best plastic surgery clinics in Korea

[dan4me]

dan4me said: ↑

Hello, everyone : )
So, it has been 3 months post op since my rhino + v-line surgery.
All the minor swelling seems gone now, and no saggy skin has been detected. (a lot of ppl asked me about saggy skin part after facial contouring surgery)
I shared with all of you ever since I was contemplating my surgery. It's been so much fun to get to know many good people here and supporting me.
So many people asked me to send before pictures, but I still have no guts to
go public with my before pictures. hahaha so ask me via email if you want to see b/a.
I got hair extension recently and I'm loving it these days although it is too freakin hot. lol

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oops. I forgot to attach my photo.

 

[incognito81]

shane77 said: ↑

Well that would depend on what kind of procedure are you planning to do. Different procedure required different length of stayed. But the very least I would recommend 10 to 14 days after the surgery. That would provide adequate amount of time for you to recover from your surgery and have any stitching removed before you leave Korea. I stayed 2 week after my 2 jaws surgery. It was more than enough time for me tom recovered from it. But than again, I had great post op care from ID.

If clinic offer youto stayed in their guest house, then you can save a whole bunch on accommodation and put that toward thingns like food and transportation. I would say USD1500 is a pretty good figure to consider for about 2 weeks stayed in Korea. There are a lot of cheap motel you can choose from in Seoul.

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Thank you Shane! Does that mean I have to pick a surgeon before I arrive? I was planning on visiting multiple surgeons so I need to book accommodation beforehand. I am planning on having rhinoplasty and fix my uneven eyelids. 10 days enough?

How did you do it? Did you book a surgeon and then accommodation from them?

Anyone else have suggestions? How did you guys manage your accommodation and food? Did you guys buy food at groceries and eat at restaurants while having bandages all over your face?

Please help. I am a plastic surgery noob.

 

[sora_jung]

hongkongphooey said: ↑

Hey everyone

It's 2 days post op today for revision rhino, v line with genio, para nasal silicone implant, lateral epi. I'm really glad to see some of you are replying, the more the better makes me feel it's worth posting on here as it takes forever typing on an iPad with one finger!

So I stayed in the recovery room for 2 nights at ID Hospital, they only offer one night but i requested 2 nights and Dr Park agreed. Because of this forum I met shane77 and Spartan Warrior who was a few rooms down from me recovering from 2 jaw, poor bloke, but it did make me whinghe less seeing his pain versus mine.

I strongly recommend you do NOT have any type of jaw surgery and rhino at the same time, the breathing can get really hard, for instance after any food or drink except water you have to gargle your mouth with water 8x then mouthwash 1x. If your nose is blocked you can't gargle while holding your breath for very long, you cant sleep because of the massive mucus build up in your nose and it slides to the back of your throat and sits there as its so thick it wont budge, and as you've also had jaw surgery you are very limited to mouth movements, so its really hard to cough it up plus its painful so you leave it and struggle to breathe, i admit i had several panic attacks, even 2 days on and I still dribble from not being able to drink properly or cough. You are also not allowed to blow your nose or try snort the mucus in hard so anyone about to undergo rhino and jaw please re think as I am living this right now and on my own in a foreign country. I have just read 7up helps, read the last entry on this link, will let you know if it works http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/320350 If It wasn't for Zoe I would never have been brave enough to come, she is a saving grace if you are coming here alone.

Yesterday they took all the tubes out of me, this is extremely painful, especially the blood drains behind your ears no numbing cream just pulled them out and stitched up the holes. Omg that will stay with me forever should be made illegal. However once that's done you go back to your room for a nice facial.

My face is like a little balloon now I don't think my family will recognise me, when I look in the mirror it's really weird. You wear this elastic bandage around your head to aid recovery and reduce swelling but it gets more painful by the day as you start swelling so the bandage gets tighter thank goodness the 2nd day onwards is one hour on 20 mins off. The pressure hurts my lower teeth they are sensitive after v line and sliding geniopasty. The ice packs give great relief.

I had silicone I shape and ear cartridge for tip but can't see yet as splint and tape is covering my face. Oh forgot to mention my nostrils are partly packed with swab this help with maintaining shape it comes out on day 4 and the splint and tape on day 7. Zoe tells me the statistics are 1 in every 200 silicone rhinos become infected, there is no reason for it and it's down to luck. I read to not eat any type of seafood weeks before and after surgery this can cause infection as they scavenge crap in the sea so makes sence.

My skin is really tight and surprisingly oily as I have very dry skin. My neck is swollen too. I'm sleeping with 3 pillows maybe tomorrow I will try 2. Sleeping no more than an hour a time, not sure why but it's draining and I'm always tired but nodding off isn't easy.

My dinner tonight was soup in a mug, two pumpkin juices. No one had mentioned when you leave ID they give you a whole box of pumpkin juice sachets must be over 50 sachets, no charge. The box is the same size as a 4 bottle cardboard wine carrier and it's pretty heavy.

I brought with me a massive tub of high protein and carb powder, the sort body builders drink as an alternative to food. Mix with water to make a shake, easy but bring a small whisk. You will need this to maintain your strength and well being the last thing you want to do post op is shopping for food, convenience is key. Do not open this before arriving as its powder customs may stop you and test it but if it is still factory sealed they wont. Mine weighs 2kg, a lot considering my baggage with Korean Air is only 20k.

Another tip. Try to not drink too much milk or cream leading up to surgery, this can produce higher mucus and phlem build up.

I hope my posting today will help someone else, do let me know if it does, will make me feel good during this long slow boring recovery period.

Anyone coming soon drop by.

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Hello....HongKongPhooey

I am interesting to do my nose and fat surgery(liposuction) in Korea,Do u have any doctor recommened?

Pls. pls contact me by email sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[sora_jung]

shane77 said: ↑

Hi,

I did both lipo on the tummy and face about a year ago in Thailand. The result were pretty satisfying, but not the greatest. Recovering from the lipo on the tummy were pretty tolerable. Then down time were minimum. It's a lot easier to recover from the face lipo then the tummy lipo due to different technique used.I'm not sureif it will be less painful to have the lipo in Korean then in Korea. Beast the same. I had a friend who had their breast done in Migo and the line clinic in Korea and they both turn out pretty good.

Send me your email and j send you my b/a pic.

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Hello... Shane 77
I am interesting to do my nose and fat surgery(liposuction) in korean,I really need your help.Could u please send me your email sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[sora_jung]

chuzion said: ↑

Hello, I am having my rhinoplasty this coming Tuesday at Grand Plastic Surgery in south korea, and I was hoping to get some feedback. I have a slight hump on the right side of my nose, which i wanted to remove. The consultant and surgeon that I met said that it will be a quite easy procedure because the bump on my nose is not big. Basically I am just getting the hump removed and a silicone inserted for a nose brige augmentation. However, I am wondering if i got a good deal.

Overall I will be paying 2,000,000 won, plus the VAT (tax?) of 20k won. THe surgery itself is a closed surgery, which i think means that I am not making any open incisions, and everything will be done throught my nostril. Is this normal? If this procedure is easier than an open surgery, did i receive a good price?

One last question I am having the operation on Tuesday, and leaving on Saturday. Is this enough time for me to heal and go back to America? Or am I being told a lie just because I told them I have to leave early and they still want my business?

Please help me with your answers

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Hello I am thinking about do my nose at grandplasticsurgery too,Can u send me your pic or tell me how's u like it?

Pls pls contact me at sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[sora_jung]

Bingu said: ↑

Hi MiaAnn, I'm also from the US! And a potential November lady =P

I'm thinking late November now.. maybe leaving right after Thanksgiving?

But it all depends on how much my procedure(s) will cost and whether I'll have enough money saved up in time haha...

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Hello Bingu
I am Thai girl who lived in USA ,and interesting to do my nose and fat surgery(liposuction) in Korean, Now doing research about doctor may be can discuss,I know a lot about cheap motel.

PS. plS contact me at sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[sora_jung]

juboozi said: ↑

kool kool

no i dont. ill PM u my email

do you have facebook?
maybe we should start a group for the November ladies lol we'll call it something discreet
it'll make it easier to discuss all our travel plans

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Hello Joobuzi
I am Thai girl who lived in USA ,and interesting to do my nose and fat surgery(liposuction) in Korean may be we(BINGU,joobuzi,Miaann and me ) can go together.

Pls.pls contact me at sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[sora_jung]

Welovelulu said: ↑

Oh and if anyone is looking for a travel buddy and wouldnt mind going in November PM me

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I am Thai girl who lived in USA ,and interesting to do my nose and fat surgery(liposuction) in Korean and plan to go there so we can be buddy

PS.PLS contact me at sora_jung@hotmail.com

 

[asin]

dan4me said: ↑

oops. I forgot to attach my photo.

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OMG, so pretty! You look like a Korean movie star. Thank you so much for sharing your experience, tips, and pictures!

 

[shouislove]

i think i asked before, but anyone wanna buddy up with me in late august/early september so we can save on accommodation cost? pm me

 

[ooh_la]

dan4me said: ↑

oops. I forgot to attach my photo.

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This is gorgeous. As I've said before, you changed my mind about BK completely

 

[ooh_la]

shane77 said: ↑

Just to let every one know that I am schedule to have a lateral surgery done by dr shin of BK tomorrow. It was an unexpected of event, zomeing which I had never plan In the first place. I knew I was going to get lateral done, but I wasn't sure if I were going to get it during this trip. I had so many procedure that I wanted to do, but as my time is limited, icouldn't do it all at once. But I knew I was getting something done during this trip. And I was pretty sure it was going to be my nose revision, maybe love band as well. I was settle on ID for the nose base on my previous experience at ID and after seeing what a wonderful job dr gim had done for hong kong phooney nose. My confident were assure when I met him today. I wanted to do my nose as soon as possible. But unfortunately dr gim schedule were so pack that he couldn't fit me in this month. I was quite disappointed but I figure it was probably for the best since I was still swollen from my two jaw. So it wouldn't be a good idea to go through another invasive surgery so soon.

Love band is still sketchy for me as I don't know if I really need it or not. So the other procedure of interest is fat graft and lateral epi. Fat graft was discourage by dr shin as he felt that I am still too swollen to predict how much fat needed to be harvested and injected into my paranasal fold. Btw, dr shin recommend dermis fat over traditional fat since it more permanent compare to normal fat. However dermis fat is extremely expensive and will leave a scar right around the tailbone are. It is what dr shin prefered as well for the bridge of the nose as there's less chance of developing an infection.

So the next thing on my to do list is lateral epi. If your think that lateral epi is just a cut in the corner of the eyes to make your eyeslonger, I thought so too until I spoke with dr shin. It turn out there are 3 type of epi that dr shin offer. The one he suggested for me is known as a lateral 3D which is unique only to dr shin since he is the only surgeon in Korea that perform such a procedure. Basically its an add up to the normal lateral epi. It help to make your eye more refine and even wider. i already had a previous eyelid surgery revision done by dr shin in January this year and loving it. So I am really excited about the prospect of having dr shin doing my eye the second time. Those who followed my post since the the early begining knows that I am a big supporter of dr shin and only dr shin of BK. My friend were so Impress by dr shin that she has book an appointment for tomorrow to have her eyelid surgery done by him as well. I will keep every one updated after my surgery.

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Good luck with your surgery, Shane!
I'm just curious, how much did BK quote you for eye revision? I've heard a lot of good things about Dr. Shin as well.

 

[shane77]

ooh_la said: ↑

Good luck with your surgery, Shane!
I'm just curious, how much did BK quote you for eye revision? I've heard a lot of good things about Dr. Shin as well.

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Hi,

I was quoted 2,000 USD for the lateral 3D. I just had the done and while I am still swollen, I can already see the result. Yet another satisfied customer of dr shin of BK. My friend had her eyelid done at BK as well. And while she experience some bleeding (which is common) i can also tell she is going to look great after the swelling subsided.

 

[ooh_la]

Good luck on your recovery, Shane! I can't wait to see the results.
Have you seen results of Dr. Shin's loveband procedures?

 

[ooh_la]

Chuzion,
I hope your recovery is going well!
I'm eager to hear about your experience at Grand once you get better, because it's one of the clinics I'm considering as well. How was the aftercare? Do you like the results so far?