mydeepestsecret Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 It has been a while i have not logged in, Im happy to finally be here to share with u my PS jorney that took place last october. i need to mention that im no good in writing stories nor good in english so forgive me if i mispell any word and if i miss a point or if you want to know a certain detail u can always ask me and i'll answer any question as soon as possible. please do not send me any PM or ask about my kakao ID. i'll be on the forum every day so i'll reply within 24 hours. i was not happy with the way i looked and whenever i look at myself in the mirror i feel surprised because i 've always imagined myself looking differently, way different than what i originally looked like in reality. Im half asian and half arabian. im in my mid 20s, never felt happy or confident in my teenage years, i thought i looked either too old or either too young, used to have a round chubby face weither i gained weight or lost it. my nose was crooked and i had a hump and tip was too low. forhead was boney and my lower face always looked too full. i looked weird!!!! no contouring or magic makeup tips could hide my insecurities. i was one of those girls who swore to never go under the knife, not that i was against plastic surgery or gainst the ppl who done it, i was just too scared to even think of going thru the pain so.. i wasted alot of money (almost more than what i paid for my surgery) on cosmetics and creams trying to fix my problems using (non invasive methods) but nothing has helped, until 3 or 4 yrs ago i took the idea of plastic surgery the other way and actually decided to do it. sooo.. i've been educating myself alot before planning this surgery and finally earlier this year i have managed to pull a loan to make this dream finally come true! so i was mentally ready for all the risks and complications that might come from this surgery and financialy ready too! but i was worried of going alone to a country i have not been to before and not knowing the language which makes hiring a translator a must to do, and i was also scared to end up dying from infection if (god forbids) a complication occurs while i rest in my hotel with nobody beside me. i was searching for translators and came up with few andcontacted them, i personally didnt feel 100% ok about them but that was just me.. after some time i learned that most translators take very high commissions from ur surgery price explains why forigners pay soo much while locals pay way less. i thought i was gonna end up with them any way thinking i dont have another choice since most clinics in korea dont have english translators but until a close date to my trip i couldnt choose any of those translators, and then i met Aeri online. I never met her before. but she was nice and she was speaking fairly good english. honestly i thought at the begining that she was bound to one clinic so i didnt ask to hire her as my translator but we continued to talk about other stuff and we became friends. i only recieved a good vibe from her so i was comfortable with her. i eventually i asked her if shes committed to one clinic and she said no so i asked her if she could be my translator and she agreed. i also believed that she doesnt take any commission beside translation fees and i felt happy about my decision. altho i still didnt know which clinic to go with until i was in korea. i only made appointments with 2 clinics, Girin and Goowonsesang (beautyforever). i arrived in seoul on 27 sep, Aeri was with me on kakao messenger all the way ever since i landed, she was providing me all the info i need and told me where to rent phone and wifi egg and which bus to take and how much to pay, she wrote me messages in korean to show them to people if in cases i get lost or needed help. things went smoothly and i arrived in the central of seoul on time to go to my first appointment with Girin clinic. My opinion about Girin clinic is that.. the female reciptionists looked really cute and pretty, consultant lady was really really cute!! Place was too small though.. doctor was nice. and seemed smart.. and they qouted me very good price for all the procedures i wanted.. 13 milion won. the reason i didnt go with them is that i didnt like the idea of having only 1 doctor to perform 4 procedures (v-line, complete nose reconstruction, acculift and fat graft), v-line and nose septoplasty surgery are two major surgeriesa nd prefered to have each one with a specialist. so i decided that i didnt want to go with girin and went to beautyforever.p for a consultation. i arrived there and met the consultant who greeted us with warm smile. my translator did the talk since she knew already what i wanted to get done, i met with 2 doctors, dr cho for facial contouring, and dr lee for nose, acculift and fat graft for my cheeks and forhead. i liked both doctors and i felt that i would go with this clinic. we discussed the price and the lowest they could give me is 17.5 mil, i was okay with the price because i expected to be charged much more knowing that most clinics charge double for forigners but what disturbed me is that i had to wait for 3 days to do the surgery. plus i needed to pay some amount to book for surgery date (i forgot how much i paid exactly) but it was not full amount because i only brought with me 10K usd in cash. and they would charge 10% more for tax if i paid with credit card. so i agreed to pay in cash and managed later to transfer the rest of the money to Aeri's personal bank account and she has withdrew them and paid the clinic on surgery day. this is turning into a novel so i'll try to say whats important and keep it short and informative. stayed at aeri's house for nearly one month in korea, she lived outside seoul but it wasn't very far and transportation by subway and bus was rather easy. before coming to korea i have shipped to her house some of my protein powder, vitamins and medical pillow, as u must sleep with ur head elevated for few days right after surgery, went around seoul and did some shopping to prepare myself before surgery day on october 1. the surgeries i have done were: - v-line (no t-cuts or titanium screws). - nose septoplasty and rhinoplasty: deviated nasal septum correction, droopy tip correction with ear cartliadge, hump removal, otestomy, I shaped silcon implant, alar base reduction. - Acculift: jaw line and double chin. - Facial fat graft: upper cheeks and forhead. i stayed one night in the clinic on surgery day and was discharged at 5 pm next day, had a bad experience with one of the nurses so they tried to make it up for me giving me free injection that would help me recover faster worth 300 usd. overall i was satisfied with the doctors work and the consultant. but 1st 2 days after my surgery were hell. i dont remember having pain from v-line or nose, maybe i had some pain but i felt the most pain on my eyes from breaking the nose during the surgery and that affected my eyes and caused them bruising that slowly faded with time. i also felt some pain from acculift and on my thighs where they extracted fat to implant them on my forhead and cheeks. but they were minor pain. i had no problem with my nose and v-line. i could easily eat and talk normally on day 5. i lived on porridge and protein shakes for first few days and started eating meat and solid food 1 week later. had my worst swelling starting day 3 till day 6 then it slowly subsided and i think i looked normal 3 weeks post surgery. please do not ask me for my before and after pictures. after so much thoughts. i decided i cant post my pics online or send them to ppl i dono. if u happen to hire aeri, u may look at my pics in her phone, she has all my before, during recovery, and after, i wont mind u seeing them, but i appologize again i wont be posting or sending pics online for privacy reasons. i am now 2 months post surgery and i still didnt reach my final look but so far i am very happy with my results. i thank god everyday for guiding me and making me trust and follow my instincs. i thank god for giving me the stregnth on deciding to go under the knife and finally make a change to things that have bothered me all my life. its the first time i begun feeling interested in wearing makeup now that i have a prettier face. i thank god for knowing such an amazing person like aeri to translate for me assist me and be with me on this journey, shes been awesome i swear i never think i'd make it alive if she wasnt with me first few days after surgery. she litterly saved my life. if it wasnt for her waking me up and reminding me to take my meds and help me walk, i wouldnt survive because the pain of my eyes. imagine having constant pain worse than migrane pain, not being able to open ur eyes nor closing them, was in so much pain i couldnt sleep!!! oh and pain meds in korea arent strong as the ones in the states and i am a person with high pain to,erance so BEWARE and try to bring ur own meds. aeri forced me to use eye drops to prevent any infecion that might happen on my eyes from bruising and amazingly it all cleared and pain subsided within days. she truely cared for me and she was being a real friend. i definately recommand her to anyone having multiple or big surgeries and coming to korea alone.i was very lucky having her with me. im so happy i did this, korea is beautiful and i spent too much on shoping and skin care products lol. i met with few other patients who were on october's kakao group and made good friends. unfortunately i had one friend i couldnt meet becuz i was recovering outside seoul and he was busy :@ :@ he worked for another ps clinic. but willing to visit again soon becuz i fell in love with korea and would visit there for shopping whenever budget allows =D i have beautiful memories from korea i wish u all the best of luck and have the same experience i had =') anybody is welcom to post questions and i'll be answering them asap. Sincerely, MyDeepestSecret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 I guess my post was too informative that nobody needed to ask me about anything. I hope I helped and wishing everyone a successful surgery trip!!xoxox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreakcodex Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Thank you very much for sharing with us !! I love you so much ! Been reading all your post for months now I hope that you will be sooo beautiful and boys willl fall in love for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreakcodex Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Btw can you give me your email please cuz i think i will do it next 4 years ( i am too young actually = 17 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenna-wendy Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 the recovery time was so long . O.O did the swelling and bruising go away completely in 2weeks time ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicole01 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Congratulations on your journey! I know how you feel completely on spending lots of money of cosmetics, but knowing that they aren't fixing the real problem. Also, it sounds like I have a very similar nose as you used to have. It sounds like you had the courage to make a really good decision. Does aeri rent out a room in her home, too? She sounds great! Would you happen to have her contact information? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I was starting to feel very overwhelmed by my surgery decisions earlier today but your post uplifted my mood and reassured me that I'm doing the right thing so thanks for sharing your inspiring story and congratulations on achieving all of this! Would love to know your thoughts on the acculift procedure and if it had any tightening affect? I read that it only burns fat and doesn't do much lifting so I'm curious to know more if you don't mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemeup Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 I appreciate your post, thanks for taking the time to share. Do you by chance remember the name of the injection they gave for faster recovery? Do you think it helped at all? I would really love to see your nose, I understand privacy but you could block everything else and just show the nose. I don't even care about the befores. I go back and forth with whether to do my nose or not so always looking for successful nose stories. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makemeup Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Would appreciate aeri's contact info also. Thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Awhh Thank u for ur sweet words ;') im glad my post helps and so far I feel great about how I look even tho final results will only show after 6 months. yepp I hope that too even tho im in my mid 20s now and married, would love to see the extra attention and feel young again lool didnt have that in my teens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Phreakcodex I appoligize I cant post my email but u can ask me anything here and i'll help u with whatever u r concerned about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Actually lenna my recovery was considered fast comparing to other patients as per my translator/friend and the clinic. the bruising under my eyes from the nose surgery took around one month to lighten but I can say there are still some color that didnt go away (septoplasty was tough surgery) and my facial swelling from v-line was subsided just a bit on day 10 but my face looked "normal" or maybe as round as how it was before the surgery. my doctor said the longer it takes to cut the chin/jaw during the surgery the bigger the swelling and the longer it'll stay but that also depending on each body and how it was prepared before the surgery. my v-line surgery took only 50 mins. only shaving, no t-cuts or screws, therefore less trauma and damage to the tissue so less swelling. but I admit I also did what it takes to reduce swelling as soon as possible, things like: limiting salty food, walking, keeping myself hydrated and drinking fluids, deswelling massage from the clinic was amazing and that gave me shocking result after just one session and I believe it helped to deswell faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Thank u Nicole. yes I fele very happy to have decided to do surgery It really changed my life I feel confident standing at any angle and still look good and dont need any makeup for any occassion I look normal now no more witch nose lool. Aeri letting me stay at her place to be with me post surgery is part of a deal we had becuz I requested a special service which is "post op care". you can contact her thru email [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Hello Rapid, Thank u for kind words and yes indeed surgery was the best thing i've ever done for myself so far. No regrets whatsoever. recovery wasnt very easy and specialy first few days but if u do it at the right place and u get enough support the results are all worth it in the end!! regarding Acculift, I am now few days over 2 months, my face is much smaller than before surgery even when there are still residual swelling that will last for 6-12 months, but yes and yes the acculift has a wonderful tightening effect, I look at myself in the mirror everyday and wondering where did all that tissue go lool!! if u see me before surgery u will not imagine that there will be anything to fix my saggy/fatty face before surgery. I swear its like magic but again im only 2 months post and it might change with time but so far its soo good!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydeepestsecret Posted December 4, 2013 Author Share Posted December 4, 2013 Hi makemeup, I dont know the name of the injection becuz they only told me that it helped with faster recovery, im guessing it could be a stronger type of antibiotic injection? im sorry but I didnt ask them. and I cant be sure if it helped at all becuz I tried to do a lot of things to heal faster like drinking protein and taking healing vitamins etc. I posted a side view and front view pics of my nose 2 months after surgery, before surgery, my nose was very bad, low tip, hump, and deviated septum. I love my new nose my doctor is an artist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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