Asian Nose Job 3

[marykayla]

Depressed said: ↑

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been following this thread for a while and everyone seems so nice. I'd like to share my story, and hopefully talk to people who are in the same situation as I am.

I had rhinoplasty in South Korea July this year and so far I am very unhappy with the results. I had a relatively alright nose, it was a little bulbous but I guess that bulbous-ness lent my face a cute look.

I think a huge part of my unhappiness is really due to myself. Being only 19, I was too taken in by how pretty Korean girls looked in dramas and music videos that I felt ugly and inadequate in comparison. My friends all told me I was beautiful just the way I was but in my head I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be happy until I got surgery. Well, I did get surgery and now I regret it terribly and I wish I had my old nose back. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but I was confident about how I looked, until I started being influenced negatively by media.

I had my surgery done with Dr. Suh of JW. I don't think he's a bad doctor; I think I'm unhappy with the results because I did not let him know specifically what I wanted. During consultation I gave so much trust to him that I didn't realise he was going to do more than just fill the depression on my nose bridge (I had a bulbous tip, like a ball, so the transition from my underdefined bridge to overdefined tip meant that it had a sudden depression along the length of the nose). I told him I just wanted that filled so that I wouldn't have a shadow where the depression is in my photos. I don't know how but somehow along the way I let him convince me to insert a 2.5mm silicone implant and reduce the sides of my nose (the part where the alars sort of connect to the middle portion of the nose, not sure what it's called so if anyone knows please let me know). He also used my septum cartilage to build my tip. And now I'm left with a nose that has a very visible silicone implant (the entire rectangle is very obvious in most lightings, you can see the edges on the sides as well as the bit between my eyes because I think he placed it higher than where my original nose bridge started and it's been pressing against my skin at an unnatural angle), that has sides (of the middle portion of nose, not alars) that are far too reduced (from front view, it tapers into a V shape as opposed to the original U shape) and looks "pinched" and way too narrow in comparison to my now relatively wide alars, and that looks more deviated than before (my original bridge was slightly deviated but the implant highlighted the deviation.. </3)

I've been really depressed ever since and I feel like I can't smile again until I get my old nose back. I feel like I made the decision to undergo rhinoplasty far too early in my life, and in too much of a rush. I am so scared that my nose will continue to "heal" in a way that I don't like - shrink wrap further, tip falls etc.. And now all I can think about is the day I get revision to correct my mistake. But I have so many issues with that:

1. I'm too scared to undergo surgery again. What if things become WORSE? I feel like I can never trust a doctor to understand exactly how I feel again. I can't speak Korean and going through a translator just feels like my message will get modified somewhere along the way.

2. Cost. It was so expensive for me to go for the first surgery. I used up all my personal savings and I can't fund a revision until a much later date.

3. I don't know which doctor to choose anymore. There's just too many in South Korea and I don't even know where to start.

4. I don't know what SHOULD be done, or whether it CAN be done. Although I know how I WANT my nose to look, I don't know what surgical procedures go into making my nose look the way I want it... I don't want to use any ear/rib cartilage, I definitely don't want to use silicone, and I'm not sure if I have enough septum cartilage anymore. I'm too scared to harvest materials from another part of my body. Also, I don't know if the middle portion of my nose can be widened. I believe a lot of tissue was removed and I'm not sure if I can "refill" those areas with tissue, or whatever else, anymore. :/

I have no one to talk to about this because I'm too embarrassed to admit I made a huge mistake in life, and I don't want to be judged for it. So that's why I'm here. I hope someone here would be able to advise me on what to do. If you've undergone a similar situation, please let me know. Thank you.

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hi Depressed,

feel sorry that u feel that way with your primary. But i would like to advise u to take all the time in the world to think of your next step, even up until one year. Unless it is completely hideous, i think u should research more and get a better idea of what u truly want before or if u decide to do revision. Hang in there, ur still young n u maybe depressed now but things would change.

 

[marykayla]

dear all rib cart experts, i have a question.

anybody ever went back to the doctor n require for more height/length augmentation?? cos i feel that i want more height, and simultaneously i think length can be improved due to ear cartilage absorbing. My doctor has saved the remaining unused rib cartilage from the last surgery in the hospital and he said i can come back for augmentation in future if after swelling, im not happy with the height. Does anybody know if the frozen cartilage they keep in the 'fridge??', when used for surgery after a period of time passed (example one year) has any risk of higher absorption rate compared to if u use it 'fresh'?

I heard a doctor said before that rib cartilage would absorb in revision cases, something to do with your nose's blood circulation being affected.

thanks

 

[sanmi]

SM PS?
If I'm not wrong, this clinic is quite new and they fully sponsored 2 bloggers to go thru PS in their clinic on oct 21. Worth $20,000.
Saw their photos after the procedures and I just find them ok.
he clinic opened six months ago

the clinic opened just six months ago .

 

[flytoseoul]

Depressed said: ↑

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been following this thread for a while and everyone seems so nice. I'd like to share my story, and hopefully talk to people who are in the same situation as I am.

I had rhinoplasty in South Korea July this year and so far I am very unhappy with the results. I had a relatively alright nose, it was a little bulbous but I guess that bulbous-ness lent my face a cute look.

I think a huge part of my unhappiness is really due to myself. Being only 19, I was too taken in by how pretty Korean girls looked in dramas and music videos that I felt ugly and inadequate in comparison. My friends all told me I was beautiful just the way I was but in my head I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be happy until I got surgery. Well, I did get surgery and now I regret it terribly and I wish I had my old nose back. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but I was confident about how I looked, until I started being influenced negatively by media.

I had my surgery done with Dr. Suh of JW. I don't think he's a bad doctor; I think I'm unhappy with the results because I did not let him know specifically what I wanted. During consultation I gave so much trust to him that I didn't realise he was going to do more than just fill the depression on my nose bridge (I had a bulbous tip, like a ball, so the transition from my underdefined bridge to overdefined tip meant that it had a sudden depression along the length of the nose). I told him I just wanted that filled so that I wouldn't have a shadow where the depression is in my photos. I don't know how but somehow along the way I let him convince me to insert a 2.5mm silicone implant and reduce the sides of my nose (the part where the alars sort of connect to the middle portion of the nose, not sure what it's called so if anyone knows please let me know). He also used my septum cartilage to build my tip. And now I'm left with a nose that has a very visible silicone implant (the entire rectangle is very obvious in most lightings, you can see the edges on the sides as well as the bit between my eyes because I think he placed it higher than where my original nose bridge started and it's been pressing against my skin at an unnatural angle), that has sides (of the middle portion of nose, not alars) that are far too reduced (from front view, it tapers into a V shape as opposed to the original U shape) and looks "pinched" and way too narrow in comparison to my now relatively wide alars, and that looks more deviated than before (my original bridge was slightly deviated but the implant highlighted the deviation.. </3)

I've been really depressed ever since and I feel like I can't smile again until I get my old nose back. I feel like I made the decision to undergo rhinoplasty far too early in my life, and in too much of a rush. I am so scared that my nose will continue to "heal" in a way that I don't like - shrink wrap further, tip falls etc.. And now all I can think about is the day I get revision to correct my mistake. But I have so many issues with that:

1. I'm too scared to undergo surgery again. What if things become WORSE? I feel like I can never trust a doctor to understand exactly how I feel again. I can't speak Korean and going through a translator just feels like my message will get modified somewhere along the way.

2. Cost. It was so expensive for me to go for the first surgery. I used up all my personal savings and I can't fund a revision until a much later date.

3. I don't know which doctor to choose anymore. There's just too many in South Korea and I don't even know where to start.

4. I don't know what SHOULD be done, or whether it CAN be done. Although I know how I WANT my nose to look, I don't know what surgical procedures go into making my nose look the way I want it... I don't want to use any ear/rib cartilage, I definitely don't want to use silicone, and I'm not sure if I have enough septum cartilage anymore. I'm too scared to harvest materials from another part of my body. Also, I don't know if the middle portion of my nose can be widened. I believe a lot of tissue was removed and I'm not sure if I can "refill" those areas with tissue, or whatever else, anymore. :/

I have no one to talk to about this because I'm too embarrassed to admit I made a huge mistake in life, and I don't want to be judged for it. So that's why I'm here. I hope someone here would be able to advise me on what to do. If you've undergone a similar situation, please let me know. Thank you.

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Hi, I'm sorry to hear that. I think it's best to let it heal and wait for some time to consider your choices again.

 

[mwol]

KimEkim said: ↑

Hey guys! I'm new the forum.. although I feel like a creeper who's been reading everyone else's posts for weeks. Haha..

I'm planning on going to Korea to have my nose and eyes done in March 2014. I'm also considering having my forehead shortened- I have a high hairline. I haven't seen too much about this on the Korean PS websites.. more about forehead implants, which isn't what I want. Just to bring my hairline down so my forehead doesn't look so big. Anybody know anything about this?

Does anyone have any top places they're looking into? I've been seeing a lot about Pitangui in this forum, which I hadn't heard much about before, but after seeing their photos- they've become one of my favorites on noses (thanks, guys!). I think my top 4 so far are Cinderella (I loved their eyes, but thought their noses were so-so), JW, Pitangui, and Wonjin. Any tips on these places?

There are just so many clinics out there, I didn't even really know where to start my research from. Some of you may have already come across this, but I found a girl from Canada who blogged about her plastic surgery earlier this year (and is going again in Jan)... she was really helpful in sharing her experience, as well as information on clinics she'd looked into. Here is list of places from her website that I found extremely helpful: http://livelovedream.ca/international-friendly-korean-plastic-surgery-clinics/

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hi kimekim

just like you i am wanting to do rhinoplasty and hairline lowering! i am also going to do my eyes but lasek to fix my vision ^^ i am going june/july which is when university break is. i am planning to stay in seoul for 2 weeks. i have contacted some clinics and all of them have said that hair transplant and rhinoplasty can be done together, no problem. i am also going to hire anita as my translator

~below are the clinics i am interested in and contacted~

prices for hair transplant
*however i am sure you can negotiate lower, especially if you are doing multiple surgeries*
jw: 3200 usd
tlps: 5,400,000 won for 3000 hair
rex: 3-4 million won (rex also said recovery time is 1 week)
chungdam u: 3-6 million won
wonjin: 3-5million won
view: n/a
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a

prices for rhinoplasty
*i want to get an implant, tip plasty, bulbous nose, alar reduction*
jw: n/a
tlps: 3.5 million won
rex: 4 million won
chungdam u: 5 million won
wonjin: n/a
view: 5 million won
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a
(i'm sure the prices are floating around somewhere in the forum but i'm lazy haha, all these prices were quoted to me via email)

 

[broken]

mwol said: ↑

hi kimekim

just like you i am wanting to do rhinoplasty and hairline lowering! i am also going to do my eyes but lasek to fix my vision ^^ i am going june/july which is when university break is. i am planning to stay in seoul for 2 weeks. i have contacted some clinics and all of them have said that hair transplant and rhinoplasty can be done together, no problem. i am also going to hire anita as my translator

~below are the clinics i am interested in and contacted~

prices for hair transplant
*however i am sure you can negotiate lower, especially if you are doing multiple surgeries*
jw: 3200 usd
tlps: 5,400,000 won for 3000 hair
rex: 3-4 million won (rex also said recovery time is 1 week)
chungdam u: 3-6 million won
wonjin: 3-5million won
view: n/a
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a

prices for rhinoplasty
*i want to get an implant, tip plasty, bulbous nose, alar reduction*
jw: n/a
tlps: 3.5 million won
rex: 4 million won
chungdam u: 5 million won
wonjin: n/a
view: 5 million won
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a
(i'm sure the prices are floating around somewhere in the forum but i'm lazy haha, all these prices were quoted to me via email)

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Hi, how did you get in contact with VIEW? I tried emailing them through their naver email but no answer

 

[depressed]

Vampire_Knight said: ↑

Hello,

I am really sorry to hear what you´re experiencing right now. I don´t know how I can help you but if you need somebody to talk you could email me at
[email protected] (since you aren´t able to PM yet)

Don´t give up now, there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Everything will be alright, as you have said, you´re still young and everything is possible. ^^ Try to be positive, there are many people who want to help you, to encourage you!

I wish you all the best and if you wish you to talk, please email me.

Take care

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Dear Vampire_Knight, thank you so much for your kind words. For now, all I can do is learn to love this new nose. I feel like through PS, I lost a part of myself.

 

[depressed]

marykayla said: ↑

hi Depressed,

feel sorry that u feel that way with your primary. But i would like to advise u to take all the time in the world to think of your next step, even up until one year. Unless it is completely hideous, i think u should research more and get a better idea of what u truly want before or if u decide to do revision. Hang in there, ur still young n u maybe depressed now but things would change.

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Dear Marykayla, thank you for your kind words. I know I should definitely wait because rhinoplasty takes up to a year to heal fully. But I can't stand the silicone showing. I'm scared if I wait too long it will get worse/thin my skin more/become irreversible and fears like that... </3

 

[depressed]

Flytoseoul said: ↑

Hi, I'm sorry to hear that. I think it's best to let it heal and wait for some time to consider your choices again.

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Mhmmm. All I can do is wait I guess. And during this time.. do more research. Just very scared. Don't wanna end up with a Michael Jackson nose... :/

 

[potatohead]

mwol said: ↑

hi kimekim

just like you i am wanting to do rhinoplasty and hairline lowering! i am also going to do my eyes but lasek to fix my vision ^^ i am going june/july which is when university break is. i am planning to stay in seoul for 2 weeks. i have contacted some clinics and all of them have said that hair transplant and rhinoplasty can be done together, no problem. i am also going to hire anita as my translator

~below are the clinics i am interested in and contacted~

prices for hair transplant
*however i am sure you can negotiate lower, especially if you are doing multiple surgeries*
jw: 3200 usd
tlps: 5,400,000 won for 3000 hair
rex: 3-4 million won (rex also said recovery time is 1 week)
chungdam u: 3-6 million won
wonjin: 3-5million won
view: n/a
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a

prices for rhinoplasty
*i want to get an implant, tip plasty, bulbous nose, alar reduction*
jw: n/a
tlps: 3.5 million won
rex: 4 million won
chungdam u: 5 million won
wonjin: n/a
view: 5 million won
girin: n/a
jewelry: n/a
(i'm sure the prices are floating around somewhere in the forum but i'm lazy haha, all these prices were quoted to me via email)

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I've been thinking of getting eyebrow hair implants. I wonder how much they will be?

Have you thought about the scar after?

 

[potatohead]

Depressed said: ↑

Hi everyone, I'm new here. I've been following this thread for a while and everyone seems so nice. I'd like to share my story, and hopefully talk to people who are in the same situation as I am.

I had rhinoplasty in South Korea July this year and so far I am very unhappy with the results. I had a relatively alright nose, it was a little bulbous but I guess that bulbous-ness lent my face a cute look.

I think a huge part of my unhappiness is really due to myself. Being only 19, I was too taken in by how pretty Korean girls looked in dramas and music videos that I felt ugly and inadequate in comparison. My friends all told me I was beautiful just the way I was but in my head I kept telling myself that I wouldn't be happy until I got surgery. Well, I did get surgery and now I regret it terribly and I wish I had my old nose back. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but I was confident about how I looked, until I started being influenced negatively by media.

I had my surgery done with Dr. Suh of JW. I don't think he's a bad doctor; I think I'm unhappy with the results because I did not let him know specifically what I wanted. During consultation I gave so much trust to him that I didn't realise he was going to do more than just fill the depression on my nose bridge (I had a bulbous tip, like a ball, so the transition from my underdefined bridge to overdefined tip meant that it had a sudden depression along the length of the nose). I told him I just wanted that filled so that I wouldn't have a shadow where the depression is in my photos. I don't know how but somehow along the way I let him convince me to insert a 2.5mm silicone implant and reduce the sides of my nose (the part where the alars sort of connect to the middle portion of the nose, not sure what it's called so if anyone knows please let me know). He also used my septum cartilage to build my tip. And now I'm left with a nose that has a very visible silicone implant (the entire rectangle is very obvious in most lightings, you can see the edges on the sides as well as the bit between my eyes because I think he placed it higher than where my original nose bridge started and it's been pressing against my skin at an unnatural angle), that has sides (of the middle portion of nose, not alars) that are far too reduced (from front view, it tapers into a V shape as opposed to the original U shape) and looks "pinched" and way too narrow in comparison to my now relatively wide alars, and that looks more deviated than before (my original bridge was slightly deviated but the implant highlighted the deviation.. </3)

I've been really depressed ever since and I feel like I can't smile again until I get my old nose back. I feel like I made the decision to undergo rhinoplasty far too early in my life, and in too much of a rush. I am so scared that my nose will continue to "heal" in a way that I don't like - shrink wrap further, tip falls etc.. And now all I can think about is the day I get revision to correct my mistake. But I have so many issues with that:

1. I'm too scared to undergo surgery again. What if things become WORSE? I feel like I can never trust a doctor to understand exactly how I feel again. I can't speak Korean and going through a translator just feels like my message will get modified somewhere along the way.

2. Cost. It was so expensive for me to go for the first surgery. I used up all my personal savings and I can't fund a revision until a much later date.

3. I don't know which doctor to choose anymore. There's just too many in South Korea and I don't even know where to start.

4. I don't know what SHOULD be done, or whether it CAN be done. Although I know how I WANT my nose to look, I don't know what surgical procedures go into making my nose look the way I want it... I don't want to use any ear/rib cartilage, I definitely don't want to use silicone, and I'm not sure if I have enough septum cartilage anymore. I'm too scared to harvest materials from another part of my body. Also, I don't know if the middle portion of my nose can be widened. I believe a lot of tissue was removed and I'm not sure if I can "refill" those areas with tissue, or whatever else, anymore. :/

I have no one to talk to about this because I'm too embarrassed to admit I made a huge mistake in life, and I don't want to be judged for it. So that's why I'm here. I hope someone here would be able to advise me on what to do. If you've undergone a similar situation, please let me know. Thank you.

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I'm so sorry to hear that. It was very brave of you to take the risk and I wish it worked out better.

From what I've read, people with silicon implants almost always need to do a revision in 5-10 years, though I'm sure the case changes for everyone. I've been thinking of doing a rib cartilage implant instead because the material will be less foreign and may have a lower chance of rejection.

In the mean time, does your family know about it? I would highly recommend having a group support system. On your own, I would do meditation and yoga to help relieve some stress you may have

 

[mwol]

broken said: ↑

Hi, how did you get in contact with VIEW? I tried emailing them through their naver email but no answer

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hi! i actually asked my korean friend to email them for me. i'm not too sure which email she used though. i've seen 2 different emails mentioned here: [email protected] and [email protected]

i have just emailed them today myself as i was curious about the difference in pricing for a local and foreigner

hopefully one of them works! good luck!

 

[mwol]

potatohead said: ↑

I've been thinking of getting eyebrow hair implants. I wonder how much they will be?

Have you thought about the scar after?

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from the research i've done (not as much as rhinoplasty), there will be no scar on the new transplant area (i.e. forehead, eyebrows) but the harvesting area will have a scar but they harvest the hair from the back of your head so no one will see as your hair will cover it.

i am not planning to go to grand but their site helped me understand the general process of the surgery. i couldn't find any other website that has gone into extensive info about it (unless you email them). http://eng.grandsurgery.com/womens-hair-transplantation/

sorry for getting a little off topic everyone

 

[autumn_dusk]

Hi I am new to this forum. I plan to visit Korea next year feb to perform rhinoplasty. I came across a forum that highly recommend Banobagi and Semin. Have anyone been to any of this? I just emailed the two clinics am waiting for their reply.

 

[neverperfect]

Does anyone have anything to say about AONE clinic and Dr. Kwon? I would like to hear from you please. Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences.