wait a full year since everyone's healing progress is different. And that's all I can think about that is significant about my eyes/nose. I honestly forget that I had anything done and just live life as usual. I guess though it is nice to look in the mirror and realize how much better I look now even while disheveled looking hahah. See you guys in the 4th month! (July 1st!)

Thanks guys!! I hope you guys are well and healthy! It's been 2 months now and I am back with another progress report as promised!Sorry for it being so late in the day, my job has been hectic and I was pretty caught up with video games hahah!So a few things to note! My internal stitches FINALLY came out! I think it was maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago that they started to come out; I did have to kind of dig my nose with a q tip to kinda encourage that but it didn't hurt or anything. And another TMI thing is like.... I keep getting HUGE boogers, it's really annoying. That's why I keep sticking q tips in there and cleaning my nose hahah.I still diligently put on the scar cream on my nose and eyes, and I can see when my nose incision site is dry, there is like the tiniest kind of "silver line"? And if I irritate that area (like if I eat something hot and spicy and my nose runs) the area gets a bit red but I think it's always been like that for me.My eyes are healing like really well now though! There's still a couple of dark "spots" where I guess it was threaded? But it's barely noticeable now.Just going to note this because I know people worry about this sort of stuff: I noticed in the photo this time my nostril asymmetry is more apparent; I think it's a distortion/angle from the camera that makes it look more like that. It didn't really change that much from last month. I just got too lazy to take a better photo and tbh almost forgot to post today hahah. It's really hard to take consistent photos in this angle; I basically bring my phone close up to my face and angled below my nose where I can barely see the button to press it. Plz forgive me for those inconsistencies, I'll let you know if it's something alarming though hahaha!On there I am wearing the scar cream. Basically when I wear this scar cream, I noticed that where the incision is made, it's basically invisible. I guess the trick is, as long as it's moisturized, that line will stay pretty much invisible?Other than that, I am just enjoying my new eyes and nose. I almost forget I had anything done until I look in a mirror and just feel happy LOL. I go into my digital work meetings without make up and no one noticed. I think I made the right choice to go natural; I still look like me, but like way better!! I had a video chat with a friend too, and she didn't say anything about my change in appearance. It's like she doesn't even know? I'm glad cause if I can put off the awkward "oh yeah I had plastic surgery" talk for as long as possible, that'd be great HAHAHA.BTW I am kind of going to go AWOL on Kakaotalk. I never really used this app in the first place, and I'm not much of a social media person tbh. Sorry if anyone messages and don't get a response for a long time. I'll check in once in a while when I can.OK see you guys in month 3! (June 1st!) I'm going to go play my video games hahaha

@Yukino147 HEY! Thanks for reading! I hope it helped! Wannabe's ID for Kakao is eng_wannabeps, and IVE's ID is ive001; they only have a Korean consultant there, so you need a translator! I am in the discord and I check it from time to time, but it has very low activity so I think you are not missing anything. I think the coronavirus situation has put everyone's plans off. @onlyoneknows Thanks!! I'm glad you found it funny LOL! Yes, it was all Dr. Cha! I wasn't aware if we could consult BOTH doctors so that one can do eyes, and the other does the nose. I was personally more concerned about my nose and I felt like Cha could do a good job with my eyes too; I think I had learned during my research that he is good with eyes as well? Chang didn't really come under my radar at all to be honest; I knew there was another doctor, but I just heard praises for Cha mostly. I have NO clue what Chang is like; I didn't even see him when I was there (but you don't get to see them until they are summoned anyways?); but according to some ladies who had their eyes done with Chang, they were not really impressed by him? Something about how they barely got to see him (I'm not sure how long is enough for them, but I didn't really need a whole hour or something with Cha after the stitches came out; I just wanted some sort of confirmation my healing was going fine and Cha did exactly that. I think it took maybe 10 mins of his time?) Cha didn't do the anesthesia for sure; they have an in-house anesthesiologist which was one of the reasons why I narrowed down to Wannabe! It was a woman and her name is Hong Jung Eun (she's listed on their website); the room was all women except for Cha. He didn't walk in until I was already kind of going out. Hope this cleared things up! ---------- Here is today's progress: I have finally reached 1 month! It feels like its been such a long time!My eyes are evening out a lot more; I think applying the scar cream helped with its healing progress a bit! Guess my eyes are a bit more sensitive than most people! I already kinda figured I am slow at recovering from things like scarring from past experiences of getting scratched and bruised lol, so this doesn't really worry me especially since I have no place to go in public anyways with the whole lock down and everything!My nose just looks better and better everyday! There's still some slight tenderness if I sleep on one side more than the other (I still use my neck pillow to sleep because it's more comfy than my actual pillow LOL it also helps me not crush my nose on a surface) and I still get bouts of congestion but I think considering its 1 month mark it's been going very well. When I am awake and walking around my home, I think my breathing is actually much better than before!I still apply scar cream on my nose scar too, even if it's virtually invisible; it's hard to capture on camera, but there's a very slight pink line that only appears on my left side of the incision site. It also is the more "sore" area when I rub with a q tip (to apply the scar cream), so I think it just needs more time to heal. The red line only shows from the "transition surface" (like the rounding corner?) of the inside of my nostril to the middle of my collumnella. Ah I wish I could explain better.... My right side, it's basically completely healed though.I sometimes forget I had any work done; until I touch my nose to scratch the skin or something; the tip is still feeling kinda hard, but anyways it basically feels natural and I don't really think about my nose as much anymore. I am also washing my face more normally (but still keep it somewhat gentle for my nose and eyes) but I feel comfortable enough to rub the skin a bit more like when I spread my toner with my cotton pad. I just wouldn't squeeze it or anything yet haha!I am just living my life as usual (with exception of the lock down that affects going outside haha) and I have no reason to wear make up, so I can't attest to how that is like yet! I think the longer I put off putting on make up, the better; I want my incision areas to relax so that it heals nicely. I honestly also feel like I look much better without makeup now with my new eyes and nose too so HAHAHAHAHMaybe at the 4~6 month mark I will feel more comfortable to wear make up and hopefully the lock down won't be in place anymore so I have a good reason to!Anyways! From here on out, I will be posting monthly until the 6 month mark! My next update I think I will shoot for May 1st! (Then June 1st, then July 1st...) After the 6th month, well, I think I will post for my 1 year update! And after that, maybe another year later? I'm not sure how long I should keep doing that haha. I feel not enough people post what happens after 1 year, so I will try to remember to keep posting!

TODAY'S UPDATE!I am now 22 days post op! (Or 4 weeks!)Well, not much has changed I think. I carefully overlay my photos to keep the angles and position similar to my other progression pics and this time, the overlays were quite similar as last week's! However, these are taken in the morning; in the afternoon, I notice my nose gets a bit slimmer. (I'm sorry, I just can't be bothered to take more pics... the lighting in my home is better in the morning too) I heard this on and off swelling thing will be the norm until I reach my fully healed position at 6 months. ONE thing I noticed is the swelling "bump" where my hump used to be is now gone! I really feel like this is now kind of my final nose look, and I'm still quite happy with it! OH also, it seems my swelling has moved more to my tip now! It's as expected, Alice had warned me that the swelling on my nose will move from the top of my nose and move down to the tip. I guess I'm almost done with the swelling then? HAHAHA Scarring looks a bit better maybe? I kinda stopped caring. I'm in quarantine (pretty much all of Canada is) and no one is going to see me, so I just live my life comfortably as a hermit and take my sweet ass time healing. My internal stitches in my nose are still there; I am waiting for it to fall out on its own and it still seems pretty securely there. I tried putting scar cream on my eyelid scars, but maybe I put too much one time cause it stung my eyes and made them irritated so I stopped LOL.... I still diligently put them on my nose scar, which is surprisingly healing the fastest. My eyes is taking a bit longer, but I think it's because the eye skin is just more delicate so it will take longer to heal fully.I also forgot to mention, out of my entire progress I hadn't taken any bromelain, arnica, pumpkin juice or any of those extra medicines. I am just lazy and I haven't really found any evidence that it works. I think I'm healing fine without it, but I dunno, maybe my eyes would've healed better with it? I'm willing to be the "control" that doesn't take any of those meds to the people who do use bromelain and stuff so you guys can compare and see if there really is a difference between these additional help haha.My next update will be my 1 month! (April 2nd!)I will see you guys then, and start posting monthly after that!

Today's update! I am 15 days (or 3 weeks) since my surgeries!Someone asked about my scars and how they are healing, so I posted my eyes and nose from today! I started using Dermatix (a scar cream that a kakao PS friend has reccomended!) which is a silicone-based scar cream on my nose, but there is really no scar that I can see so far. I'm using it just in case though as my nose is very dry where the incision is. I'm only putting it on the outside of my nose. Alice had told me not to put it on my eyelids cause there's a risk of getting it into my eyes!My eyes are definitely evening out now! And I know I mentioned my nostrils are "100% symmetrical" before but it wasn't until I took a photo I realized it's still a liiiiittle bit uneven. Though it is extremely slight; in real life, I couldn't really tell LOL. It doesn't really bother me enough, and I think for 15 days it is great progress. There is still some deff "scarring" or whatever the points where they were stitched are for my eyes. My left side of my eye is healing nicely, but my right side (the one that looks larger/uneven) has a bit of trouble because it gets irritated a little more easily! There's one "hole" near the tail of my eyes/double eyelids that keep getting irritated; I suspect it's having some trouble healing for some reason. So I am being careful to make sure my eyes stay clean! I don't think wearing makeup at this point would've been a good idea... even though you're technically allowed to!I started exfoliating my skin (avoiding my eyes, duh hahah) using my knock-off Clarisonic on the gentlest setting on my nose because all the pores on it was clogged and the skin was rough. In fact, when I was using my cotton pads to spread my toner around, I had dead skin flaking off my nose!!! It's much better now, I expect that with my regular skin routine back in progress (exfoliating, toner, essence, serum, eye cream, and finally moisturizer and the Dermatix), my nose will be shiny, smooth and with small pores again!Anyways see you guys on the 26th for my 4-week update!

Day 8 (Thursday, March 12th): Finally got my cast off!! Holy crap, it hurt so much when the nurse peeled it off!! I could feel the pain reach my teeth.... but omg, when I looked in the mirror, my nose looked so good!!!! There was some slight assymmetry still on my eyes and nostrils but they were much more improved from the previous days. I decided I would let my body deal with the swelling first before judging! They also removed my ear cast and stitches finally!!! My ears felt so sore and cramped in that thing! She put a tape on where the stitches used to be, and told me it's fine to get it wet! She also advised to remove the tape after 1 week!Dr. Cha met me to see how my healing was going and he mentioned there was a slight bump on my nose bridge where he shaved the hump, and mentioned this was just swelling and it would go down soon. He pressed down on it a little to show it goes down though it hurt a little LOL. I hadn't even noticed the bump until he pointed it out, my nose looked so good already!!I thanked him a lot and kept telling him how I was grateful and how much I love my nose already, and him the nurse and Alice just laughed and told me to take care. The nurse also thought my Korean was good enough on my own too, which was a huge compliment!! They were all super sweet, I was sad this was my last day to see them!I had my final de-swelling treatment, and I also got a facial! The facial was really gentle and relaxing, my skin felt so clean and hydrated after!Alice later gave me my medical certificate and she also came with gifts!! (It was a lipstick/tint and handcream!) She said it was for being so cooperative and that the staff really liked me LMAO WHAT.... I was so shocked, they were the ones who were super nice and I didn't really do anything out of the ordinary! I was super grateful!! She also mentioned that she will always be available for any questions and concerns, and gave me her card with her phone number and other contact details!Anyway, this was just a big day for me! I was so touched and happy and I never felt so glad to have picked Dr. Cha for my eyes and nose and have Alice help me all the way!!I also noticed my breathing became CONSIDERABLY better after the cast was taken off! Like 40 to 45% breathing! I guess the cast really constricted my nose! I celebrated by eating out somewhere yummy with my bf! The nose dripping has also pretty much stopped, only the occasional drip here and there!Day 9 (Friday, March 13h): I walked around some more and shopped at some places, finally got meals I can taste too! I still get congested here and there; I noticed I am less stuffy when I wake up in the morning, and when I sit down and lean somewhere, that's when I get stuffed up! Anyways, much of the swelling has now gone down and almost all of my brusing is now gone! No more drippy nose either!Day 10 (Saturday, March 14th): By this day, my face swelling is pretty much back to normal; there's still a bit of swelling, but it's small! Maybe like 10 ~ 15% left! It was also my last full day in Korea, so I shopped some more, and took it easy because I was ready to go back to Canada!Day 11 (Sunday, March 15th): My bf and I got up early to head to the airport at 12pm, although our boarding time is at 5pm! We were worried about the "3 step flu check" holding us back along with checking in, along with our tax refunds, and baggage, and etc. On the Korean airport end, it was very smooth! We only got our temperatures checked before entering the boarding area, but didn't really get questioned anywhere else. We ended up waiting in the lobby for our plane about 2 hours. It was very empty!However, after flying into Vancouver (layover) we had some officers ask all the passengers moving into the transfer area if we "felt alright"... lol. No one here was wearing masks, including the staff. I was lowkey shaded by a border patrol man when he told me to take off "that get up" (my visor and mask) and it pissed my bf off hahah. Well that guy is going to get sick...In the bag check area, my bf went through easily enough, but I was "randomly selected" to check for germs. That is what pissed me off lol, especially since they knew we were together. They had a brush on a stick and swabbed my hands, shoes and dress. They found nothing, and we moved along.Our flight ended up getting delayed by 2 hours and 40 mins (just 20 mins short of being eligible for compensation lol) but later they had announced they had room for people without checked luggages for an earlier flight! Me and my boyfriend both had carry-ons only, so we were eligible for this at least! But we would have to be seated separately!It was a CRAMPED plane.... really noisy too because of a toddler that wouldn't stop screaming. But we made it home safe and sound and all in one piece!!Day 12 (Monday, March 16th): That leads to today! I am self-quarantining with my bf for at least 14 days! My nose looks pretty good now and I don't think I have much swelling left on my face. My nose I think might have some swelling left, but my nostrils are now COMPLETELY symmetrical!! My eyes still have some swelling to go! I think it's because it is slightly irritated and itchy... however, there's no pain at all! I could comfortably look up without the feeling of something tugging my skin around my eyes! There is still the puncture marks on my eyelids, but other than that, looks like it's healing nice!That's all for my updates until I reach my 3 week mark! (The 19th!) I will be posting my updates weekly until I reach my first month/5 week mark! (April 2nd) Then from there, it will be monthly updates until the 6th month! And then I will try to remember to post my 1 year update! Thank you!

Day 0 (Wednesday, March 4th): I also came to Korea on behalf of my dad, and my dad instructed me to visit Jeonju's city hall to get some paperwork done for him. After that, I had visited Jeonju's traditional village and ate their famed bibimbap! It was soooo delicious!! The area was quite empty; just some shop keepers and maybe 1 or 2 other couples walking around the area. My bf and I had a lot of fun! However, yesterday after the consults, I started getting some itchiness and I freaked out and took some antihistamines last night. I have a contact-dermal allergy which I never found out what causes it. Sometimes I get a full on rash and my whole face swells up, which would have ruined any plastic surgery plans.... I was very lucky I didn't break out.However, I looked over Alice's instructions for pre-op, and read you aren't supposed to take any medicines (like advil and antihistamines) one full week before operation day.... well no one told me this before LOL... I actually had taken an advil after I had landed in Korea because my ear hurt so much from the air pressure changing....I messaged Alice in a panic, and she said I would be ok, but NO MORE MEDS hahaha! Don't take your meds before surgery guys, or else you'll be stressing like I was!I also bought some congee and other microwavable goods this day from 7/11, knowing I'll probably need some home rest after my surgery tomorrow! I made sure to pick something that was on the plainer side; wasn't like I would be able to taste it anyways!Day 1 (Thursday, March 5th): Surgery day! I showered in the morning, and brushed my teeth! I arrived at 9:10am (Alice had asked me to come earlier!), I wore a button up shirt (it is instructed in the pre-op instructions!) and hadn't eaten anything since last night. They checked my temperature again (no fever!) I got changed into their robe, and washed my face with this special soap they had in their washroom and rinsed my mouth with this mouth wash they gave me. They also said now would be a good time to use the washroom if I needed to, but since I didn't eat anything since last night, my body had nothing to give LOL.I wasn't that nervous yet, I was maybe 20% on my anxiety scale. I was admitted into the operating room and I guess that's when my anxiety spiked a little more to like 30%. To be honest, I had never been in an operating room before, so all I knew were the images I had seen on TV where it's BRIGHT and WHITE and SUPER CLEAN.So when I looked inside the room and saw the utensils and sink and the walls.... I was nervous. It was dimly lit, there was a print of the underside of a tree canopy with the sun shining through the gaps on the ceiling which doesn't really work well if the room is dim in the first place. The utensils didn't look sparkling clean, but I didn't get to take a good look cause I had to quickly lie down and there were like 2 nurses going to work with the needles and my blood pressure on my arms. I did get to see there was a "second room" on the other side, where the nurses were taking a break and chatting. Alice was here, trying to help me feel better by telling me what the nurses were doing.Dr. Cha walked in around the time I started to drift out and "sleep"; this might have been during the surgery or right before I drifted, but I just remember him talking about his glasses and how he wants to try round glasses instead of rectangular LOL, I just remember the other nurse (or Alice?) telling him that round glasses "give a different impression" which I think they tried to imply he looked better with his rectangle glasses HAHAHAH.I tried not to think too much about how "sketch" the operating room looked like and told myself that they knew what they were doing, and THANK GOD I didn't. Because I was half-awake during my surgeries and if I was scared, I would have probably disrupted their work flow and botch my own surgery...During my "trip", I saw colorful tunnels with weird textures! If you had ever watched any looping videos of infinite 3D shapes morphing, that's kind of what I saw, except it all kept changing colors and shapes!I also started waking up cause I heard music; they were playing Psycho by Red Velvet and I don't know why but I told them in Korean "I love this song, Irene is my favorite" and later it played a Black Pink song (I don't remember which one), and I also said something like "I love Jenny" and I also asked to Cha (who I guess I assumed was there, I couldn't really "see" anything) "Do you like Black Pink?" and he said yes LMFAOOOOOO. Then I went out again.It was kind of a blur, but I remember when they worked on my eyes. I felt some pain on my right side of my eye, and I told Cha so in Korean. He apologized and explained that he couldn't up the anesthesia (or whatever that drugged me was) because if they did more, the eyes would swell and it would be harder to work on. The nurse asked me to try and relax, which was really hard cause I deff felt the threading....I went out again later, but woke up (sort of) during my nose surgery. I didn't feel anything, but I could smell something burning. I remember asking Cha if he was "doing the osteotomy" to which he said yes to. And the nurse told me to stay quiet HAHAHA I guess I kept talking a lot during my surgery HAHAHAHAnyways when I came to fully, it just felt like the whole thing was done in under 10 mins! I didn't get to see the clock, but it must've been a long time.Alice helped me into the recovery room, and my bf remarked that even with my cast on, my nose looked good! But he always tells me I look good LOL so I asked him to take photos so I can see for myself! (As pictured on my progress photos!) And I agreed with him for once on this!! Wow, I looked so different... but in a good way! I noticed right away my nostrils were assymetrical because of the way the cotton was packed, so I didn't pay it much mind.I couldn't breathe through my nose yet since I had the cotton splints, but other than that, I didn't really feel pain anywhere other than slight soreness on my eyes and pain on my ear where they took the cartilage. Maybe like a 2 on pain scale.I was surprised I didn't have a lot of bruising! This would later change in the next few days hahaha!Later, Alice helped me get my medicine and ointment, and she called a taxi for us to get home safe! I was super grateful to her for the entire thing, she has been incredibly helpful and kind!!The meds were instructed like this: I had to take my first set of pills (for dinner) with food. I was instructed to take my sets of meds 3 times a day, one set for each meal. They contained pain killers, antibiotics and I think some sort of allergy pill! The ointment I had to swab on my stitches (outside and inside nose and on my eye stitches) as often as I can.I didn't feel very hungry, but I still ate my little congee cup and took my pills and went to bed pretty much.I brought a neck pillow to sleep upright and it helped so much!! My boyfriend helped me a lot to make sure I was sleeping upright and that I don't rub my eyes (he's the best hehe) and lost some of his own sleep! But thankfully I was able to power it through the night!Day 2 (Friday, March 6th): Ate the congee and took my beds; then my bf and I walked to the clinic from our Airbnb (about a 20 min walk) to get my cotton splints out! I noticed I had been dripping a bit of blood from my cotton splints (I thought I was bleeding hahah) so I taped a cotton pad underneath my nose to catch the drips.When I arrived, I got my temperature checked again (again, no fever) and the nurse lead me to a room where she would take out my splints. She asked me why I had taped the cotton pad under my nose, and I explained to her about the blood. She took off the pad and the cotton splints and observed that it was just leftover blood from the surgery and there wasn't any flowing blood. She was right! I never bled through my nose again after the splints got taken out! But I kept dripping a yellow fluid... Alice told me that this is normal and should go away eventually. I was told not to put cotton around there anymore or else I might infect my stitches. Instead, I had to dab a tissue whenever my nose dripped from the outside.... anyways they gave me a de-swelling treatment and I was on my way home!I was pretty tired from the walk and it was hard to breathe with my nostrils being congested and breathing through my mouth with a mask on. The thing about Gangnam is that there are so many steep hills and the roads are uneven... felt like I was on one of those special terrain tracks meant to build your calves LOL. Just kept it simple after going back home.Also, I was very swollen this day, especially around my eyes! I was warned it will peak around my 4th day and the swelling will gradually move down my face. My bruising also started turning more yellow, but it still wasn't too bad!I put on more ointment, ate my congee and meds again, bummed around watching movies and youtube with my bf, ate my third meal with the meds again and went to bed. The thing was, the congee was something like 150kcals per bowl, but I wasn't very hungry and I slept fairly easily since I was tired, so it wasn't that bad.Day 3 (Saturday, March 7th): Mostly just rested this day. I was so tired and had little energy. Still heavily congested/blocked. Ate the congee and the meds 3 times, changed my drip catcher, added ointment. Swelling did get worse, I started getting the chipmunk look!I took a look at my nostrils and noticed one was more rounded than the other. I tried not to let this bother me, and told myself it was just swelling. My eyes too; they were quite uneven! Bruising also gotten the worst here!Day 4 (Sunday, March 8th): Again, same as yesterday. This time though, I attempted to shower without letting the water touch my stitches. I was scheduled to go to the clinic tomorrow to remove my eye stitches, and I hadn't showered since my surgery day... so I was sure I was pretty smelly....Thankfully it was do-able! The showerhead in my Airbnb was one of those removable ones! I made sure to keep the water running close to my hairline, and leaned to one side to avoid my ear cast/stitches. For my face skin, I wet a cotton pad and wiped it around my skin and carefully applied face wash in the wet areas. Wiped off with water cotton pad, and dried with a dry cotton pad.I really noticed my chipmunk look from here! Again, no breathing that I could feel through my nose yet.Day 5 (Monday, March 9th): We walked to the clinic again, and I noticed I wasn't as tired anymore. The nurse took out my stitches on my eyes and cleaned my nose for me. It didn't really hurt that much, but it did sting! The nurse noticed that the skin above my eye was scabbed up and said it was an allergic reaction to something. She told me to stop using the ointment on the creases, but to continue with the nose stitches! I had another de-swelling treatment afterwards!Alice asked me what my plans were for today and I told her I was thinking of just resting again. Then she mentioned that it's better if I walk around to get the swelling down, especially since tomorrow it would be raining!That was enough to convince me to try going to the Lotte Department store, and I was surprised at how much energy I had! We must've walked for hours, and the swelling definitely went down a lot!I had a lot of fun shopping, but I also felt a lot of FOMO because there were so many delicious foods I couldn't taste... I think I had about 2% of breathing around this time where I can blow a little bit of air through my nose (gently) and hear a wet struggle LMFAO....Day 6 (Tuesday, March 10th): I got encouraged that I can squeeze some air through my nostrils, so even though it was raining, I asked my bf to come with me to explore Olive Young (which was nearby) and look around the shops a bit and buy more things to encourage me to walk around. My swelling did get much better, I almost had my normal face again, but I could tell there was still some swelling left on my cheeks. Still dripping fluids though!I also noticed I could squeeze 5% of air through my nose, but it would get congested again on and off.Day 7 (Wednesday, March 11th): My nose started to stop dripping as much! Also, my breathing drastically improved; I got up to 25% breathing capabilities! Of course, on and off... but it encouraged me to try to eat food other than congee! It was also the last day of my meds! I still had a bit of the ointment left, so I just kept swabbing them on my stitches!

Saturday, February 29 - Sunday, March 1st: Flight day! It was a hard decision. My bf and I weren't sure if we would be able to return to Canada due to the coronavirus outbreak in Korea. However, I'm glad we went! We decided it would be better to go before things get worse and we would have to put off our plans for up to another whole year. (My job is not flexible with time off) We landed in Korea around 5pm Korean Time, and we just explored the area a bit and checked into our Airbnb and went to bed!Monday, March 2nd (Consulation day):IVE: I consulted at IVE (for both eyes and nose) at 10am with a translator I hired for this occasion from Gangnam Medical Tour; they do not have an in-house translator. However, Dr. Jang (the one I consulted with) speaks a tiny bit of English!The clinic looked nice and clean; lots of hand sanitizer available and everyone wearing masks. There were 2 people in the waiting room (a mom and her daughter I think) and I think they were Korean. It's hard to say what clinic's popularity is like amid the coronavirus situation. But these guys still came lol!Desk ladies were really nice but were confused at first because I had accidentally booked the wrong date to consult them in person. (It was a translation error on my part; I used Google translate and I will NEVER AGAIN...) My poor translator had to figure the issue out and explain to me... we didn't realize the mistake I made until much later. Anyways, they were SUPER accomodating though and let me consult the doctor anyways. They took me into a tiny room to take photos, and left us in a separate waiting room until the doctor was available.There was a consultant who joined us (Nam, Jung Ah) in the room; we met Dr. Jang, who was reccomended to me during my Kakao consultation. He was super nice and friendly! They pulled up my photos on their computer screen (which I looked really gross and bloated in) and I remember remarking "ugh my big face" in English and Dr. Jang told me "No, it's very cute!" in English, which made me and my bf laugh; my bf was very happy to hear him say that and was totally charmed by him.The stories were true, he was very meticulous and pulled up this wire instrument to create the creases on my eyes and measured using an actual ruler. He also felt my nose by touching it and feeling for my bone and cartilage. They stuck two qtips up my nose to show how much they can extend it too.Then he gave his suggestions; it was exactly as I had thought (non incisional for my eye symmetry, open rhino for no implant hump reduction and osteotomy) the only thing was, he suggested something called Aloderm for the part where my bridge and nose tip meets. He said it would smooth the transition between these areas. Apparently this is trendy in Korea at the moment... however I felt uncomfortable using a material I hadn't heard of in rhinoplasty.He had to go afterwards, and Jung Ah and the rest of us lead us to her office to discuss the pricing and if I had any further questions to ask. She was super nice and friendly, but she kind of kept talking over my translator. The thing with me is that; my Korean is OK, so I was hearing like 2 voices at once and understanding both of them somewhat and it was a bit chaotic in that sense haha.I asked questions about symmetry (because I realized this was a common concern in the PS community) and Jung Ah told me that they couldn't guarantee 100% symmetry because not everyone is 100% symmetrical and this kind of thinking would drive someone nuts. She showed us her own nose, which had some nostril assymmetry and it's true; the assymmetry is slight and doesn't really stand out. My translator even agreed and told me that this is a common sentiment amongst all clinics. She also tried to explain the aloderm thing even further; they insert the aloderm inside the 3rd layer of your skin; it is an artificial material. But anyways, because they kept talking over each other, I could barely understand, which was fine, cause I was uncomfortable with that idea anyways.Anyways, the pricing came down to:- 1,650,000 won for eyes- 3,300,000 won for basic nose- 880,000 won for hump reduction- 1,650,000 won for osteotomy- 50,000 won for alodermAnd additional costs (which isn't written in the notes my translator took for me; I'm assuming it's fees for scanning and blood test) the total is: 7,980,000 won. This isn't that bad and is within my budget. My translator tried to ask if there were any discounts, but Jung Ah said no, and mentioned how their prices are quite low already. I forgot whether or not VAT was available, but I think it was.IVE is best known for their natural eyes, so if you guys want to do just that, I think they are a safe bet. I only consulted nose because I saw that they also do noses and I wanted to see what their opinions were. Anyways, was a positive experience! My bf was super pleased with the consultation because it really looked like they knew what they were talking about and they were also very patient and kind.WANNABE: We taxi'd to Wannabe right after IVE for our 2pm consult! No **** ups here, because Alice (who I had also been talking with through Kakao!) speaks PERFECT English. Dr. Cha (who I consulted with!) also knows really good English; he is just too shy to speak it apparently!The clinic is very sleek; looked the most modern out of the 3 places I've consulted! I met Alice, who is JUST as sweet and friendly as she is on Kakao, and she took our temperature and thankfully we were healthy! (We were warned if we have a fever, we could not proceed!) We also had to show our passport so they can check our travel history. (For coronavirus reasons) My bf and I only traveled within North America which were several months ago, so we weren't worried.I later had a CT scan (free), and was moved to the consulation room to wait for Dr. Cha. He came in with his mask on (I guess he had just finished surgery? Or he was being careful!) and he checked my eyes and nose the same way they did at IVE. (Using instrument for my eyes, q tips for my nose, touching my bridge, etc. No ruler though!)He was very kind and gentle! Alice had translated that he thinks that silicone is unnecessary for me, because an implant would not work with my facial structure. And since this is my primary, I had plenty of septal cartilage. He also noted in my CT scan that I had a slight deviation in my nose, but this was apparently normal since not everyone has 100% centered septum. He told me he could fix it (no additional fee) and it would not affect my results. He also suggested short nose correction, which should be renamed to "tip projection" because it would give me the facial balance on my profile that I needed. These were all things I expected and agreed on!However, my eyes needed ptosis correction!! Cha had said that my double eyelid on my right side (the eyelid I preferred because it was higher) was not actually a crease; he said it was a wrinkle LMFAO. Alice later asked if I had used tape or eyelid glue in the past and she was 100% spot on... been using since highschool, so over 10 years. That was why I had multiple creases/sagging and needed ptosis. I was hesitant about ptosis cause I had heard this was a "add on" thing that clinics like to do to jack up prices, but I think their assessment was justified... Anyways, my eyes were also thin enough that non-incisional would be enough. I felt safe to continue with this since they noticed these problems IVE didn't!I asked the same questions about symmetry and again, they also agreed it's not 100% possible but they were pretty sure that with my nose, it would look about as symmetrical as I had to begin with. (I took some very careful photos of my nose, and it is pretty symmetrical on the outside, so this was good!)The price broke down to this, Alice had promised to keep their winter promotion for rhino, so this price list reflects that:- non incisional: 1,500,000 won- ptosis correction: 800,000 won- Primary rhino (bridge and tip): 2,600,000 won- Hump removal: 1,500,000 won- Short nose correction: (I wish I remembered the price for this sorry)I only remember the total in CAD, but all of the procedure added up to 9,281 CAD. The deposit I remember; it was 800,000 won!I ended up putting in a deposit with Wannabe that same consult for their bonus % off which is included in the total, and a 10% VAT refund is also available (got about 400$ back!); scheduled the surgery for Thursday (March 5th) at 9:30am. I would be Cha's first and only patient! There was one I could have taken by the next day (Weds, March 4th) but it would be an afternoon slot and Alice said that we weren't wrong for wanting morning appointments because surgery is exhausting for doctors!!Overall, felt very positive about Wannabe! I also picked them for both eyes and nose because of convenience. I felt like they were thorough with my assessment (that free CT scan is great!), and that they were very serious about the coronavirus!COCOLINE: I still went to see my Cocoline consult even though I was pretty set with Wannabe! I just wanted to see what their opinions were too. They use an English translator hired from elsewhere for their Kakao messaging, so I didn't get to meet the English translator! So booking was not a problem!First of all, this place was PACKED with locals despite the coronavirus outbreak!!! I saw two ladies remove their masks and their noses looked really.... plastic I guess hahah. I guess they were here for revisions?? Cocoline is known for natural noses and revising botches, so it made sense to me.We came early, but we still had to wait over 30 mins for our consultation! They were very busy! You definitely need an English translator for this, or know some Korean; there was a form they asked me to fill out and I had to use my Papago app to translate some of the words... none of the desk ladies speak English by the way!Eventually I got to see the doctor! His name is Kim Tae Hwan, and he spoke pretty good English! He just assessed my nose by using a headlight and some qtips and he could tell I had a slight deviation in my nose this way. (Pretty impressive I think!) He said it may also be why I had a slight runny nose. This is normal for me, even if I'm not sick lol... didn't know it was cause of my deviation! He did say that my deviation was nothing to be concerned about though, since it is on the "normal" side and most people don't have a perfectly centered septum.He also thought I didn't need an implant, and tried to show me photos on his computer to explain but his mouse wasn't working lol! Anyways, their before and after photos are on their English website and I had seen them already!I didn't ask for prices after the consult was done because I didn't feel like they said anything different from the other clinics other than the runny nose thing! They were deff more function-focused I think (after all, they are an ENT clinic) than aesthetic, because he spoke more in depth about nose function than facial balance.Overall, pretty good! I think Cocoline would have been a safe bet too for noses! I felt pretty good about all the clinic experiences, felt like my research paid off!

For a quick look-see of my progression, here are 2 charts I have put together for my eyes and my nose! I will write more in detail about them in the next couple posts!

Here is a quick run down on the clinics I've consulted:- UVOM: This was my top choice, until I discovered some of their reviews were fake, and someone told how they were badly botched by them on Kakao. My online consultation with them also gave me a bad impression; they wouldn't book an in-person consultation until I had confirmed my flight.... and after I had confirmed my flight to accomodate the dates I wanted to meet them, they told me they couldn't do it that day. Uh what? I crossed them off. In hindsight, it was extremely weird of them to do that because no other clinics had any issues with making sure my flight dates were locked in and I was glad I didn't go with them.- Hyundai: The consultant I was talking to laughed when I asked if no implant surgery was possible for my nose, saying it was impossible. That gave me the impression they were not very skilled with my nose case, and I decided not to go with them.- Cocoline: They have an English Kakaotalk! Because of their professionalism and good reputation, they made my top 3! They also thought I wouldn't need an implant, which was great! They did end up having to ask me to change my appointment time, due to the coronavirus; I guess they need to scrub down their entire clinic and need some downtime for that! But I didn't mind it too much! They also said that there's a consultation fee of something like 10,000 won. That's pretty cheap, so I didn't mind!- IVE: They don't have an English consultant here, so I (poorly) used Google translate which later created a lot of confusion, but they were very polite and kind. They also mentioned that I wouldn't need implants! - Wannabe: Alice is the English consultant here and a fellow Canadian! She was extremely smart and knowledgeable which instantly won me over. I was super surprised how much she knew compared to the other consultants I've spoken to about my nose and eyes. Also she was super friendly!! I wasn't sure at the time whether or not to go with them due to the lack of reviews and information, but after seeing how some people went there and gotten great results, I felt more safe to continue with them! It also helped that Dr. Cha was reputable for being honest! I also saw that Dr. Cha specialized in hump rhinoplasty, and had a talk explaining his methods! It impressed me enough to continue with them all the way!- Naturalism: I really wanted to book here, but around the time the coronavirus was peaking in Korea, Naturalism decided to close their doors to ALL foreigners... such a shame! I heard their eyes and noses were good!!!- Kowon: All I asked here was if they had an English translator, and they do not. I took a look at the doctor's twitter, and found some of his examples, but weirdly, the noses all look off-centered.... it was enough to turn me off.- Nana: I actually really liked my consulation with them online! Their examples looked really good, and they also said no implant was possible for me! I was booking with Dr. Jang, whom they had reccomended. However, I was in my "should I go to Korea or no" phase, and when someone shared how they got botched at Nana by someone called Dr. Lim (which was suggested to them), who they recognize officially as a doctor on their website but for some reason now claim he isn't? I got scared and backed off and used coronavirus as an excuse.- Top Face: I realized that they were in cahoots with Gangnam Medical Center (which is where I got my translator) and I felt off about how they promoted them to me. I heard the clinic was a mixed bag. Their prices looked good, but I wasn't confident about them for my nose.- With/We (Korean Spelling: 위드): I heard a lot about this clinic through Naver! However, they suggested silicone, so I decided to not go with them! They only speak Korean and do not have an English translator!- Dr. Jin's Premium Nose Clinic: This guy can only be reached by his email! I found it on Google (where they list the clinic's address, map, reviews, etc under the contact section) He was very prompt in his responses! However, his online assessment was very brief and he didn't really go into detail like the other clinics did. He also charged money up front for an in-person consultation ($45 USD), and you need to book way in advance and put in a deposit to grab a slot for your arrival. I wasn't sure I was comfortable putting in a deposit before meeting them face to face; plus his prices were STEEP and also in USD. If I had more money, I would consider going with him, but if that was the case, I would've just done my nose in the States, where travel is cheap and everyone speaks English perfectly, and the conditions of the coronavirus relatively safer. (Because at the time they had no cases)

Hello everyone!It's Bruh in the Kakao chats and discord! I am sharing my review of my experience of getting non-incisional DES with ptosis correction and my no implant hump removal with short nose correction surgery at Wannabe with Dr. Cha!For a bit of background, I'm a Canadian-Korean with very little Korean knowledge! I can speak, read, listen, and write some Korean but it's very basic. I hated my hump nose for as long as I remembered (I had some people even comment negatively on it...), but I finally got the courage to get it done when my dad suggested plastic surgery for my nose. As "weird" as it might seem, my dad was only looking out for me and my self esteem issues, and he figured this was one way to go about it. I was totally glad I went ahead with the surgery!I had been researching for almost a year, and I know how stressful it is to find any good reviews or information, so I have shared my excel sheet on my research on some Kakao chats for people to use for their own research! (If you ask around the 2020 Kakao chats you might be able to find it; however I will not post publicly on here due to promoters....) I had also photoshopped my own nose (on the profile side) to see what would probably be required, and it turns out that doing this helps you predict a lot of what to expect and how much bone to shave and etc, especially for my case!I have consulted with 11 clinics online, and narrowed my short list to Wannabe, Cocoline, and IVE!The goal of my procedures is symmetry for my eyes, and for a straight natural looking nose! I wasn't looking for drastic changes, because I felt changing my humped nose to a straight nose was pretty dramatic already! Forgot to mention this isn't sponsored in any way. Just really happy with my experience and I hope to share my experience!

Do you guys have any info on these clinics for nose and eyes? - Ruby - Marble - Naturalism - Ilumi - Nplus - Yonsei First - Conopi - Barroco Nose Clinic/Baroko I already have Cocoline and Wannabe on my shortlist, but my previous third choices (Uvom and now Nana) I decided to go against after some KKT conversations and some of the vibe I got from those clinic consultations... Thanks!

I’m not so sure so many people will be going in March anymore because of the coronavirus.... I’m kind of in the fence because of it

Thank you for your response Cupcake!! I’m always eager to save on some money! The street food is such a great deal!!! I can’t wait to get fat hahaha! Do you know if the 7/11 convenience stores sell groceries? I have a BNB that is near one and I was planning to pick up some ingredients for cooking and some cheap instant food there? (My local 7/11 has some basic groceries so I was hoping Korea has similar products or better!)

I’ve saved 1k CAD to spend on food for my two week stay but I have no idea if this is enough or not. I plan to eat out a few times between consulting and near the end of my trip but during the key recovery period (rhino and DES) I was going to make simple meals. Could I possibly get away with a 500$ CAD budget? Would any veteran or frequent visitor mind sharing their budget? Is the cuisine on the cheaper end in Korea? Like we aren’t looking for like 4 star Michelin tier restaurants. We are simple and just appreciate any tasty food. It would be nice to try one fancy meal over there though, but only if our budget allowed it. One of the things I really want to eat is a good seafood jjajangmyun and jjampong. My partner wants to try the deep fried ddeok corn dogs that’s been trending lately.

Hey! Sorry for the late response! I have considered both clinics, but I decided to meet Cocoline, Wannabe, and UVOM face to face. I heard Jins Premium Nose clinic has an “arrogant doctor” but maybe it just means he is confident in what he does? If I have time, I may consider consulting him face to face, because I do hear a lot of good things about his work. As for Nana, I just couldn’t find enough information on it except that lots of people from Thailand comes to this clinic. I am Korean, so I’m hoping to meet clinics that caters to locals because I’d like to make sure they are experienced on Korean faces. I am also very happy with my 3 clinics I’ve short listed; Hyundai used to be on there but all clinics except Hyundai said I didn’t need silicone. (In fact, the consultant at Hyundai laughed at me in the online consult for asking if I really needed silicone saying it’s impossible when 3 other clinics are saying otherwise...)

Hey me too! I’ll be in Korea in the first couple weeks of March for DES and rhino. It will also be my first time! I’m personally considering Wannabe and UVOM. I’m unsure about doing rhino at Wannabe because they aren’t ENT certified; but I figure DES would be safe at their clinic. Though my goal is just basic symmetry for eyes, so it’s nothing dramatic. I don’t think I would be able to decide until I meet all the doctors face to face and see if they catch any underlying issues and go from there. I’m also still arranging and researching clinics, so my shortlist might change!

Hey did the rules change? The auto message I got said I need to use the title “done” in order to get the passcode but this rule isn’t mentioned in the OP? Can I still get the passcode for the chat please?

I never post in these kind of things but hello, I’m in my late 20s. Never had surgery before because I was too young and broke; now I can afford to do it! Here are the procedures I’m interested in: - DES non incisional - rhinoplasty (hump removal, tip plasty, and possibly osteotomy) -Sliding genioplasty for recessed chin I’m still figuring out my shortlist and researching the possible risks and costs for my procedures. Planning to have something done by March 2020.

I have a list of concerns regarding rhinoplasty - Will the distance between your eyes change after a rhinoplasty? (Like hump reduction?) - Will my upper lip projection be improved/affected after having my tip turned? Or will it just create a longer philtrum? - When using ear cartilage for tip plasty, do they use both sides of the ear to make it even? Are your ears visibly reduced? - A rhinoplasty is supposed to last for life but my digging and research seems to imply that if you have an implant, you may need to go back and have it replaced or even removed... a lot of revisions down the road once you commit to a rhinoplasty. - How does aging affect your rhinoplasty? Does it look more unnatural as you age or does it hold up more or less the same? - Are there special restrictions to how you can treat your nose after a rhinoplasty post healing? (Like you can’t pull your nose, pick it, wear turtlenecks or anything that might press your nose?) Hope to get some opinions and answers...

I got the green light to vacation in Korea for March; glad it’s also the cheapest and safest time to visit!