owlhowl

January 9, 2020

I'm a Caucasian from Eastern European country. I always felt that South Korea has the best plastic surgery doctors along with the U.S. but the prices are too high in the states, so I did some research for rhinoplasty and chin surgery in South Korea and decided to come here. There are so many clinics in South Korea, and I got help from this forum to decide on which clinics to go for consultation so I decided to leave review as my contribution here

I visited GNG, Naturalism and NANA for consultation, and I have decided to have my surgery in NANA. I liked their before & after pictures for nose and overall, I personally liked their consultations because they were really thorough with explanations about cautions, how the procedures go, post-op care, etc. The translator's English was perfect! The doctor was also really kind, very thorough and professional when explaining how my surgery would go and what I can expect.

I'll be writing a review soon after my p.s. Wish me luck!!!

January 8, 2020

blasian said: ↑

I have just been in touch with Regen, and I was offered a discount to post reviews.

Hello dear,
Thank you for your email
Revision rhinoplasty cost 8600000KRW,
Fat grafting cost 2500000KRW
SMAS lifting cost 11000000KRW, Deep plane face lifting cost 13500000KRW.

There are discount optons it may applies upto 20~30%. Please let me know if you are interested
You could get 20% offed if you put deposit on it to lock up the date for surgery. (10% deposit is necessary)
I can offer you upto 30% if you are willing to write reviews for us as well as before and after photo
Holding the surgery spot before arrival (10% deposit is necessary)

If you have any questions please let me know

Best Regards,

Alice Lee
Regen

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January 8, 2020

alice97 said: ↑

Thank you for suggesting I will check it out

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I just read about how @Je Cullerton have cut past his nerve line making his mandible line exposed and most likely attached to the outer jaw muscles performed by Dr.Oh.
https://beautyhacker.com/forums/topic/999133-avoid-regen-at-all-costs/#post-33402694

January 8, 2020

MissOrange said: ↑

@kelly0096 ok a friend contacted the prs korea qualification board and Dr Oh of Regen is certified but may have infringed a rule for personal reasons it says which they cannot go into detail but they said has nothing to do with medical malpractice or suspension of practice. This is good news so I can still recommend Dr Oh at Regen for you to consult for facial contouring.

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If not the case of malpractice, it might be the result of his moral ethics...

January 6, 2020

elagrace said: ↑

Can i ask you how you choose Nana? Did you had an online consultation first?

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No, someone I know did hers there and it turned out pretty alright, so I decided to check it out myself and went to their Insta, FB, and their homepage. Then I had an online consultation with Kylie.

January 3, 2020

lunarain said: ↑

i had a consultation at GNG when she worked there. I saw her.

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That is so creepy...I don't think I want to go there anymore...

January 3, 2020

Hi guys, I’m planning going to South Korea next week and get a surgery for my receding chin and nose. I have been going through a lot of clinics online, and I ended up with GNG and NANA. I am actually more into NANA now because I love their bna, and really loved the outcome someone posted here on this forum. With GNG I heard they are really good with nose and I like their bna as well but I have seen some negative comments on GNG and want to know more. I would really appreciate if you guys can share your experience with either Nana or Gng! Thank you in advance!

January 3, 2020

darkchocolate88 said: ↑

Long review alert - not good at writing but good at jst talking endlessly.

Hi guys. I am writing this review to share my journey for PS in South Korea from the beginning until the end.
I got so much help from the chat rooms from Kakaotalk, which is a Korean messenger like whatsapp and it has this 'Open chat rooms' where anyone can join and talk freely about a topic. There were many plastic surgery chat rooms where I got to meet many people who were interested or who already got their PS in Korea. The people there mentioned this forum often so I am writing here wishing I can give back a little.

I first thought of getting my nose done cuz I had like NO bridge and my tip was too upturned (like a 'pig') and I hated that so much. Also I wasn't really fat but I couldn't get rid of flanks/lovehandle/lower ab fat so I also wanted to get lipo on my lower ab area. I went to do a consultation in Florida but then it was too expensive and also I wondered if the doctor was able to do Asian nose - I was born in the US but I am half Singaporean. Anyways so I was browsing through insta to look for plastic surgeons good at Asian faces and I discovered about Korean PS.

I always wanted to travel to SK so I thought I would give it a go in Korea - did a lot of research but the most helpful one was not the internet but this open chat for me. People share their consultations, experiences and before&after pics right after surgery. They also share the whole experiences so I was less scared or nervous about going to Korea (thank you guys).

Anyways so I heard a lot about Namu, Hyundai, View and Nana from the chats so I got online consultation from them. Nana and View were more expensive than Namu and Hyundai. I liked Nana and Namu's online consultations better than others because the consultants seem more professional (in terms of medical knowledge) and like they really cared each patient as PEOPLE. So if you contact them via Kakaotalk, they can see your pictures and suggest you what you can get and also give you price quotations. They also book for you. Consultations were all free for all 4 of them and the services they offer are slightly different but mostly the same (hotel discount or offer / pick -up / translator etc)

I decided to visit Nana, View and Regen because they are like almost next to each other. I booked consultations only and did not pay deposit. To secure your surgery schedule you need to pay a deposit and it was about 1 million won. Some clinics seemed to give you discount if you pay deposit. On the second day of my arrival I went to these three clinics. They were all very easy to find.
I hated Regen, because I waited for like an hour and they seemed to NOT care about visiting patients. The doctor was also very like...cold-ish. I liked View and Nana so I did some negotiations there for prices. I think I managed to get about +3 million won discount. I liked both doctors for my nose (view and nana) but I liked Nana's doctor more for my lipo so I decided to go with nana. I had to wait a few days for my surgery though because the doctors were fully booked.

On my operation day - I fasted for 8 hours. Super thirsty. Saw docs again before surgery to draw designs on my nose and body. (You have to be naked doing this which was super awkward) Nana's translator (Kylie - super sweet) came into the operation room with me after she helped me get checked up and changed for my operation. She helped me with everything - to falling asleep on the operation bed and to waking up! Anyways when I woke up everything was done, felt a bit dizzy and SUPER THIRSTY but it was alright. Kylie said she has never seen anyone wake up and stand up so quickly like me. I walked to my recovery bed and rested there for about 2 hours until I was ok and was discharged.

I had casts / blockages in my nose which they remove after two days. I didn't swell much - Kylie also said I was the person who swelled the least lol and that this is maybe because I used to be a very active person. You need to breathe through your mouth so it's really hard for two days but I was alright after they removed the blockages from my nose. You can take shower but avoid wetting your face and the incision areas. After 7 days you remove things in your nose and all of the threads. I felt so happy to finally get rid of them. I loved my nose even when there was much swelling on my nose. I was so thrilled. Also I was able to take shower freely after that day!

About post-op care, you get a short facial for your nose and get laser treatments for deswelling and recovery. It also eases away some discomfort/pain. They were unlimited and free at Nana. If you request, you can also get deswelling injections from them but I didn't swell as much as average patients (apparently) so I didn't request it.

So this has been 10 days so far and I am loving my results. I can send pictures if anyone wants to see - pm me!
I took a selfie everyday from one day before the surgery until I removed the threads.

To sum up : Rhinoplasty is NO BIG DEAL! Lipo on small sections - also no big deal! Not a lot of pain or hassle and you feel free (although there ARE some cautions to take for 1 to 6 months) after 7 days.
Korea is great in terms of going around (transport), food, hygiene, people's manner, safety (can walk around freely anytime at night - even 3-4AM). Loved my experience in Korea cuz this country is English friendly with signs and everything and Nana was great too. Nana's doctors are super skilled and bent on giving you the best results with less blood spilled which means you recover faster and swell less. Nana's translator helps you get cabs, buy medicines, give you tips for deswelling and even tells you some good restaurants to eat out at and so on. If you are also thinking of getting a PS in Korea, I say you go for it, don't worry too much. & It is totally worth it! You feel like a totally different person just because of your nose.

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Hi, I pm'ed you too

January 3, 2020

I am going to be in Korea next week and planning on visiting NANA!! I'll let you know how it goes

January 3, 2020

Maya Vo said: ↑

Here is my update pictures. I am currently on week 3 after the surgery. So far I got all my sensation on my jaws back on this week 3. I have no difficulty on eating, laughing, chewing the food. I can do it normally. I'm getting around 80% of the sensation on the top of my head back(I got forehead reduction) The doctor said eventually all the sensation will be back, so I am patiently waiting for it. Also, my jawline will be more defined weekly and less swollen weekly as well. I am so satisfied with the results. Many years I have been wanting to put all my hair up, but I was very insecure to do so due to my hairline. It was looking like i was getting bald. But now I am just so happy with my new face and it is only week 3.
If anyone wants to know more on anything, just ask me!!

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Oh my gosh, I really love your outcome !!!!!

January 3, 2020

Sorry, please ignore the highlight and how there is 2 tool box. There must have been an error.

January 3, 2020

Hi, thank you for sharing your experience!! Can you please upload me your recent photos? I am going to Korea this week to get my rhino done for my botched nose. You can upload your picture just by dragging your image into this tool box.

January 3, 2020

villacola10 said: ↑

If I'm not mistaken, ID and Wonjin are blacklisted.
GNG and Banobagi seem to have mix reviews. Although, it seems like Banobagi's reputation is dwindling more than GNG.
I am not familiar with the Jayjun, JK, and The Line.
JW, as in Jewelry? If so, they appear to have mix reviews too, but mostly not great.

These days, it seems like people favor View, Hyundai Aesthetics, Namu, DA, Opera, Uvom, and Nana.
VIP seems to do good work as well, but they are expensive. These are just from the top of my head, I'm sure that there's more. Also, like someone else suggested; please search through the forum to read about people's recent experiences of their consultation and/or plastic surgery.

Good luck with your search.

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