Dr Kim at BK Hospital

[kjj]

Dr. Kim Byung Gun is really good at one thing: Marketing himself. His skills are average at best. On top of that, he is really arrogant thinking that he can do no wrong. This combination of average skills, taking on too many surgeries plus his extreme arrogance often result in carelessness and botched surgeries. Does he take any responsibility for his mistakes? Of course not.... because he sees himself above his patients. He just doesn't care.

There are a lot of Dr. Kim's victims out there. We need to speak up so that people don't fall for his glamorous marketing schemes.

 

[vichyk]

chronolinkz said: ↑

@ vivi_bee
I totally disagree with you because i had my first rhinoplasty in the US, michigan to be exact and i was treated like the king. i wasn't sent in to see the nurse or office manager first, but only the doctor himself. prior to seeing him, i emailed his office and he would call me back to answer my questions. quickly after surgery, i was sent to the recovery room to rest for about 45 minutes and was given juice. none of the staff rushed me in any way or form. even in the room they keep on checking my blood pressure to make sure it was normal before i left. they did that several times because it was quite high but after a little bit, they decided maybe i was nervous and just let me leave. i was pushed out of the office in a wheelchair by one of the nurses. and no i didn't ask them for one. it was the proper etiquette after surgery especially after rhinoplasty which is a big one. they called the hotel where i was staying at and called for pickup. it was when they were downstairs that the nurses took me downstairs. 2 nurses took me down btw. one pushed the wheelchair and the other opened the doors and led the way. when i was almost by the hotel van i wanted to just get up and get on the can myself. the nurse politely scold me and told me don't do that and to let her help me b/c she will get in trouble. note that i didn't ask for the office to do any of these stuff. they valued customer service and just did the right thing.

don't tell it is what you get because in korea, bk clinic makes a ****load on their procedures because they overcharge their patients. if you compare the cost of procecdures in the US and in the korea, the difference is very significant, but the standard of living is diff in each country. in the end of the day, bk is famous because they spend an exorbitant amount of media. u see them everywhere from TV to magazines. does that mean they are the best? nope. look up michael sachs of new york. he was all over the media. but little did people know he had mutiple lawsuits and violations. also kanye west's surgeon dr. adams. so please stop it with how oh ur expecting this much, this is how it is. not all doctors are the same just like not all people are the same. paying more and being on tv doesn't mean ur a reputable doctor.

bk is a large clinic where ur just another number. ur well being and satisfaction means nothing to them. their goal is to squeeze as many procedures they can in a day. seriously, don't book the procecures if your outside of korea just basing it on tthis forum. u have to go there and see if ur comfortable with the office, staff and doctor. do it right the first time and not worry about it. if this is the type of service u get after ur procedure, imagine how much of a pain it would be when there are problems and u need a revision. and even worse, something that requires immediate attnetion. their reply? sorry make an appointment and wait at the back of the queue. we are busy today. sad.

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I dont know why but your comment really warmed my heart. You make me realize that as a customer, I have [~entitled to] the right to be treated with compassion. And you seem like the kind of person with good determination and strong will, I wish you a very good day!

 

[vichyk]

SassyChic09 said: ↑

Hey Friends,

I had read alot of forum from different people and it's really confusing me. I have been survey for about a year already. I plan to travel to Seoul, to get a "Revisional double eyelids surgery and a Nostrils base reduction" done. My first choice was with Dr.Kim at BK but recently clients there doesn't satisfy with their result. I mean I saw before and after pictures of past clients that have very good results. I have been email them back and forth asking questions. So far so good but I'm not quite know if the doctor there understand English well or not. I know Dr. Kim does about 20 procedures a day which I think that's just too much. How do he have the time to take care of his patients. It seem like he try to make as much money as possible. The place is pretty busy so they don't take good care of their patients. You will not get to see the doctor that much. The bad thing is there's 3 directors and Dr. Kim is one of them along with 10 other doctors, which you don't know which doctor is specialize in what. I asked them who does surgery for patient number so on so in the "Before and After pic" but they CAN'T tell me. They said it confidental. That's seem strange to me because I have the right to know which doctor is specialize in that same procedure that I wanted so I can book the surgery. They replied that I have to get a face to face consultation and they will help me pick which doctor that is best for me. To me, u have to know which doctor you want first if not, they might give u a doctor that doesn't have that much experience.

One thing that draw me to this clinic is this place is popular and there's Korean movie stars that came here also their "before and after pics" show good result. I only like to go to the place that display lots of pics. I also check out Oz and hear lots of good things about the place too. They have only 2 doctors and each one specialize in different thing, which is good. But their "before and after pics" doesn't WOW me. It's only a few pictures. Dr. Park does a good nose job there. Also Dr. Jung at a different place does a very good job on the nose because he specialized Nose only but cost more expensive. I want to go to the same place to have both the eyes and nose done and not 2 seperate places.

By the way, BK clinic with Dr. Kim have a guest house that you can stay up to 7 days for free with a guardian travel with you. They also have a room that you can stay with up to 4 patients if you have friends that have surgery together with you. I guess every places have good and bad reviews, and no place is perfect. The bad thing about BK is they are too busy that they doesn't care to spend time to look out and take care their patients. So please share me some info what you know about BK or other places.

Anyone have a "Revisional double eyelids" surgery done that BK that can tell me your experience there would like to share some before and after pic?

Also if someone want to travel to Seoul with me in the future for surgery, please let me know and we can look out for each other.

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Hi, may I ask who this Dr. Jung is, I'm interested in having a nose job

 

[vichyk]

SassyChic09 said: ↑

You know what Maytam. First I'm actually thinking about BK but in the last few days I read their reviews on their website, seem like Dr. Kim have lots of bad reviews on the "Revision Double Eyelids" surgery. The patients said their eyelids fold are asymmetric. One side is bigger than another while other side it's still big. I don't know if Dr. Kim going to redo it or not. So now I'm thinking about banobagi. That is a local place with only 6 doctors. The place is also smaller than BK but more cleaner and modern look which is good. If the place is not crowded then the doctor will spend more time with the patients and take care them more. Right now I'm writing to them and see what doctor they recommend for me. You should do the same to and see if we end up with the same doctor. Where are you from and when do you plan to go to Korea? I haven't have a face to face consultation yet. If I go, I planned to have a consultation and a surgery the same day. I plan to go this Fall. When do you plan to go? We can go together to share hotel and look over one another. Anyway, email me.

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Hello, I'm also looking at the same place. Did you have your surgery already, how do you like you experience, and may I ask which doctor did you have? Thank you so much

 

[nikey12]

to vickyk
I want to do same eyes nose procedures, I did researched I find item, teum, eve, and sm clinics. my email is [email protected]

 

[milktoki]

KJJ said: ↑

Dr. Kim Byung Gun is really good at one thing: Marketing himself. His skills are average at best. On top of that, he is really arrogant thinking that he can do no wrong. This combination of average skills, taking on too many surgeries plus his extreme arrogance often result in carelessness and botched surgeries. Does he take any responsibility for his mistakes? Of course not.... because he sees himself above his patients. He just doesn't care.

There are a lot of Dr. Kim's victims out there. We need to speak up so that people don't fall for his glamorous marketing schemes.

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Hey KJJ,
I contacted the correspondent at the email address you provided me, but I received no reply. I still have not received any word from the KCA. Perhaps they are not taking my complaint seriously? I have a medical problem that developed from this; it's not just cosmetic. Corneal damage puts my eyes at risk of vision loss. I don't understand what I can do now.

 

[kjj]

Milktoki said: ↑

Hey KJJ,
I contacted the correspondent at the email address you provided me, but I received no reply. I still have not received any word from the KCA. Perhaps they are not taking my complaint seriously? I have a medical problem that developed from this; it's not just cosmetic. Corneal damage puts my eyes at risk of vision loss. I don't understand what I can do now.

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Hi Milktoki,

That's very strange. I do remember it took a week or two for them to reply.... I also read an article recently that a lot more people are complaining about their botched surgeries to KCA. Perhaps it's taking them longer time to reply. Regardless, If you want to, you can call them directly. Their phone number is (02) 3460-3147. Hope somebody there can help your situation.

 

[milktoki]

KJJ said: ↑

Hi Milktoki,

That's very strange. I do remember it took a week or two for them to reply.... I also read an article recently that a lot more people are complaining about their botched surgeries to KCA. Perhaps it's taking them longer time to reply. Regardless, If you want to, you can call them directly. Their phone number is (02) 3460-3147. Hope somebody there can help your situation.

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Thanks. I recall calling them before but nobody picked up. I will try again though.

 

[kjj]

Milktoki said: ↑

Thanks. I recall calling them before but nobody picked up. I will try again though.

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Milktoki,

I remember I had some difficulty sending the complaint page to KCA. It was frustrating... I was not quite sure they received it or not. So what I did was (I forgot I did this since this was almost a year ago) I went to the section where you can complain about the treatment or process of sending the complaint (basically complaining about your experience of KCA ). This is on the same website and in Korean. I explained everything there including my frustration. I am thinking maybe they are the watchdog for KCA ? Whatever the case, this department emailed me saying a case worker will soon contact me. Do you read Korean? Or have somebody who reads korean go over the KCA website with you and try what I did. It shouldn't be this hard but sometimes persistence get you there.

 

[milktoki]

KJJ said: ↑

Milktoki,

I remember I had some difficulty sending the complaint page to KCA. It was frustrating... I was not quite sure they received it or not. So what I did was (I forgot I did this since this was almost a year ago) I went to the section where you can complain about the treatment or process of sending the complaint (basically complaining about your experience of KCA ). This is on the same website and in Korean. I explained everything there including my frustration. I am thinking maybe they are the watchdog for KCA ? Whatever the case, this department emailed me saying a case worker will soon contact me. Do you read Korean? Or have somebody who reads korean go over the KCA website with you and try what I did. It shouldn't be this hard but sometimes persistence get you there.

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Hi,
Yes I can read Korean. I guess I haven't been trying hard enough. I will do what you said. Thanks.

 

[nikey12]

anybody has done eyes and nose in pitangui clinic before? or any opinion about this clinic? I need some advice on where do good job on eyes and nose and what doctor. my email is [email protected]

 

[whyar]

i am planning to go korea in Mid June. anybody is going there about that time for surgeries? please pm me or email me at [email protected]. as i am going alone and would look for partner...

 

[milktoki]

KJJ said: ↑

Milktoki,

I remember I had some difficulty sending the complaint page to KCA. It was frustrating... I was not quite sure they received it or not. So what I did was (I forgot I did this since this was almost a year ago) I went to the section where you can complain about the treatment or process of sending the complaint (basically complaining about your experience of KCA ). This is on the same website and in Korean. I explained everything there including my frustration. I am thinking maybe they are the watchdog for KCA ? Whatever the case, this department emailed me saying a case worker will soon contact me. Do you read Korean? Or have somebody who reads korean go over the KCA website with you and try what I did. It shouldn't be this hard but sometimes persistence get you there.

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Did you have to go to Korea in person or have a family member get your medical records from BK Clinic? The KCA representative is telling me that I need to get these records in person or have a family member do it, because they are not able to send this information electronically. Is this true? I just am hesitant in getting my family members to be involved in this.

 

[kjj]

Milktoki said: ↑

Did you have to go to Korea in person or have a family member get your medical records from BK Clinic? The KCA representative is telling me that I need to get these records in person or have a family member do it, because they are not able to send this information electronically. Is this true? I just am hesitant in getting my family members to be involved in this.

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Hi Mliktoki,

I never had to go to Korea or involve a family member to get my medical records from BK. The KCA was able to get all that directly from BK by initially emailing me two documents to sign: a consent form and a power of attorney form. She asked me to fill in the information and sign the documents and email them back. Along with those documents, the KCA also requested my photos before the surgery and the doctor's note from here. Let me know if you need more help.

 

[milktoki]

KJJ said: ↑

Hi Mliktoki,

I never had to go to Korea or involve a family member to get my medical records from BK. The KCA was able to get all that directly from BK by initially emailing me two documents to sign: a consent form and a power of attorney form. She asked me to fill in the information and sign the documents and email them back. Along with those documents, the KCA also requested my photos before the surgery and the doctor's note from here. Let me know if you need more help.

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Hi KJJ,
Thanks so much for the information. I am not sure why I am receiving conflicting information unless they updated the procedures for this. It just seems silly that I have to go in person. I am emailing the team member and trying to get another opinion. I did email the case worker who was assigned to you and apparently she is on maternity leave. That's a shame; I would love to speak with her about this.