rioizphils Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Oh Dr. Lorenzo was on my list before also. But he became a hot name in the news lately when he killed one of his liposuction patients because of negligence. Also some of his works are criticized because of the aesthetic outcome. As i researched, I went directly to his mentors, went to dr. james joaquino and alex de leon in the Philippines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiangirl Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 shinangel, my implant was of silicon. rioizphils, what have you heard about the aesthetic outcomes of his work? from his before & after photos, he seems to be a good surgeon, but then again, you can never be certain. i was actually planning to go out to have my surgery done by dr. lorenzo quite soon, because he seemed very knowledgeable about rhinoplasties. he was able to give me a very thorough answer on his approach to a revision procedure based on my before and after photos. the only drawback is he does not do rhinoplasties with a patient's own cartilage/tissue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocoleehan Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 hi .i'm vietnamese. i really want to go korean to do my nose done. i am planing to go there january 2009. i don't want to go there by myself. if your guys are vietnamese, can you contact with me? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlestitch Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hi Cocoleehan, May I know which doctors do you intend to look for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy816 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 omg foxycleo!!! you got your rhino done!! where did you go and how do you like it? i hope you are recovering well!! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butter02 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hi Blueheaven. Have you set a date for surgery yet? I am leaving at the beginning of oct now so if you will be there at that time can you please let me know! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butter02 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Hi thph. Are you still set for travel this month because I have been delayed until beginning of next month. Please let me know if you will still be over there at that time. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian90210 Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 Sorry it's taken me so long to respond...been out of town. I had a couple of friends who had their rhinos and eyelids done with Dr. Kimberly Lee and were really really happy with their results. They looked awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 cerepsn: 1. yes ear is used in the bridge in some places, malaysia for one. it also has been mentioned in medical literature as an option as has rib and skull and septal. its not correct to say ear is not used in the bridge. 2. korea and usa use i-shaped for bridge and cart for tip mainly, not 100% but mostly. if that doesnt count as most, or at least the part of the world that really matters, then i stand corrected. but dont lead people to believe that silicone is bad due to the extrusion problems associated with L-shaped implants. if you find a surgeon that uses L-shaped, find a different surgeon. L-shaped implants should be excluded entirely from the conversation. now the extrusion rate for I-shaped is not zero, but its no where near as high as L-shaped. so i think it only fair that this differentiation be made clear. 3. you make the risk of rib warping "in the hands of a skilled surgeon" sound like its zero. its not. its probably somewhere around 3% in the hands of a skilled surgeon and much higher in the unskilled hands. 4. your citing asian skin type is really irrelevant because i am assuming no one in there right mind would get an L-shaped implant. 5. i dont have an axe to grind i just want to make sure people have the correct information. i found yours a little unfairly balanced making it sound like rib was the only logical choice with very little risk. if it were, everyone would be doing rib. i went back and forth between rib and silicone and ultimately decided on silicone. the bottom line for me was that if something went wrong with silicone, i can always get it removed. i would have the option to replace it with silicone or rib or goretex or nothing. but if something went wrong with rib, i would basically be screwed because it is deforming and cannot be removed easily if at all. and if it is removed there would be some residual deformity and probably would not be able to correct it. so if people are confident that rib will not have complications, then rib is the obvious choice. but for me, i like the fact that the silicone can be popped out very easily whether it be 1, 5, 10 or 20 years from now. i was not willing to risk having something irreversible that had a chance, however small, of going awry. its a personal decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie123 Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Great choice. After months of hesitation and browsing through forums, I decided to go to Korea to get a nose job since they do call Korea the plastic surgery capital of Asia. I went with my sister a couple years ago and we both went for the I-shaped silicon (hers was 3 mm and mine was 4mm high since our noses aren't too low to begin with). A year after my surgery, I went to get a facial and despite letting the lady know that I have a nose nose implant, she was too rough massaging my face and the implant started extruding over the next few months! So last year, I went to Korea again to fix it and that time I went for the 6mm L-shaped silicon. Btw, I did stay in Korea for another week or two to recover and noticed that so many girls walking around have their noses done - so common there! My sister was never big on plastic surgery but her implants are all settled in and she loves it. It's been a year since my second surgery and my implant is settled in as well. Maybe because we were suuuuper cautious about the after care, we thankfully did not have any complications. We both went for the natural look and love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 which was the surgeon you went to? i'm still very indecisive about whether i should get my nose done, its permanent after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugesmileyface Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello all! I'm planning on going to see Dr. Shah for a rhinoplasty consultation. Has anyone gone to Dr. Shah for this procedure? Are you happy with the results??? Please let me know. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katherineiish Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Hi guys! I just wanted to introduce myself. Over the past week I've been reading through the entire thread (with a bit of cheating here and there) and I've gained sooo much knowledge from the detailed posts and experiences people have been kind enough to write. I'm planning on getting rhinoplasty and eyelid surgery within the next few years (after I finish college!), and I would like to do it in Korea. I don't dislike my features, but I feel that with a little bit of surgery, I can look a whole lot better. At the moment, I feel that Dr. Jung would be a good option for me, but apparently he does only noses. Do you guys feel it necessary to have eyelid surgery done in Korea? To anyone who has had eyelid surgery in the U.S., do you have a recommendation for a surgeon who does great asian eyes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katherineiish Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 One more question, (one I'm sure has been asked many times on the thread, sorry!) are any of your family or friends very disapproving of you getting surgery? My parents and siblings have no idea I'm even considering the prospect of having surgery done, and they would definitely not take it well. I know that many of you feel that it is your body/life/happiness that is most important and should be considered foremost, but I'm already nervous at this stage of planning on their reactions when they find out. I come from a very strict and close-knit family; They are extremely opposed to spending excess time or money fawning over appearances, and I'm not really looking forward to their disappointment when they find out. I'm even trying to plan right now for an excuse for my mysterious disappearance for 2-3 weeks when the time comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 for those who have had chin implants, as anyone been very unhappy with the implant? does it ever look unnatural, or does it completely depend on the surgeon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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