best plastic surgery clinics in Korea

[angel82]

chloe07 said:

I went to ID for consultation as well before my surgery. I had a consultation with Dr. Park regarding my issues[zygoma and angular jaw], but my friend who came along with me had a consultation with him as well when the areas of her interest were eyes and nose. It seems like he does all the consultations for all the patients even if the consultation is about something else not facial contouring. Of course there were other surgeons there as well. So I just asssumed that he does all the consultations since he's the representative doctor but someone else actually performs the surgery on the day of operation. And plus, I expected it to be a place where only facial contouring surgeries take place, but as it turned out, it actually wasn't. I was actually leaning toward ID before going to Korea for surgery as it's known to be the facial contouring specialized clinic. But my expereince was rather dissapointing. That's why I decided to get it done by Dr. Seo at the end. Hope this helps!

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Hi Chloe, why would u say that ur experience with ID is disappointing? What kinda surgeries uve done with them? Pls share with me cause I'm planning to go consultation with Bk and Id I'll be there in 2 weeks times. Is Regen anywhere nearby to ID and bk? Dr Seo is good?

 

[angel82]

Tooney said:

Hello everyone.. I left Korea yesterday. I did double eyelid, epi, ptosis correction @Teuimps.
The result is great. I like the overall looking of my eyes now, eventhough the swelling hasn't been subsided completely. Well I did the surgery on 21st Aug.. so it's still early to say but the progress has been good. I believe my eyes will look even better in a couple of months time.
Dr. Kwon @ Teuimps is really down to earth and very nice in person. He doesn't speak fluent English but he understands and will try hard to answer you in English. But if you don't have a translator with you, his partner - Dr. Kim can translate it for you as he speaks English fluently. No doubt Dr. Kwon is a skillful eye surgeon.. it's his specialty .. he doesn't do other ps.. only eyes, but also his personality is comforting (at least that's how I felt).. so that's why I chose and trusted him to do my eyes.
I met him 2x for consultations on different days, 1x before surgery, 1x right after surgery (on my request), 1x on the day after the surgery, 1x when the stitches were taken (7 days after the surgery), and 1x on the day before my departure date.

During my stay in Seoul, I met a few forumers like Shane, Sam, Emisa, Eightbelow all of which companies I enjoyed so much.. thanks all to have shared your time with me

and to Emisa & Eightbelow... praying for your recuperation

I stayed @Highland Hotel. To be honest, it's a love hotel. They don't provide a wardrobe.. only 2 coat hangers ... But it's pretty clean & decent with a computerized locking door system so there will be a record in their computer for every time you're in & out (or whoever opens your room door). They change your towel everyday, fill your fridge with 2 bottles of mineral water, 1 can of gatorate, 1 can of ion drink and give you a pack of toiletries consists of toothbrush, facial foam, soap, cotton swab, shower sponge, and 2 packs of condoms hahaha

But I quite like this hotel.. 10 min walks to Apgujeong Subway Sta & Sinsa Sta.. bus stop right at the door, 5 min walk to yummy back ally eateries and the staff was friendly & quite helpful.. Especially the lady receptionist on morning shift

If you wanna do your laundry, don't do it @Highland. They will charge you almost 3x of outside laundry. Bring to a laundry place just a 5 min walks down the road towards BKDY building.

And if you wanna get your hair washed after a full week of not being able to wash it, you can go to a hair salon called Cute Hairlook at the back of the hotel... KRW10,000. But I suggest you walk 5min down the road towards BK and across the street to find a salon called Juno Hair. for the same amount of money you will get a different treatment (even if it's only a shampooing hehe). Juno Hair is like an upper class hairsalon. They'll put you on a kimono. Then when they shampoo your hair, they'll put a rolled up hot towel underneath the back of your head.. very soothing

Mini markets are everywhere. Generally they sell orange juice and aloe vera juice but I didn't find any who sold pineapple juice. Pineapple really works for my swelling

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Wow thank you so much for ur info!! Very helpful! And I'm glad that ur eyes turned out the way u like (; But where is teuimps? It's nearby to bk and iD? How much u paid for the surgeries?im gong Korea in two weeks times will try to survey around.

 

[angel82]

angel906 said:

i had mine surgery yesterday at idea clinic
had rhino plasty surgery don with dermis theye quoted 4500 and
for stam cell 7500 (better kind or fat grafting)
the director of the hospital did mine operation dr Kook
he is very nice doctor and took all the time for me
im really happy that i have chosen for this hospital
the aftercare is also very good
they are specialized in facial bone surgery and stam cell
i did not do jaw or cheekbone becasue i could not choose
what to do so i only did mine nose and fat grafting
but did not knew it was quite painfull
mine but is not hurting but mine stomach does
from the fat grafting its very big awfull

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Hi angel, congratulations! U made it. (:
I thought u will go later than me but uve already done now. U staying at the apartment at Coex that u told me? Kind sharing me with the fees for ur operation? Why would u choose idea clinic? Is it the price or the service? Cause I didn't hear much about that clinic though but I'm glad that u liked their service hopefully ur nose will turn out the way u like.

Fat grafting is painful the area where the fats are grafted will be painful for about a month. A friend of mine did the same. She did fat grafting for breast augmentation.

 

[angel82]

Eightbelow said:

Thanks everyone for the encouragement.

It does get a lil' lonely with no one ard u. Therefore, I admire members who had major facial contouring in Seoul unaccpsnied.

Anyway, my nose is still very swollen which the consultant told me the sweplig usu gets worse onthe 2nd and 4th day I really hope it will turn up as I would like to expect.

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Ow eightbelow, hang in there. My fingers cross for u and pray that it nose will turn out exactly how u like them. U had ur surgery done with Dr Shin? U only did ur nose? I'm nervous too I'll be there soon...

How long u gonna be there for?

 

[angel82]

chloe07 said:

Hi angel82, I didn't have a surgery at ID and only went for a consultation. As I said eariler, I was leaning toward ID before going to Korea for zygoma and angular jaw, but after having a consultation, I changed my mind. That's what I meant by dissapointing. Dr. Seo is the one who did my surgery, and he is at Grand, not Regen. I guess he is good at what he does since I love my new look lol. Are you going to Korea in 2 weeks for your surgery? You must be excited!!

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Hi Chloe, thanks for ur quick respond. Yes I'll be in Korea in 2 weeks time bought my airtix and booked the hotel. So u did ur zygoma and jaw with dr Seo? And I read that grand charges higher than the others I'm afraid I dont have enough...Do u mind to share with me how much u paid for? Is angular jaw same as vline or mini vline?

I'm very excited and nervous at the same time. Glad that ur surgery is a success (; I hope mine will turn out the way I want too... Nervous...

 

[angel82]

shane77 said:

BK doesn't offer free pick up from the airport, even if you decide to have the surgery at their clinic. ID might, but you'll need to put a certain amount of deposit with them before they would pick you up from the airport. that is not really advicale since by paying a deposit, you losing at leverage that you may have when negoiating the price. my suggestion is simply take the limo bus from the airport to sinsa and from there, hail a cab to your hotel. you don't really need either Bk or ID to escort you all the way from the airport to the hotel. i can certainly assist you to arrange an appointment with ID and BK. but i would need to know the date of your arrival and the time you wish to have the consultation with them. i will KAKAO talk anna and joanne to arrange your appointment for you once i know the date and time you wish to have the consultation.

i really doubt you going to get a reply from highland since most of their speak only korean. i suggest that you simply drop by highland and book a room in person. there usually have plenty of room to spare. if you want, i can ask my friend from korea to help you book a room at highland, just incase if there are no response from highland through email.

i'm not sure about ID service going down. but i'm not sure about their quality. thus far i haven't heard any complaint about bad result coming out of ID. maybe their post op care may not be up to par, but to me that doesn't mean the result i gotten from ID is the same. i had my 2 jaws done there and i love it. but i guess we all have different view and perception of what good service and quality is

my cheek and smile is doing fine. like you said, its only been 3 weeks, so there won't be a dramatic difference. but since i own my cheek and smile, i can say for sure that it is coming along nicely. i will post a picture of it later once i taken some more photo of my face. are you a working model?

coex is at samsung area which is near yeoksam. you would need to grab a cab or subway to get there. there is a hyundai supermarket near ID you can visit. there is also an subway entrace, exit number 5 at apgujong station if i'm not mistaken. whether you bring KRW would depend on the rate. i suggest you change some KRW at your country and change the rest at COEX mall casino. you get a better rate. some clinic will accept your local currencies, provided that your currencies is recognize by the bank in seoul. ite better to pay in your currencies, especially in BK. there give a rate from the internet which is a very high rate.

hope this help

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Ahhhh!!! Silly me I forgot to include the date of arrival. I'll be in Korea on 10sept about 415pm to 430pm. Can I still make it for the consultation? Is their pick up service expensive? Or it'll be much cheaper if I were to take the bus and cab? Is the airport far from the clinic? I'm just afraid I'll be lost in the foreign land haha!

Yes I'm a model, mostly for commercials not those high fashion type.. I read about HKphooey posts last time that she had silicon for her paransal and she couldn't smile properly. That's my real concern that's why I keep asking u about ur smile and all haha.

Highland hotel replied me with very simple email said they will reserve a room for me haha. But Shane can I trouble u to contact Anna and Joanne? I hope to have consultation on the day of my arrival to save times.

What kinda currency do they accept? I have sg dollars, Malaysia ringgit and US dollars. Maybe I'll change about 300USD to krw before I go and hopefully change the rest in the casino, don't wanna get owned... Lol.

 

[tooney]

for u n me said: ↑

For the swelling,is it depend on age too??.I mean if younger then the swelling down quickly than middle age??

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I think you can also factor in the age too. And your daily activities & F&B consumption have also their share in the swelling down time.

I think if someone work out regularly, the swelling will go down more easily. On the other hand, a person who smokes & drinks alcohol a lot will take more time to reduce the swelling

 

[angel82]

chloe07 said:

haha are you nervous? I was like that too..

I don't know if they charge higher than the others but I paid about KRW 15000000 for 3d zygoma and v-line. If it's just regular angular jaw reduction, then I believe it's cheaper.. think it was about 10 -11mil. I had to do v-line in stead of the regular one cause I had a wide chin and the regular one won't give me the front view effect. What's your budget??

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Right now I only have about 10k usd... can't go far. I believe vline is expensive... Dan4me told me she her price is also around there. Does grand provides stay for u? How many days u stayed in their hospital? And where did u stay after that

 

[butternpancake]

gingerCandy said: ↑

Thanks! I'm doing very well swelling going down, but still need to go treatment everyday, I'm crossing my finger that I don't need to get minor op again , it's not a big deal but laying on the op table always give me fear

I like my doctor but to see him everyday mean that my condition is not totally clear , I don't want to see him for the wrong reason . I must said it's not fun at all.

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Glad that your swelling has gone down slowly. We're pray for you, infection is no joke and i definitely hope your condition would be clear soon. *HUGS*

Be strong!!

 

[tooney]

sWalloW86 said: ↑

Do update us on how your eyes are healing.
Teuim is 1 of the clinics that I have shortlisted and I will most likely be doing the same procedures as you.

Just to check, after the surgery, were you able to go out shopping etc the next day?
In addition, during the procedure, did he give you GA or LA? Were you asked to open your eyes during the surgery?

Also, I read on the forums that applying silicon gel etc helps in the healing process, can all this be purchased at the clinic?

Sorry for the many questions. :shame:

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Yes I'll give an update on my eyes progress.

Actually you can go out shopping if you want. But just remember, that you have some wounds on your eyes.. so... if I were you, I wouldn't go out and expose my wounds to the risk of infection. I could be wrong though as I walked back to the hotel after the surgery. And that night, there was a little bleeding on my right eye. But still you can't be too careful when it concerns your eyes so I chose to be on the safe side.

The other thing is Teuimps put a thick bandages on my nose (from left forehead across to right cheek and vice versa). I think it's to protect my eyes from accidentally being bumped by my hands or anything. Plus both eyes were very swollen. So, people would certainly stare at me if I go out like that. Even in a city where ps is ubiquitos.

First of, they injected sedation. And during that phase, I think they also injected LA onto my eyes. so I didn't feel a thing when they cut my eyelid open.
Dr. Kwon asked my to open/close my eyes many many times. Literally countless sometimes he asked me to open very wide. It is essential to be awake in order to be able to open/close your eyes during this kind of procedures.

If I'm not wrong, the silicon gel you mentioned is a scar gel. You can apply it in 2 weeks after the surgery. You need to buy it at a pharmacy as the clinic doesn't sell those nor give out any medicine (prohibited by the Korean law).

Teuimps only gave me anti biotic cream to apply 3x/day until the stitches were taken out.

I'll try to answer your questions based on my experience..hopefully I can help

 

[shane77]

angel82 said: ↑

Ahhhh!!! Silly me I forgot to include the date of arrival. I'll be in Korea on 10sept about 415pm to 430pm. Can I still make it for the consultation? Is their pick up service expensive? Or it'll be much cheaper if I were to take the bus and cab? Is the airport far from the clinic? I'm just afraid I'll be lost in the foreign land haha!

Yes I'm a model, mostly for commercials not those high fashion type.. I read about HKphooey posts last time that she had silicon for her paransal and she couldn't smile properly. That's my real concern that's why I keep asking u about ur smile and all haha.

Highland hotel replied me with very simple email said they will reserve a room for me haha. But Shane can I trouble u to contact Anna and Joanne? I hope to have consultation on the day of my arrival to save times.

What kinda currency do they accept? I have sg dollars, Malaysia ringgit and US dollars. Maybe I'll change about 300USD to krw before I go and hopefully change the rest in the casino, don't wanna get owned... Lol.

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you may be arriving at seoul at that time, but you must take into account the immigration and how long its going to take for you to check out. not to mention the transit from the airport to sinsa will take about an hour give and take depending on traffic. so i guess by the time you reach sinsa after everything considered, you're looking at around 6 - 6.30 pm. that might just be a little too rush to my liking, especially if you have plenty of luggages to haul around. plus both both BK and ID knock off work at around 7pm. so my suggestion would be to set the appointment the following day instead, that way you won't be in such a rush and either anna and joanne can accomodate you longer during the consultation. i suggest to set the appointment 2 hours apart from one another. that will give you plenty of time to wrap up one consultation and move on to the next with plenty of time to spare.

BK pick up service is 80,000 KRW which is about USD$ 80.00. (80,000 KRW) if you take the limo bus to sinsa station and walk to highland which is about 15 minute, then it will cost you about USD$ 10.00 (10,000 KRW) but i suggest you take a cab from sinsa station especially if you have a lot of luggages with you. the cab will cost you an additional USD$ 5.00 (5,000 KRW) which bring your total to around USD$ 15.00 (15,000 KRW) you can also take the subway, but for a newbie like your self who have never been to seoul, it might be kinda confusing. so i prefer you take the limo bus. from the airport to BK or ID is quite far away. atleast an hour depending on the traffic. you might reach there faster if you take a cab since limo stop does make make several stop in between your destination. but you will never get lost in seoul trust me

quite honestly with you, i am not a fan of paranasal implant. its either fat or dermis. i personally choose to have dermis since it is permanent compare to the fat graft and it doesn't resrict expression when you smile. i have no issue with smiling although its still a little tight due to swelling.

you sure you want to have the consultation on the day of your arrival? you sure you be able to make it? if you can ofcourse i can arrange the appointment for you, but i doubt you will be able visit both clinic on the same day. remember, both clinic close at 7pm.

all three currencies that you mention they will be able to accept. to get the best rate, i suggest that you hold on to the currencies that you have pay for your surgery with it. you get a much better rate especially at BK paying with your own currencies.

 

[for-u-n-me]

Tooney said:

Yes I'll give an update on my eyes progress.

Actually you can go out shopping if you want. But just remember, that you have some wounds on your eyes.. so... if I were you, I wouldn't go out and expose my wounds to the risk of infection. I could be wrong though as I walked back to the hotel after the surgery. And that night, there was a little bleeding on my right eye. But still you can't be too careful when it concerns your eyes so I chose to be on the safe side.

The other thing is Teuimps put a thick bandages on my nose (from left forehead across to right cheek and vice versa). I think it's to protect my eyes from accidentally being bumped by my hands or anything. Plus both eyes were very swollen. So, people would certainly stare at me if I go out like that. Even in a city where ps is ubiquitos.

First of, they injected sedation. And during that phase, I think they also injected LA onto my eyes. so I didn't feel a thing when they cut my eyelid open.
Dr. Kwon asked my to open/close my eyes many many times. Literally countless sometimes he asked me to open very wide. It is essential to be awake in order to be able to open/close your eyes during this kind of procedures.

If I'm not wrong, the silicon gel you mentioned is a scar gel. You can apply it in 2 weeks after the surgery. You need to buy it at a pharmacy as the clinic doesn't sell those nor give out any medicine (prohibited by the Korean law).

Teuimps only gave me anti biotic cream to apply 3x/day until the stitches were taken out.

I'll try to answer your questions based on my experience..hopefully I can help

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Hi ton,how much for all procedure??how long??

Thanks

 

[tooney]

xoxojoy said: ↑

hello! glad to hear your surgery was a success and satifying one! im heading to seoul too 4 months later to do double eyelid surgery.

ive been narrowing down my options and teiumps seems not bad too! can i know which method did u do for double eyelid surgery and how much did they quote u for, just for this? and also epi's price.. (cos i might do that too)

cos i received banobagi's email reply and they quoted me partial incision 3-3.5mil krw and full incision 3.5-4mil krw! i was super shocked! i thought it was 1mil plus all along =( Is it so? or?

pls do advice me thanks alot!

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Hi there.. yes I'm very satisfied

I got full incisional double eyelid (they call it excisional) and ptosis correction (KRW2.5mil), and magic epi (KRW1.2mil). to a total of KRW 3.7 mil. It's the same price they quoted on their website. They are quite stern to hold up to their price. Only able to knock out KRW 0.1 mil

Most clinics that I went for consultations (BK, Regen, ID, Teuimps) quoted KRW2.5mil for the DE+ptosis correction

 

[for-u-n-me]

Tooney said:

Hi there.. yes I'm very satisfied

I got full incisional double eyelid (they call it excisional) and ptosis correction (KRW2.5mil), and magic epi (KRW1.2mil). to a total of KRW 3.7 mil. It's the same price they quoted on their website. They are quite stern to hold up to their price. Only able to knock out KRW 0.1 mil

Most clinics that I went for consultations (BK, Regen, ID, Teuimps) quoted KRW2.5mil for the DE+ptosis correction

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U do primary eyelid or revisional eyelid?.

 

[tooney]

angel82 said: ↑

Wow thank you so much for ur info!! Very helpful! And I'm glad that ur eyes turned out the way u like (; But where is teuimps? It's nearby to bk and iD? How much u paid for the surgeries?im gong Korea in two weeks times will try to survey around.

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You're very welcome
Yes I like the progress on my eyes
Teuimps is in Apgujeong area very close to Highland hotel maybe around 3min walk.
Quite far from BK and pretty close to ID
This is their website: http://english.teuimps.co.kr/english/main/main.html

I paid KRW3.6mil for my procedures.
Do survey around for at least 3 clinics before you make your decision. But not too many though coz it will confuse you more in your decision making hehe.