susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Regarding food, there's a lot of Korean eateries around E guesthouse or hospital but most are a bit pricey. There's no fast food eateries around, except for 1 Subway sandwich joint nearby n Paris Baguette (I eat here everyday) for sandwiches. For MacDonalds n KFC, u need to take a train to Itaewon station which is a more touristy area. Buy your own juice n bread for breakfast.
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 For shopping ( shopping in Seoul is great!), I recommend Dongdaemun - Good Morning Shopping Mall, Tigliore n Doota. Lots of reasonable price shopping here. Outside e malls, there are stalls that sell good stuffs too. N e underground shops r great too. Next stop - Myeong Dong. Here, u find shops like H&M, Zara n other small shops. Near e hospital, walk down Garuso Road - there are many pretty shops here, but prices r higher. When u want to go back to airport, take e airport bus, cheap at only KRW15,000 ( around USD8). Fast n easy, take u straight to terminal. There should be a bus pick up station near the hotel u stay in.
bacardibreezer Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Hi Susan, Glad to hear that you're happy with your result, mind to share how much you paid for your upper eyelids surgery? Did u book dr. Kim here in sg during their monthly consultation, or u engage translator to shop around before confirm?
bacardibreezer Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Hi Susan, What is the name of the guesthouse that you stayed?
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 BK hospital is very clean, modern n efficient. 15 story hospital next to Sinsa Station (exit 4) . E staffs are all polite n courteous. Most speak some English, but there are English consultants to assist you at every visit. After u arrive, you go for a very fast consultation with the doctor, then, you priced to have the procedure done. It's all over very fast. Even the sedative injection is painless, u don't even feel it! No side effects from sedative. Only a bit drowsy after waking up. Drowsiness goes away after 1 hour. But must fast for 8 hours before procedure, so request for procedure to be done as early as possible, around 10.30am, so u can go eat after that. Healing is quite fast, but depends on each individual. Ice packs are given to help swelling subside.
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 To Bacardi Breezer: Hi! I paid USD1500 (SGD1900) for Lower Blepharoplasty n USD1500 for upper Blepharoplasty. I was recommended by my colleague who has it done there. I requested for Dr Kim as he is the Chief n Director. He's really good. He comes to Singapore every 2-3 mths. His next visit is 4 May.u can book all your appointments online. The guesthouse belongs to the hospital, so they provide few days free stay for eir international customers. It's a cute, small, cozy room. But better to make full payment in Singapore, as if u pay in Seoul, e Seoul government tax 10% extra. U can make paymentsninto the hospital's OCBC account in Singapore. Pay into their SGD OCBC account, better than their USD account. U will need to pay 30% deposit to book a date for your procedure n to reserve guesthouse n hotel reservations. I am going BK again year after next to do fat grafting to remove e ugly folds around my mouth n frown lines. It will cost me another USD3500. But it's so worth it! When u go to e hospital, an English consultant will assist you at every visit. U can visit my Facebook to see my pics (Susan tan Lin NEO, I can add u).
bacardibreezer Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Dr. Hong can't speak English? So I definitely need to hire a translator? There are 2 noblesse hotel, one at Yeoksam, Gangnam; another one at Dongdaemun, which one are u referring to?
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 For payments : it's recommended to make full payment to the hospital beforehand ( can credit into their bank account). This is bec if you make payments in Seoul, the Seoul govt charge 10% tax! This is foe non medical cosmetic surgery. Started a year n a half ago. An initial 30% deposit is required to confirm surgery day n time, n for guesthouse and hotel reservations. U can book all reservations and appointments online at the BK website. U can also view the pre n post procedure pics for every procedure. E pics are for real ( no pthotoshop!) my eyes do look like e ones in e post op pics now!
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 It's better to have the procedure done in colder months of Feb-April, as e cold weather helps hasten e healing process. Ice packs will be provided n u néed to apply ice packs everyday to resize swellings. Swellings r worst on 3rd day, but gets better quite quickly in next few days. In 10-14 days, most swellings of lower eyelid would have subsided a lot. Bruising depends on individual. Mine was very minimal ( slight reddish bruising around eyelids, later yellow, then none). But some ppl have darker brushings but they go away quite fast. For all swellings to subside, about 2-3 mths later. Final result around 6 mths later. But very painless n hardly any discomfort. No worries!
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 U can visit e BK DONGYANG website. It gives full details n can view pre n post op pics, and u can send your pic to them n enquire about the procedures. interested in, they will email u the answers. But once u r decided, best to meet up w E doctor personally. He will take pic of your face, n email u answers to yr questions. All appointments n reservations can be done on their website. U can email them yr questions n their consultants will email u e answers. I really like BK DONGYANG . They r professional, courteous staffs n made my experience there so good, I enjoyed it!
bacardibreezer Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Hi Susan, thanks for your info, I'll go for their consultation here in sg next month. Btw, I try to find you on Facebook but cannot find u, may I have your email address please?
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 But it's better if u can go with a friend, so hotel costs can be lower. N more importantly, after e procedure, u will be a bit drowsy, so it's better if u have someone to walk u back to e guesthouse or yr hotel. If u alone, try asking e hospital to ask a staff to walk u back to e guesthouse, it's only 5 mins away.
susan58 Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 To BacardiBreezer : u can mail me at [email protected]. (l for London, n for Norway, not 1ya). What procedure u want to do? I can mail u my pre n post op pics. I can't wait for 5 mths more to see e final result. M really happy that my eye bags r gone, n e shape of my eyes r so much nicer! No more sleepy n droopy eyes!
karagiselle Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Hi susan58, how would the weather be like during late may to mid June? Thanks!
bacardibreezer Posted April 15, 2012 Posted April 15, 2012 Hi Susan, Check your inbox, I've just email u.. Cheers!
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