clhj Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Just got back from my consultation and so so sad..got rejected for facial contouring because I have diabetes. Getting just my nose done on Wednesday instead >< maybe i shouldn't have revealed that I have diabetes but I thought it would be ok since I had it as a child Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hapagirl_99 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I am planning on going to Korea this summer for rhinoplasty and facial contouring. My surgery was suppose to be June 24th, but now I'm having second thoughts because I'm unsure what clinic to go to. I'm also under 18, so my mother has to contact the clinics, but she does not speak Korean. The process has been very stressful so far. Does anyone have recommendations on clinic for v-line/facial contouring? This is also my first time on the purseforum, so please be patient with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hapagirl_99 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Excited for my plastic surgery trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hihayeah Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hi I am a newie here. Just wonder which hospital is good for v line or square jaw reduction. - EverM - Bano - JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicalorange Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 Hi everyone! I'm new here, but I wanted to share my experience with vline (+zygoma reduction, double eyelid surgery, and nose job). I went to a clinic called The Plastic Surgery, 5 months post op!! I have a review on realself that I'll just paste here: <I have always been I unconfident and overly conscious of what I percieved to be a large jaw, asymmetry of the lower face and generally feeling that my lower face was too "heavy." I didn't like that my lower face always appeared to be swollen/fat/large in appearance and wanted the perfect oval shape (or vline shape) that we see in so many Korean/Chinese actresses nowadays. I also had single monolidded eyes that I wanted to make into double eyelids (I'm Chinese, before all my surgeries I used eyelid tape to make the eyelid crease, this was making the skin on my eyelid lose firmness). So, when I finally saved up enough money to get all the surgeries I wanted (initially when planning my surgeries I just wanted vline, double eyelid surgery) I made the decision to do everything in South Korea. I contacted a Seoul based medical tourism agency and then arranged for all the appointments with the potential plastic surgery clinics. And so, in Decomber of 2015, not even 20 years old yet, I flew by myself to S. Korea. I was terrified yet excited. Once in Seoul, I wasted no time and immediately met with the plastic surgery clinics. I had appointments with two clinics: a large, hospital type clinic and a smaller clinic. The consultation with the larger clinic was quite bad; I've heard of stories of "ghost surgeons" where inexperienced junior actually does the surgery when you are led to think that an experienced surgeon does it, and the consulting doctor at the large clinic gave me that vibe. He was quite forceful and even rude at times, and it seemed that my concerns where literally flying over his head. So the large clinic was a definite no. At the smaller clinic, my consultation was good: I met with all the doctors that specialized in their certain area of the face and would actually be doing my surgeries. I felt confident that my concerns and views were actually heard and respected by the consulting doctors, so I decided to go with them. For anyone planning to go to South Korea for surgery, based on my experience and what I've seen on many forums, one piece of advice I would like to give is to choose the clinic/surgeon that makes you feel understood and can explain all the procedures clearly to you. If the consulting surgeon is very forceful with his own ideas of what would look good on you and ignores what you have to say, or you can't even see the surgeons that would be doing the surgeries (I'm talking about some of those very large clinics--Grand in my case) then take your money elsewhere. It's not worth it to spend a lot of money in a clinic that may potentially butcher your face because of questionable practices and doctors. Another piece of advice for anyone who is looking to get surgeries done in S. Korea: I was kind of suckered into doing zygoma reduction and rhinoplasty (alar reduction, hook nose reduction via nose shaving and nose tip reshaping along with the surgeries I originally planned to have, which were vline and double eyelid surgery). Looking back I didn't really need the zygoma reduction or the nose surgeries, but the surgeon said they would "really compliment" my overal face, so I decided to do them. So, going to S. Korea I would advise having a very clear idea of what you want to do and what you don't think you need. Once my surgeries were scheduled, everything was set to go. All of my surgeries were completed at once. I went into the clinic in the morning at 10 and came out at 8pm. So quite a long time. I had a lot of swelling and by the second day my head was huge like a balloon. LOL. Also, another warning for those planning to get lots of surgeries in their trip to S. Korea: despite what the doctors say, if you get a lot of surgeries combined on the face like me, your swelling will NOT go down in the 2-3months they say it will. Not possible. (Okay, so I know everyone heals differently, but realistically it's unlikely you will look great in 2-3 months). My surgeon said my facial swelling would go down in 2-3 months; well, here I am 5 months later with substantial and persistent swelling around my cheeks--still waiting for that to go. So right now I don't even look as good as I did before (friends and family constantly think I either got fat or my wisdom teeth are impacted), but I suppose as time goes by it will be better. Anyhow, don't expect to become *instantly* prettier, you will be severely disappointed.> I really want to reiterate the importance of not being pressured into doing additional surgeries by the plastic surgery clinics. Especially with large clinics, they will push you to do surgeries like vline with zygoma reduction with isn't very good for people with poor or average skin laxity, this will most likely cause sagging and the terrible heavy/fat cheeks look!! Beware!! For me, I got away with doing it because I'm very young (did the surgery at 18) and had quite good skin firmness with very little fat on the face. But still, I was swollen for a very long time and still have some 20% swelling in my cheeks. (But these past few days I have noticed a lot more deswelling, finally seeing that nice face shape, yay!!). Anyhow, I just really wanted to warn about the potential consequences of zygoma reduction+vline combination. If you never considered zygoma reduction before, chances are you don't really need it, don't be pressured into doing it!! If anyone wants more information on my individual surgeries (vline, zygoma reduction, double eyelid surgery, alar reduction, nose hump shaving and nose tip reshaping) please let me know! I'll be more than happy to tell you about my experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mblem Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 Thanks for the review where is this clinic located? Do you mind linking to your realself page so we can see photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicalorange Posted May 6, 2016 Share Posted May 6, 2016 https://www.realself.com/review/seoul-korea-jaw-reduction-jaw-shaving-line-zygoma-reduction-rhinoplasty-double This is the link on realself, but I don't have photos on it :/ The clinic I went to is located in Seoul, Gangnam (I'm pretty sure). It's apparently more popular with locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie910 Posted May 7, 2016 Share Posted May 7, 2016 Hi, I'm staying in Socho (서조구, how long will you stay here? where are you staying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mblem Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 I'm glad you had good results! I looked them up and unfortunately found this lady's blog who has terrible results from The Plastic Surgery. I guess it's hit or miss. For anyone curious here's the link: http://www.victimofseoultouchup.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynicalorange Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Yeah, I saw that too, after my surgery LOL. But I guess it's different for everyone. Plastic surgery, especially combining different surgeries is risky and revision seems even more scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasminlover Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 OMG Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat? So scared I think all the surgery is case by case but specially when right after seeing the picture like her, I wouldn't wanna go to that clinic, is it called THE CLINIC? OMG no way, check their homepage and who did the horrible job doctors are still working there no way!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie910 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi I'm back from Korea. The clinic I've choosen is DA where everything is perfect. My cheek bone were wide, my chin was short, my face was absolutely square. My face now is not perfect but I'm really happy with my result ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gantz Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Any sagging noticable? How long post op are you? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie910 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 there's no sagging, I'm 3 weeks post op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty26 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Hi Rosie, what procedures u've done with DA. Also I cant PM u, I want to know how much it cost u. Happy healing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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