My PS Experience in Korea

[Hanhahh]

Hi, I’ve recently undergone a lip lift, corner lip lift, and tip plasty at Retmus and wanted to share my experience! 

 

A lip lift is something I have always considered doing. So when I came across Retmus and read about how they specialized in lip lifts and the technique that Dr. Chung uses to minimize scarring, I immediately thought it was time and booked my consultation. 

 

My consultation was thorough and pretty straight forward. Dr. Chung recommended for me to do a tip plasty, upper lift lift, and corner lip lift. For my consultation I hired an english interpreter. Even though the doctor speaks and understands english, you’ll still need an english interpreter. So I hired an interpreter for my consultation, surgery, and stitch removal day. 

 

For my surgery, I was really nervous and anxious. But at the same time, I was excited for the change. I remembered going to sleep and waking up from surgery. When I woke up from surgery, I felt great! I had no pain and experienced no side effects from the anesthesia, so I was really happy and grateful.
As for recovery, I didn’t feel any pain. Just a little bit of discomfort from the tension and pressure between the nose and mouth area. I was also advised to wear a nose retainer as much as possible for six months. 2 weeks post-op. My lips and nose is still pretty swollen and numb in some areas. The scar is slowly healing. I can’t fully close my mouth or make a lot of mouth movements yet. It’s still difficult to smile and laugh. It will take some time and I still have a long way to go. Slowly but surely. Everything is healing pretty nicely Overall, I am really happy with the results!

 

 

[Wick]

thanks for sharing!! i’ve been lowkey curious about Retmus for lip lift too so this was super helpful. sounds like you had a smooth surgery + recovery (minus the expected stiffness) how’s the scar looking now? are you doing anything specific for scar care like silicone gel or laser later on?

also did dr the give any feedback about how the corner lift + lip lift would balance with the tip plasty? i’ve seen a few people on here mention they were worried about the philtrum looking too short post-op if they did both, so just wondering how he approached that with you?

[Hanhahh]

Hi there!

The incision line on my nose is healing really nicely, it is barely visible! As for my corner lift incision, it’s noticeable if you’re focusing on it and that may be my fault for not diligently putting scar gel on my lip incision compared to my nose incision. For the scars, I have been using a silicone gel that the doctor recommended and he also recommended steroid injections once a month for three months!

If I remembered correctly, the reason for the tip plasty was because if I did the lip lift alone it could alter the nose tip. And Instead of the philtrum being too short, I think the results look pretty similar to the original but a bit more enhanced! So if you’re looking for a more drastic result, I don’t think it would be worth it. 

It has also been about a month since I got it done! I’m still experiencing some tightness and the swelling. There’s still swelling around the nose, mouth, and lip corners, but the stiffness and swelling has definitely improved! Still difficult to smile, but it may be because I don’t try to move my mouth >.< As for my nose, it’s still a bit pointy and giving elf/cindy lou who according to my sister, so I’m hoping it drops more!