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@strawberrytea I get it done twice in the last 3 years (approx. once a year, skipped this year). I never heard about getting jowls from it, though! I thought some people use it to fix jowls! I'm 30 and I don't notice any jowls. I do it purely for aesthetics (I don't have TMJ), so I just do it when I feel like I need it. If you're doing it for aesthetics, it's also nice because when you do it, the muscles will get smaller naturally by not being able to be used for months The first time that I did it (May 2018), I was obsessed, so I checked every week to see if the muscle had gained its strength back yet. The muscle started coming back after about 8 months for me, but it was way smaller than before from not being used for 8 months. I only got it re-done at the 1 year mark (May 2019) because I was in Taiwan so I got it done at the same clinic I originally got it (it's wayyy cheaper than local clinics that I've consulted in the US). Even when I feel it right now (15 months later), the muscle is really small so I don't feel like I need to get it redone any time soon. Clinics have such weird names for their "special" procedures

http://www.daprseng.com/facial/non-surgical-facial-contouring/ Here's details about DA's specific non surgical v line procedure. It looks like they use a combination of botox, fat melting injections, and ultrasound facial. Generally speaking, non surgical v line is accomplished through various injections (botox, fillers, fat melting injections). Sometimes thread lifting is involved, but it doesn't look like it is for DA. In order to get a good v line effect with only injections, your bone structure needs to be v-ish to begin with, though. https://youtu.be/jJltYvT7rgU Korean, but English subs through CC. She talks about all of her nonsurgical cosmetic procedures. She doesn't show before and afters, but rather talks about what is each procedure is and her personal thoughts. 5:40 she talks about botox for masseter muscles (she calls it chin botox) 8:11 she talks about facial contouring injections (sounds like fat dissolving injections from her description) I personally get botox to the masseter muscles for the v line effect if you have any questions about it! I've also gotten ultrasound facial once, although not specifically for v line/face shape. I did it because I got it free as a birthday procedure, but it did help my face shape!

I'm glad you asked this because I also had some smaller clinics tell me they would use IV Sedation and I was like huh? Because I had only ever see posts about general anesthesia. I poked around the internet (most Real Self q&a area) and it seems that, at least in the US, surgeons prefer GA because it completely knocks out the patient so the patient can't move. With sedation, the patient is technically still awake, although out of it, but if they suddenly snap back to and panic, they can move around and that can be dangerous. For GA, it seems a big reason that you need a dedicated anesthesiologist is because, as said before, GA completely knocks you out. This includes your ability to breathe, so with GA you have to be intubated/have a "protected airway." Under sedation, you're still able to breathe under your own power. Since the nurses and doctors will be focused on your surgery, you probably wouldn't want them also distracted by watching breathing monitors and such as well. In addition, an anesthesiologist is trained to identify if you have an allergy and can correct it on the fly. You can ask the clinic if they have an in-house anesthesiologist, even if they are smaller or don't have one listed on their website. For example, I asked Dr Jin from Premium Nose if he has an in-house anesthesiologist and he told me they have a full time anesthesiologist on standby (meaning the person does anesthesia full time, but isn't employed only by their clinic). Even with IV Sedation, you can ask your doctor who will be administering it. Another point, I think that most of the smaller clinics probably use IV Sedation because I imagine that anesthesiologists are expensive (both in house and full time on standby). I'm can't say for sure about Korea, but I have a couple friends that are anesthesiologists in America. One is a doctor and one is a nurse. They get paid A LOT more than their not anesthesia trained counterparts, BUT they also had to do a lot more schooling and training as well. The anesthesia programs are very competitive to get into as well and you have to be kinda a top doctor or nurse to get in (from what they've told me). Also, in case this adds an additional question: is a doctor or a nurse better? For plastic surgeries, either is fine. My doctor friend said the main difference is that the doctor version is trained to do more complex causes on the fly, for example accident victims that need immediate surgery in an ER situation. Also doctors can do research. Neither of these situations apply to surgeries we would be undergoing.

Hi everyone! I'm Maria, 30 years old. I'm in the early stages of planning, but I've thought and researched for a really long time... I'm planning on doing rhinoplasty and, since I'm in SK already anyway, probably going to do double eyelid surgery at the same time. I currently have "inner" double eyelids, so I have double eyelids sometimes, but it's not always even. My main concern is my bulbous, short, and flat nose I'm thinking of going to a rhino specialist (Cocoline, Hanabi, or Dr Jin) and then another clinic for des (thinking about Nana). I've been having masseter botox and facial fillers for my nasalabial folds for a few years already, so will probably get those refreshed along with the surgeries while I'm there. I've been thinking of surgery for a while, but it's never been a priority for me to go to SK (Def wanted to go to SK because of price + I live in midwest America... So no Asian plastic surgeons and I would have to travel no matter what to find someone good at Asian ps). I was always like "if I go to SK, then I'll do surgery." With COVID19 allowing me to work from home, I thought it'd be great to go to Korea to work from "home" there. Plus, shelter in place means I don't have to see anyone while I heal! Hahaha, but I read some things saying that the government provided facility is randomly selected and some of them don't have great wifi (which I would need...), so I'm hoping to wait out that period and hope that my company is still doing work from home