My first PS experience with April31

[doloreslolita]

aquafina said: ↑

Do you think April 31 is good with fat graft? One of my bff is interested in the procedure?

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I can't vouch for it I haven't personally done it. But I think FG is standardised.. Just make sure the anaesthesiologist is good

 

[anna85]

Doloreslolita said: ↑

Anna, I think you know enough what it feels to be really depressed after a botched job. I wish you all the best in your choice!

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Yes, I know how it feels. But I also know that many friends of mine, who didn't have their nose done at Dream or April 31 but other clinics in Seoul, get a very nice & natural noses after their PS .
Anyway there're many good clinics out there in Seoul such as JW Beauty or Wonjin. Since PS is a highly competitive market in Seoul, doctors at April 31 should reconsider their quotes


Can you tell me how much exactly were you quoted at Dream and April 31?

 

[susaki]

Doloreslolita said: ↑

I can't personally vouch now for the piggy nose thing. I mean, i wouldn't even be a guinea pig for you guys on that LMAO. And thanks Somerville and Couture for the very kind heads up. I mean, I think I kinda sounded too excited lol! If any of you still want my review let me know. I'll be happy to post, and the reason I posted were mainly for the kakao friends who knew me even before my surgery like Susaki.

My posts are for your own discretion. I don't think it's fair to be quick to assume and judge things the way they are presented. Also, make sure this attitude doesn't carry its way to korea. Make sure you inspect their blogs, their Facebook, twitter whatever there is, read up on reviews before deciding on clinics. Another word of advice if SOME of you want to be a promoter in the name of sponsored plastic surgery, be very careful. I wouldn't even want to be sponsored because it's my own face.. And I only have a nose, not 2! Just save up, fork out your own money and do a thorough research and add some friends here on kakao.

I just came back to Singapore and I still have stitches and dressings in my nose, so I can't judge my nose right now at all. I had to return early, and the stitches just feel a little weird but fine. Anyway, I got a 10% off. I don't know how much you are quoted. I believe clinics tend to have different quotes all the time due to the season or whatever reasons. Good luck!

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Yes, i do know Doloreslolita and talked to her nearly every day, and she is so nice and update me how's her nose going!!!! Many ppl got their PS done and will juz vanished and won't give us feedback. Although there's a lot promoters who wanted to rip us off, but we cannot juz based on one or two gd reviews to choose tht clinic!!!

We have to consult and trust our own feeling to choose a dr, i hope more ppl can share their experience to us, and dont discourage ppl for sharing their experiences thinking tht they are promoters!!

 

[sammyy]

Doloreslolita said: ↑

Hello all PFs, I am currently in Korea. I have been stalking around the forum but have not been posting much so please pardon me. My main purpose of this trip was to get my bulbous nose tip done and raise up the bridge area. I visited a number of clinics but there were mainly two clinics that left me a good and professional impression. I researched quite a lot and found that korea's best nose doctors are dr park of dream and dr Kim of april31, so I am going to review the both below. Other clinics I visited don't matter as I wanted a real nose specialist to have my nose done.

Dream clinic
Dream clinic has a really nice ambience and almost all its staffs have beautiful skin with no flaws(and I heard they have a good skin clinic too!). I saw that there were many Chinese patients(as well as a few locals) and it was quite a busy clinic. Waiting time was quite long. I waited almost an hour before I could see the consultant. My translator Daphne (who is wayy gorgeous) had been very kindly explaining things about dream to me while i wait. When it was my turn, the consultant showed me her before and after photos - she had done nose and cheekbones surgery. She looked quite different to me in a prettier way. However her nose was still bulbous to my liking and when I asked her if I needed vline she said I could. But that didn't stop me from being interested in dream because of the closed rhinoplasty methods that I was keen in. Then I was brought out to the seating area and waited about 10 minutes before seeing dr park. I was brought upstairs at the operating theatre where dr park's office was. Dr park is honestly quite friendly, when he talked to me he had just finished an operation but he still remained very keen in explaining what I needed. Dream has like four doctors who operate on noses and a few other who are specialists in their own areas. I then left dream and went to april31 after quite a long stay in dream

April 31
When I went to april31, there were quite a number of locals and Chinese. I was quite amazed when I entered the clinic and all the staffs at the reception stood up to welcome me. It was a warm welcome to be honest lol. I went to proceed with my translator Brian(who has an incredible sense of humor and genuinely helpful) and a consultant. The consultant has an amazingly pretty nose and she told me she had done hers at April 31. I heard that there were famous celebs who did their noses with Dr Kim but from what I see he does not like to advertise and brag about himself having done their noses. Humble man I would say. Additionally I was told that dr Kim makes noses that patients can do piggy noses afterwards (even though I wouldn't dare to after my surgery). I researched well enough to know that local Koreans, especially those with post op nose problems eg contracture go to Dr Kim for revision and would never need another op. Back to the consultation with the consultant, she told me that I would not need other surgeries other than nose and she would not recommend me to go through additional and redundant surgeries. I felt that April 31 was honest with me in this and I felt that they weren't out there to get my money for extra procedures. I consulted with Dr Kim and had a good gut feeling with him. I went back to talk to the consultant and Brian, and they showed me pictures of Dr Kim's works and I was impressed, there were obvious changes to the nose in comparison to dream.

I went home afterwards to give a thought about these two clinics. I was quite in a dilemma tbh because I really liked both doctors. april31 is more expensive than Dream is. That was one of my considerations but I felt that what you pay is what you get (through a handful of past experiences lol). No doubt, dr park of dream is skilled I believe, but the changes are quite small. On the other hand, april31 has obvious changes in a good way. I mean, after all, you are paying money to see changes right? After few days of considering, I decided to go with my heart with April 31. I had my surgery yesterday which I will talk about in the next posts in detail. Oh and if you are coming to Korea, definitely check out the Gwangjang market it's amazing!

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Hey Doloreslolita, do you think you can tell me how much you were quoted by the clinics? Gonna be there this weekend for surgery too.

My Kakao is Sammyy122.

 

[dallas101]

Hi Doloreslolita, do you have kakao id? I need to talk to you.

 

[davincci]

Doloreslolita said: ↑

I can't vouch for it I haven't personally done it. But I think FG is standardised.. Just make sure the anaesthesiologist is good

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This is not true. Fat Graft's reabsorption rate highly depends on surgeon's skills and the hospital's technology. Also, Nerves blockage, uneveness, infection can be caused by unskilled surgeons. There are many articles on the internet about FG.

"The harvested fat is processed, and the removed fat is optimized to prevent reabsorption (i.e., when the fat is absorbed and there is a loss of substance) through the use of a special filtering process of liposuction , where any oil and serum is separated from the fat. When the harvested fat is processed, multiple filtering systems are applied to purify the fat and to prevent damage to the fat cells. Furthermore, the loss of growth factors in the fat is minimized during the fat purification process. Thus, the filtering process both improves the fat graft survival rate and maximizes fat maintenance at the injection site (i.e., the area where the fat graft is re-injected into the body) resulting in better, longer lasting results."

http://www.drkennethkim.com/procedures/fat-grafting/fat-grafting/

 

[carole11x]

Hi, Is there anyone family with surgeries around chin? Also, do you guys know anybody does scar revision? I had car accident before and left large scar.
thanks,

 

[detourist]

Brian from April 31 is a dishonest little S%#t, ,trust him as far as you can throw him.

 

[larojibalnca]

detourist said: ↑

Brian from April 31 is a dishonest little S%#t, ,trust him as far as you can throw him.

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Wait why do you say that? I had a consultation a few days ago with him and thought that he was quite honest, well compared to other consultants/translators at least.

 

[davincci]

detourist said: ↑

Brian from April 31 is a dishonest little S%#t, ,trust him as far as you can throw him.

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Please elaborate and make this a meaningful post. Thanks

 

[detourist]

larojibalnca said: ↑

Wait why do you say that? I had a consultation a few days ago with him and thought that he was quite honest, well compared to other consultants/translators at least.

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I say that because it is true, I have had enough dealings with him to know
just how devious he, is I don't intend to go Into the specifics of what he did
on this forum, because I intend to take care of it personally. Just proceed
with caution

 

[susaki]

detourist said: ↑

I say that because it is true, I have had enough dealings with him to know
just how devious he, is I don't intend to go Into the specifics of what he did
on this forum, because I intend to take care of it personally. Just proceed
with caution

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Can u explain y u think so? U did surgery there?

 

[dallas101]

Doloreslolita said: ↑

Hello all PFs, I am currently in Korea. I have been stalking around the forum but have not been posting much so please pardon me. My main purpose of this trip was to get my bulbous nose tip done and raise up the bridge area. I visited a number of clinics but there were mainly two clinics that left me a good and professional impression. I researched quite a lot and found that korea's best nose doctors are dr park of dream and dr Kim of april31, so I am going to review the both below. Other clinics I visited don't matter as I wanted a real nose specialist to have my nose done.

Dream clinic
Dream clinic has a really nice ambience and almost all its staffs have beautiful skin with no flaws(and I heard they have a good skin clinic too!). I saw that there were many Chinese patients(as well as a few locals) and it was quite a busy clinic. Waiting time was quite long. I waited almost an hour before I could see the consultant. My translator Daphne (who is wayy gorgeous) had been very kindly explaining things about dream to me while i wait. When it was my turn, the consultant showed me her before and after photos - she had done nose and cheekbones surgery. She looked quite different to me in a prettier way. However her nose was still bulbous to my liking and when I asked her if I needed vline she said I could. But that didn't stop me from being interested in dream because of the closed rhinoplasty methods that I was keen in. Then I was brought out to the seating area and waited about 10 minutes before seeing dr park. I was brought upstairs at the operating theatre where dr park's office was. Dr park is honestly quite friendly, when he talked to me he had just finished an operation but he still remained very keen in explaining what I needed. Dream has like four doctors who operate on noses and a few other who are specialists in their own areas. I then left dream and went to april31 after quite a long stay in dream

April 31
When I went to april31, there were quite a number of locals and Chinese. I was quite amazed when I entered the clinic and all the staffs at the reception stood up to welcome me. It was a warm welcome to be honest lol. I went to proceed with my translator Brian(who has an incredible sense of humor and genuinely helpful) and a consultant. The consultant has an amazingly pretty nose and she told me she had done hers at April 31. I heard that there were famous celebs who did their noses with Dr Kim but from what I see he does not like to advertise and brag about himself having done their noses. Humble man I would say. Additionally I was told that dr Kim makes noses that patients can do piggy noses afterwards (even though I wouldn't dare to after my surgery). I researched well enough to know that local Koreans, especially those with post op nose problems eg contracture go to Dr Kim for revision and would never need another op. Back to the consultation with the consultant, she told me that I would not need other surgeries other than nose and she would not recommend me to go through additional and redundant surgeries. I felt that April 31 was honest with me in this and I felt that they weren't out there to get my money for extra procedures. I consulted with Dr Kim and had a good gut feeling with him. I went back to talk to the consultant and Brian, and they showed me pictures of Dr Kim's works and I was impressed, there were obvious changes to the nose in comparison to dream.

I went home afterwards to give a thought about these two clinics. I was quite in a dilemma tbh because I really liked both doctors. april31 is more expensive than Dream is. That was one of my considerations but I felt that what you pay is what you get (through a handful of past experiences lol). No doubt, dr park of dream is skilled I believe, but the changes are quite small. On the other hand, april31 has obvious changes in a good way. I mean, after all, you are paying money to see changes right? After few days of considering, I decided to go with my heart with April 31. I had my surgery yesterday which I will talk about in the next posts in detail. Oh and if you are coming to Korea, definitely check out the Gwangjang market it's amazing!

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Can you add me to your kakao? My kakao id is dallas101

 

[doloreslolita]

Woah may I know what made you so spiteful detourist? From all my dealings with Brian even though I have been with the clinic in korea for less than 5 days, he was one of the most honest translators. The clinic stubbornly refused to give me discounts but Brian kept fighting for me and I ended up with 10% off. Also, everytime the nurse cleaned my nose which was a little painful, he would talk funny to me and try to distract me away from it. Yeah I'm defending him because he had helped me a lot- it is my responsibility to find a doctor in Singapore to remove my stitches, but Brian went through a lot of trouble to find a Singaporean doctor who was under Dr Kim before. Some In-house translators wouldn't even go through so much trouble for a patient.



Thanks all for the private messages and your concern. I am doing well, and I'm still swollen on my tip. My tip was sharp on day 5, but when I reached Singapore it became a little more swollen. Initially my bridge was swollen, but now the swelling has all gone down to the tip. I was really kinda stressed and tired as I was having girl's period so I apologize for not replying promptly. Post op is kinda crazy stressful for everybody, but I love my bridge so far. I'm just praying the tip goes down soon, and I have been taking my bromelain pills religiously. I guess my body is kinda weak as well - I have been sleeping crazy lot too. I'll try to update soon for more. Take care guys!

 

[doloreslolita]

Thank you for sharing David, would you also let us know which doctors in korea does FG with fair amount of skills? That would be wonderful.