chaneladdicted2 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 May I know the name of the doctor in JW who did the fat graft for you? Would be nice to know how much you paid for the whole procedure too. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaneladdicted2 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Wow, you look cute! May I know which doctor in JW did your fat graft and how much you paid for the fat graft procedure? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintus Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hi, I did with the main doctor Seul chul hwan for fat graft. Actually there is still some fat now but some part of face has dissolved so there is unevenness which is what Im most concerned. I went through DocDoc previously and paid about $3100++ when converted to SGD and it should cover 2 session of fat graft which the clinic is suppose to store my frozen fat. However they did not store my fats and recommended to extract new fat again which they charge me 1/4 of the 1st session. I did read that using fresh fat is better so decided to go back for the 2nd graft hopefully can have a more even results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintus Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 Hi, sorry I cant pm at the moment and do not have kakaotalk. Actually i was suppose to have 2 sessions of fat graft for the amount paid the 1st time but somehow they did not store my fat. So im not sure its a good deal afterall. So you also had fat graft done with them or going to have your 1st graft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwh Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hi I'm researching on clinics that do a good job for double eyelids and epicanthoplasty. Does anyone know if JW is good? Also looking at tlps, teuimps, view, regen and real. Too many clinics, getting a headache reading through many posts in this forum for a long period of time haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyglittery Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 i don't know about jw. i only know one clinic i've seen results from someone i personally talked to and know can do a good job. but i don't want to mention here bc you're not supposed to advertise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlwh Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Ohh I see.. Is that clinic one of the ones I've mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyglittery Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 no, sorry. but i really don't feel good about recommending any clinic after everything i've read. just do your best to research as much as you can, then go and talk to the drs in person and see if you feel like you can trust them. ask a lot of questions and be honest about your concerns and trust your feeling if you get a bad feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkjade316 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Just came back from Korea and I had double eyelid and epi surgery done. Everything went great and my eyes are healing right now. I've just passed the two weeks mark and I love my eyes so far. Of course, it's still too early and I know my eyes will continue to change shape but hopefully nothing too drastic. My initial plan was to visit: Item, JW, Pitangui and Wonjin. Wonjin is actually a bit far from the 3 other clinics. So in the future if I was to do another surgery/consultation I will try to find ones that are cluster in the same area. The in-house translator is Emily. She's friendly and her English is very good. You can communicate with her via email or through Kakao. Anyways, JW has 3-4 floors and has 3 main doctors. They have 4 Chinese in-house translators and 2 English translator. Emily said they have a lot of Chinese clients and that's why they have more Chinese translators than English. I arrived on time for the consultation but had to wait 40 min for the doctor because he was doing a surgery. So the whole time I was Emily and we talked a lot. She asked if I went to see other clinics and I was honest and told her yes. I even told her what other clinics I'm planning to go afterwards too. When I finally got the see the doctor (Dr. Choi), he was inside of his office waiting for me. He was very friendly and approachable. He spoke English (with an accent) but I understood him no problem. Dr. Choi took his time and looked at my eyes, and tried to see which fold suited my eyes and face. He recommended partial incision (Item recommended this too) and epicanthoplasty. The reason (which he explained) is that since I live abroad, I won't be able to come back for touch ups if I was to do non-incisional. He kept poking my eyes with this metal instrument but he was very gentle. We even chatted for a bit, talked about Toronto. I learned that his sister lives in Toronto too. He didn't try to up sale me anything. I told him my eyes are uneven (one is bigger than the other) but this was because one side of my face is lifted higher than the other. He didn't try to say "we can fix it by doing other surgeries", instead he told me not to worry as it's normal. Everyone is not perfect if we are then we're aliens. Lol. Although, he didn't mention this, I asked him if I needed lateral canthoplasty. Dr. Choi doctor does not specialize in lateral canthoplasty lol. There is another doctor that specialize in it and I would need to see him. Wow. I was surprised about this. They're so detail about which doctor can do what procedures. I've read online that some doctors will perform procedures even if it's not their specialty or best at it. So when I was finished with Dr. Choi, I was escorted to another floor to see the other doctor who specializes in lateral canthoplasty. He was also waiting in his office before I arrive. This doctor understand English but did not speak it so Emily was translating the whole time. He was also very nice and patient. Again, he used this metal instrument to poke my eyes and tugged the outer corner of my eyes and stuff. My eyes are a little slanted (never noticed before lol!!) and he can lower it a little by 1-2mm to make it even/lower. And he showed me pictures of clients who has the same "problem" as me. But! He mentioned that since I'm from Canada the standard of beauty might be different (ex. Slanted eyes is normal and may consider pretty outside of Korea). I never took this into account. I didn't want to look "white" or totally different. I just wanted my eyes to be more awake and be able to put makeup on. I took this into consideration, thanked him and left with Emily. Emily took me to this little room to discuss about price. The price was in my opinion quite reasonable and under my budget. JW offer aftercare services such as de-swelling treatment with laser therapy and shampoo service. The price includes the two surgery - partial incision, epicanthoplasty, medicine, and aftercare service. Item didn't offer any aftercare services when I asked them. Only to come in and remove stitches and cleaning. I was quite pleased and impressed with JW, I liked both doctors and I felt comfortable with them. The whole consultation took close to 1.5 hours. I got the impression from Item that double eyelid surgery is a minor operation and that the doctor doesn't need to invest time in it (profit wise). But at JW they paid close attention and was very detail about my eyes. Didn't feel rush or anything, they took their time even though I'm just doing two small/common procedures. So I decided to do my surgery with them and don't bother to check out the other clinics. Not sure if this is the right decision but it was a decision I felt was the best. My surgery was two days later and I was super nervous. My surgery actually got delayed because the patient before me decided to added one more procedure so that bumped me at a later time. However, JW offered me a free spa/facial while waiting (it felt nice!). Anyways, during the surgery I was super nervous but it didn't hurt at all. People say the injection was the worst part but honestly for me, I didn't feel anything. However, near the end whenever I felt slight pain I would go "pain" and the doctor will inject more anesthesia. I felt a bit of tugging and I could smell something burning. It didn't hurt but it was a bit uncomfortable. Overall, I would rate it 3/10 for pain. The whole procedure took longer than I expected - a little over 2 hours. During the whole time, the doctor would ask me to open and close my eyes to see if the crease was even or not. He was soooooo particular about this. He stitched and restitched my right eye at least 4 times. I actually got irritated and he said "don't worry, 5 more min. I promise". LOL!! - I was just really uncomfortable lying there not moving for 2 hours and I was starting to get really hot and sweaty. So I guess he could tell I was getting a little impatient. So after the surgery, I was totally fine and I was able to walk myself to the recovery room. The nurse put an icepack on my eyes and waited for 20 minutes. The whole time in the recovery room, Emily was with me. It felt very nice and reassuring. I felt safe. Afterwards, I was given 2 icepacks, 5 days worth of medicine, some cotton swaps and ointment for the eyes. I was told to take the medicine on time (3 times a day) and put the ointment on my eyes 2 to 3 times a day. Emily helped me grabbed a taxi and I went back to the guesthouse. Once I got back the guest house and looked at myself in the mirror....I was horrified. I was just not used to seeing myself all stitched up and bruised. I started to panic and thought I made a big mistake. I felt regret immediately. Honestly, I thought I was mentally strong enough but I was wrong. So no matter how much you've researched and prep yourself, you will be a little shock right after surgery. I tried to sleep but I kept having bad dreams. The next few days, I got used to looking at myself and I kept telling myself that it will get better. In total I went back to the clinic 3 times - 1st time cleaning, 2nd time to remove the top stitches on my eyes and 3rd time remove the all the remaining stitches including the inner corner. And each time they would use the laser treatment on me to help with the swelling. Oh, I got to use their shampoo service once too. However, the only problem I found was that I only saw the doctor ONCE after the surgery and it was on the 3rd time I went back (7th day after surgery). He came to check up on my eyes and said everything was good. I kind of wished that I saw the doctor sooner and didn't have to worry the whole time. Before and after (2 weeks):http://i60.tinypic.com/20tmp9v.jpg OMG, I don't know how to resize it... Right now, my main concern is the scarring in the inner corner of the eyes. There is a raise bump on the lower left side of my eye. Hopefully it'll smooth out... Sorry for the low quality of the picture, I took it on my iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 i think ure eyes look fine....Maybe i am unable to see the scarring in the pic. Go to a plastic surgeon or dermatologist where you are and request kenacort injections to dissolve scar tissue. I used it when i was 4/5 days (cant remember exactly) post op and it completely made the scar invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noods Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 pinkjade, thank you for taking the time to post in depth your experience with JW clinic. It is posts like this that helps folks like me narrow down the clinics to consult with. (I am in Australia and don't speak Korean. Hence as you can imagine, it is a monumental task for me to research!) thanks again and speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkjade316 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks, K Couture. if the scars gets bigger or worse, i will find a dermatologist and seek help. You're welcome, Noods, no worries you'll be fine in Korea. I don't speak or read Korean and I was totally fine by myself. I went to visit clinics on my second day and had the surgery two days later. I was able to go sightseeing and went shopping the next day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay-dash Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hi guys, I did my rhinoplasty at jw, its been 2 month now before i decided to get the surgery , I watched the jw YouTube video and I really liked the result. The surgery was very comfortable and I do not feel painful even after the surgery.. dr.Suh really great... I went back to jw once every two days for review and "light treatment" thing that helps to de swell. To remove the stitches it was quite uncomfortable. For my nose, I had a silicon put in. Nose will starts to look natural after 2 weeks and after two months. Overall my nose bridge are higher, overall features are more proportionate, none of my friends realised I did my nose If i didn't told them all. i met Emily before did the surgery and been really helpful during my rhinoplasty. She helped to arranged the consultation and really helpful, after surgery she still contacted me to ask how about the surgery and etc.. she is so friendly.. until now we still connected to each other and recommended my friend who want to get the surgery to her. she is really helpful and friendly.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moody Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Jay dash May I ask you what type of nose you had before the surgery? My doctor said I should avoid silicone for bridge and ear cartilage cause it wouldn't make such a drastic change since my bulbous nose has thick skin. I don't know if he's talking me into rib cartilage since that's what he's known for and because its costs a whole lot more money. But then I thought what difference rib would do. I thought it was just material use, not material use altering the why my results would look ; which I thought was pure technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkjade316 Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 4th week: http://i57.tinypic.com/2n67l0g.jpg My right eye looks great but my left eye doesn't look as nice... I feel that my left eye's inner corner is not as "round"/even as the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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