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I believe the sub brow is the eyebrow lift, which, from what I read is what you get if you like your existing eyelids and want to improve the sagging. I think the results depend on your condition. It seems like the sutures under your eyebrows would be noticeable, which is a concern. I'm not sure what I will do. I will do face-to-face consultations and hear what are my best options.

 

Wondering if you ever consulted with Wannabe? Or learned more about them?

 

I'm addressing the same issue: beginning signs of droopiness of upper eyelids. I've already determined I can't stand the issue enough to want to do something now rather than wait until my lids are like curtains over my eyes. But researching is tricky because I think there are a few possible ways to address the issue: upper blepharoplasty, DES, forehead lift or brow lift. It makes my head hurt.

 

Hi Dailyjubes87 I hope it helps anyone considering PS in SK because I knew nothing about, oh, four months ago until I started researching here. So I consulted with both Drs. Seong and Hong, two of the three rhinoplasty surgeons at GNG. To be honest, I liked both doctors a lot and it was a tough choice. Both doctors recommended a similar surgery plan, which was to raise my bridge with an ultra thin silicone implant and to provide more definition and projection to the tip using septal cartilage (the cartilage that is in your nose). Both doctors told me some of my limitations, which is that I have thin skin, so putting in a very large implant (anything above 3 mm) wasn't advisable as that would look unnatural and obvious. I'm pretty certain if I had chosen Dr. Hong my nose would have been in equally capable hands. I had good consults with both and both took a long time listening to my concerns and answering my questions, which was three-pages long (lol). I would say I spent at least 20 minutes speaking to each doctor. In the end, I picked Dr. Seong because he's the director of the clinic and he mentioned custom carving the implant so it would start thin and build up as it got to the tip. Sometimes it's one piece of info that sticks with you. I'm certain Dr. Hong would have done the same, but I had to make a decision! Hope that helps.

 

Hi, I just got my primary done there and asked for ultra soft silicone and they have it there. Just posted my three-day post-op review here if it's helpful. Good luck to you

 

Hi everyone,

I used this forum to help me plan my PS trip to Seoul, so I wanted to do my part to share my experience so far. Full disclosure: I’m not being sponsored; just a regular person who researched and paid my own way.

I arrived earlier this week and did two days of consultations (I’ll be posting separately about that in case that’s helpful) before deciding on day 2 to go with GNG Hospital. It came down to two clinics for me. In the end I chose GNG because of the consultations I had. Before arriving in SK, I was really concerned about securing a surgery date, especially coming from abroad you have no clue whether every place is going to be busy, but I found doing the in-person consultations to be invaluable information gathering. I was lucky to be able to get a surgery date with Dr. Kye for eyes and Dr. Seong for primary rhino.

PRE-OP DAY
The day before surgery, I had my blood taken, my heart rate monitored and pee in a cup. Since all the pre-op tests are done in the hospital (rather than outsourced, which is the case with many clinics), that made it easy for me and the results came back within three hours. I also got my photo taken at the Sears Portrait Studio (I kid!). There's a photo station, where one of the nurses takes your “before” photos from the front, side, 45-degree angle and from chin up.

I also put down a deposit (please note: I won’t be sharing the price of my surgeries because once you do your consult with the doctors they will have a more precise surgery plan that differs from the quote. So my surgery plan won't be the same from yours.) Then I went home and was told to get a good night’s sleep and to start fasting (as in no food, water, tiny little Altoid or anything from midnight on).

SURGERY DAY
I arrived one hour ahead of my 10 am surgery. I paid for the balance of my surgery. Met one more time with my doctors to go over the surgery plan. Dr. Kye (pronounced “Kay”) was my under eye blepharoplasty (I have dark circles and slight baggage, so to speak) and fat graft surgeon. And Dr. Seong (pronounced “Song”) was my primary rhino to do bridge augmentation with ultra soft silicone, tip plasty and osteotomy. I saw Dr. Kye first, then Dr. Seong, who reassured me by grasping my hands and laughing when I wished him luck and myself some luck.

Next I went up to the eighth floor into my patient room to change into my hospital clothes and wash my face. I was taken to the 7th floor (I think) and did one final pre-surgery procedure: the air chamber and then passed through to the surgery room. Two nurses were moving at a lightning pace around me, then the female anesthesiologist showed up with the mask. Hazel, who was standing outside the surgery room told me to breathe deeply into the mask. That was the last thing I remember.

POST-OP
I woke up to the sounds of some dude moaning in the post-op patient room. My vision was still blurry and I was a little disoriented but as soon as I regained consciousness I remember seeing Dr. Seong’s smiling face and hearing Hazel voice calling me. I was sat up and put into a wheelchair. Like a video game, I was wheeled at what felt like lightning speed back to my room. When I was put into bed and looked at the clock, it was 6 pm!

My post-op face wasn’t too terrible: light green bruising around the eyes and a nose cast and general puffiness. I remember my heels really feeling sore. I was so fixated by my heel pain that I temporarily forgot my mouth was really dry and my throat felt a little sore.

I was told I could drink water at 7:10 pm and eat at 9 pm. Most of the time, I was in a daze, watching the clock in my room until I could drink water. Hazel stayed with me for a while, which I appreciated. Later I was served pumpkin porridge came for dinner. Even though I couldn’t taste it, I still downed it like a boss. Then I got a IV drip of painkillers at 11 pm to help me manage the pain, which was mostly a dull ache in my nose and went to sleep. I couldn't imagine going back to the place I was staying after surgery, and very appreciative I got to stay overnight at the hospital and let the nurses take care of me.

Hazel told me everything went according to the surgery plan, and that I was her first patient to come to from general anesthesia very gently, like waking up after a good dream. Haha, I’ll take that as a compliment.

I’ll post again about my post-op care.

 

Thanks @nanayang for sharing. Curious if Kimhansang is on your list bc of the great review here on PF or if you've heard other good reviews of the place? And do you have the website address for BJ? I am looking into the same procedure as you and keep reading mixed reviews about fat grafting (how it doesn't last) and also about fat grafting for undereye area (tricky area). Thank you!

 

Thank you for sharing your PS experience — so helpful! Hope your recovery is going well. I just tried to find you on kakao and your ID americangirl2 didn't come up. Let me know if I can PM you my kakao. Thanks!

 

Thanks for responding, Isabelle. Did you do the upper cheek?

 

I think your results still look amazing and it's been 4 months! When do you plan in going back for your second? And full face — does that include upper cheeks/under eye? That is what I am interested in getting but read that is a very tricky area to fat graft. Thank you for being so helpful!

 

Thanks for sharing @peacebabe do you know price and whether it's open to non-locals? Definitely interested...

 

I just PM-ed you to be added as I'm going in March. Thanks!

 

Uh wow that is pretty impressive.

 

Good luck! Hope you'll share the experience here. Rooting for you.

 

Good luck with choosing! Have the clinics indicated they can slot your surgery in quickly (like day or two after your initial consultation)? For those of us who are in your boat of not putting down a deposit before a consultation, it would be super helpful to know because most of the clinics make it sound like surgery slots get booked way in advance and they can't guarantee a slot if you don't pay in advance. Thanks for sharing!

 

Your results look amazing! Thanks for sharing. IMHO your nose looks great as is without touching it. I second @lovelypeach and would love to hear more about your undereye fat repositioning and fg. I have heard mixed reviews on FG around the eye area. Would love to hear ur POV since your results look so great. Thank you.

 

Thanks @lovelypeach for responding. I do like the technique they use for rhino. And you are right, the results look pretty natural. Also find it interesting Dr. Lee and Dr. Chang both have experience in Taiwan! I reached out to them and they responded with some info and were supposed to send me a confirmation email to book a consultation but they never did

 

I asked a while back and personally didn't hear back

 

Thank you for sharing and hope you have a speedy recovery. May I also DM you my kakao? I am planning on doing something — possibly undereye fat repositioning and fat graft — under my eyes and upper cheeks. I would love to ask you some qs as well.

 

@lovelypeach you seem to have a lot of knowledge on sk clinics. Have you seen any reviews (good or bad) on Mine? Doesn't seem like there are any reviews in English on them other than the one here. TY

 

This is an awesome post @seoul_soon thank you for sharing! Did you wind up paying cash or credit card at Mine?

I have a scheduled consult at April31 and JW and I wonder if it's even going given how expensive they both are (and I can't believe April31 charges for the CT scan). Did either offer a discount?

Mine looks very promising.

 

Same here, I am trying to schedule a consultation with April 31 in March. Can I ask you some questions as well via Kakao?

 

Thank u for sharing—so helpful! For the discount, is that for all the clinics you contacted or just Regen? Amazing if all the clinics more or less use that discount structure.

 

were you able to book your rhino with Dr. Kim the next day following your consultation? I will be going over in March and am a little concerned I won't be able to find an open surgery date with my preferred doc after doing consultations the day before. Seems like the clinics encourage to leave a deposit to secure your surgery spot but I don't want to do that without seeing the docs in person.

 

GNG is one of the places I'm looking at too. Would u mind sharing your Kakao so I can ask you some questions about GNG?