misskris03 Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Good idea to go to an ps eye specialist. I had to have lid surgery for Graves' disease related problems and I went to a guy who writes textbooks on the procedure as well. No one can be good at everything, so it makes sense to work with the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiousgeorge99 Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Hi dream79, Sorry, I'm a total newbie to this site. I wanted to pm you but couldn't figure out how to. I wanted ask if you ever met with dr william Chen of long beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olskool Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Check out hanps.com Dr han who only does revisions. Pity he doesn't show primary b.a pics that I'm interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dream79 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Hi, yes I did meet with dr. Chen. I think you can't pm yet because your account is too new or you don't have enough posts. Id give u my email to message about the experience but I'm not sure if it's allowed. Well, here it is anyway : [email protected] hope u see it before it gets taken down. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepeyes Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It has been exactly a year since I had my double eyelid revision surgery with DR Kang from IOU to correct my depth.For the past 1 year, I have been very confused with the depth of my eyes because they look different in photos especially under different lighting and even the type of camera you used. Sometimes they look very natural and sometimes they look very deep. I am especially afraid to look at mirrors/have pictures taken under strong light/sunlight where they appeared the deepest. I know deep inside my heart, the only way to confirm is to go back to Dr Kang’s office to have my pictures taken to see the comparison of the before and after. The same place, under the same lighting and camera will tell me the truth. Prior to this trip, I tried to email Dr Kang a few months back and I was shocked to see my mail was bounced back. I tried using another email to reach him and this time it went through. He said he will be free to meet me on that day. Then 2 weeks before my trip, I emailed him again to confirm my visit. I realized he blocked my other email again. Well I am truly offended by this. I don’t have a choice so I reached him using another email that doesn’t show my real name. Finally he confirmed it will be ok. I was thinking maybe I have been an irritating patients. Something I won’t disagree. About 7 months after my surgery, I probably emailed him about 6 times and he was really put off… During this period, he told me that I will see my final result after 1 year and I promised him to wait. At his clinic, I asked Dr Kang why the depth is still so deep especially my left eye. It looks exactly like before surgery but worst with scar and slight weird folding. He said every patient’s body reacts to tissues differently and I need another 6 months to 1 year for my left eye for the depth to improve and to look like my right eye. I cannot believe he asked me to wait again! There is also a tiny slight line protruding out from my double eyelid line at the inner front corner of my left eye. Dr Kang insisted that it is scar but I told him it is due to bad stitching which I saw from photo of the suture a few days after surgery. He insisted it is scar and it will go away. When my left eye is closed, there is an indented olds scars from the line he removed. I asked if that’s permanent scars and again he said no. Well, the whole review session was very different from my 1st consultation where I was promised there won’t be any scar from his revision. (I visited a number of doctors and some said it is permanent scars and it cannot be removed even with scar revision surgery). Throughout our conversation, he seems a little nervous. Then he told me I am a very worrisome patient and I wrote some bad reviews about him in forum and many people were scared after my postings. I was slightly taken aback when he said this. I said no and that it’s not me who posted any bad reviews on him. I think I did write something about me not sure about the improvement on my depth but I definitely did not post anything bad about him. Again I am pretty offended by this statement. He said he read it in forum. He didn’t offer to take my after picture. But I requested for it. After the photo is taken, I asked if I could see them. He hesitated and said why is it necessary to see the photo when I could clearly see myself from mirror. I said I am curious. After I saw my photo, I nearly fainted and I could feel my heart thumping so fast that I thought it’s going to leap out any moment The photo has confirmed there is no difference between the before and after photos that were taken at his office. I told him there is no difference and he quickly added that “but I remove your deep lines and scars””. I could no longer breathe so I said thanks and left his office abruptly. . I had a mild panic attack at his office and I continue to break out in cold sweat outside his office. I get this whenever I am overly upset and worried. Yes I do have a slight wrinkle scar condition on my left eye which he removed with fat grafting. But Dr Kwon from Teium didn’t even leave behind any scar on me when my eyes are closed and his stitching is so much better. I don’t know what deep line is he talking about? Dr Kang’s stitching is really terrible and looks like the work of an amateur. It is pretty bumpy and looks like centipede at the both corners of my eyes. I was watching Grey’s Anatomy the other day and Mark Slone said the basic skill of any plastic surgeon is the ability to stitch well and not leaving any scar marks on patients. I think Dr Kang doesn’t deliver in this aspect. I regretted doing the surgery with him because there is no improvement. How can I not be worried for the last one year? All the anxiety, worries, constant selfies, money and time invested in this surgery and all for nothing? My double eyelids turn even darker than before and my left scar is worst than before. I don't think I can even do another revision surgery until about 1-2 years later. Please do not get me wrong. I don’t look very ugly or very bad now. He didn’t give me a botch job either. But now I am starting to believe all the great reviews I saw in the forum might be advertisements/marketing. I didn’t even source for 2nd opinion and I trusted the reviews on forum hence I flew all the way from my home country to Seoul and had the surgery with him half an hour after my consultation. Big mistake. I shouldn’t have believed it will be a scar less surgery either, afterall it’s a revision and it comes with risk. I agree that Dr Kang is a very nice, kind and patient surgeon as written in forum. I guess we are all look for surgeons who are nice and makes us feel comfortable enough to entrust our eyes to them. I realize now all those good doctors are usually very busy and who won't hesitate to turn you down. But I am not looking for a life partner but a doctor who will deliver. Did I mention that he said my depth was corrected 80% after the surgery last year? Yet he cut exactly the same depth for my new incision. This proves that he doesn’t know what’s he doing?I wanted to undo my ptosis correction as I prefer my smaller eyes before. He said to me if I were his sister or cousin, he wouldn’t recommend that because from an aesthetic point of view, it wouldn’t look great. I got the same remarks from Dr Kwon from Teium, Dr Shin from Shinseung and Dr Shin from Duhans. For this aspect, he’s not that bad. Also after my revision surgery with Dr Kang, I do not know what happened. My eyes look longer than before, visually. I know he didn’t cut my epic and he probably didn’t expect this to happen. People who saw my before and after photo all confirmed my eyes look so much longer. (I had epic surgery by Dr Kwon from Teium but it looks rounder and more subtle before revision). One of the doctors keep looking at my photos and told me my eyes are longer after my revision and he said it is weird and this is something that cannot be explained. Dr Kang said nothing is changed but he is nice to show me a patient’s photo and tried to convince me not to do epic reversal because my eyes will look smaller. For this, I think he is still a kind doctor! Perhaps those patients who posted great reviews are those who had very serious cases. Very high and sausagy eyelids hence when their lines are lowered even though they ended up with scars, they are happy with the results. Dr Kang from IOU is definitely over-rated in this forum and if you do not have very serious case but just mild correction, I do not recommend Dr Kang at all because of the knife marks and stitching problem. I met another patient who had surgery with Dr Kang a few months back. She asked for very natural eyelids but her result is definitely deeper than what she asked and also ended up with indented scars that won’t heal like mine. She also posted her unhappy review previously. I know of another patient who had 4th surgery with Dr Kang and is super happy that her lids are finally lowered even though she also have obvious scars. I guess it really depends on your expectations. I am disappointed with the results and in myself for entrusting my eyes to simply words written in forums without much research. Apparently, some of the doctors said Dr Kang performs more on foreigners and local doesn’t really go to him. I wish I had done more research. The few doctors whom I consulted were curious why I had revision surgery. When I told them it's to reduce depth. Their faces either registered a shocked or trying hard not to laugh because they feel there is NO DIFFERENCE!My word for advice is do not see blindly, do your research and consult more doctors to get a more objective opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreen Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 hai poor thing maybe don't do anymore since you say your eyes are not botch. Do more scully your eyes become worse better play safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepeyes Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks a lot. I am trying very hard not to attempt revision. Probably will need few years for eyes yo fully recover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted July 31, 2014 Share Posted July 31, 2014 hi Deepeyes. We've spoken a few months back and u've showed me your eyes. I still believe that your eyes are beautiful . I don't believe they are too deep at all. Your eyes from what I recall give the illusion of well defined sockets, which is something lacking in asian structures which are typically flatter. I hope you can be happy with your eyes and not attempt anymore surgery as you risk irreversible damage. Revision eye surgery is one of the most challenging to correct after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cristymyname Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 CONGRATULATE US!!!!! MY MOTHER HAS MADE SURGERY RECENTLY!!!! SHE IS SO HAPPY!!!!!! I AM HAPPY MORE!!! THANKS OKSANA!!!! She helped to find a good surgeon for her! To find a good surgeon it is like to "find a black cat at night"- for one this surgeon is good, for another- not. I have found a lady, who made all job instead on me-she met my mother at the airport, arranged the appointments, booked hotel, helped to buy sim- card, showed where she could eat, transport, shops, informed me about her conditions and so on. She is a high level independent translator who often works as a translator at medical conferences and educational lectures, master classes for cosmetology and plastic doctors. So she knows all plastic clinics and surgeons, as well as, who is the most professional and skilled in eyes, in contours of the face, nose, cheeks, breast and more. I was amazed with video that she had sent to me to show the result of job of one surgeon (he participated in TV show about incredible changes of people with problems), who is good in V-face. I sent my and my mother pictures to her and she recommended us (according the problem) the best 2 surgeons who could correct exactly our problems. So, she sent to me opinion of surgeons what they recommended for our eyes. My mother had very beautiful eyes, but she wanted to fix the wrinkles and it was nightmare- the surgeon made her eyes smaller. She had 4 surgeries and every time her eyes became smaller and smaller. South Korea was the last chance. I have looked for information about the best surgeon in different sites and found this site, which is incredible useful. Thank you, all of you, for sharing information Now I would like to help you. I will write more about Oksana and how she works because I would like you to be happy and relaxed too. I understood that you can find good clinic but everyone has own problem. The most important to find not only a good clinic, but a good certified surgeon, who can cope with YOUR problem and make your expectation into reality. I have just finished to talk with my mother. She is still in Seoul – she decided to fix problem with her skin.))) I promised to myself, if Oksana’s surgeons would fix my mother’s problem, I would recommend to you and my friends too. So, today I am giving only her address- [email protected]. Most of all, I asked Oksana to show my mother to Teuim, JW (because I had read good opinion about them at this forum), but Doctors refused to make a surgery. Later I will write more. It’s midnight. By the way, if it will be fine with my job, I would like to fly to Seoul next year. May be I can join with you.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st-timer Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Has anyone had a protuded "implanted septal cartilage" on nose tip? I'm having this problem now, 10 months post op from my first rhino. I now have a blanched/ White spot on my nose tip and 2 little hard lumps (protuding cartilage underneath that push out against the skin). Looks like a knuckle on the tip of nose. I'll really appreciate if anyone could recommend an expert Revision surgeon who has done tons of Revision before. Thank you so very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine2015 Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 how did your revision go? which clinic did you go during your first Rihno, throw me a pm thank you for your efforts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpee Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 When you say "implanted septal cartilage" is that donated artificial Septum Medpor ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenji Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I was just asking someone about med pore! She said its done in some clinics in Korea. Does that mean it is safe even though it is artificial implant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpee Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 The tip is high risk for infection. I don't believe it's safe. Better to use your own cartilage to avoid any complications (in the nasel tip ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microchip Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Is it your own nasal cartilage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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