{ My Experience } Consults, Quotes, and Surgery with Opera Plastic Surgery

[nikkib99]

can anyone provide an address to Opera? i went to their website and it's only in korean :/ i would like to know how to get to this place. directions? what train station is this near? thanks!

 

[blasian]

Nikkib99 said: ↑

can anyone provide an address to Opera? i went to their website and it's only in korean :/ i would like to know how to get to this place. directions? what train station is this near? thanks!

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OPERA

135-080 Yeoksam Dong, Gangnam gu, Seoul Korea, 820-9 Glass tower 15F

Korean address:

135-080 서울시 강남구 역삼동 820-9 강남역 11번출구
글라스타워 15F

As far as how to get there, I am honestly not sure. Perhaps someone else on the forum can help you with that.

 

[liltwinstar]

sssxccc said: ↑

Updated with a makeup photo from today: http://koreaplasticsurgery.wordpress.com/recovery/

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Thank you so much for your review and updates! I've added Opera to my consult list because of you.

I wanted to ask... are you lifting your brows/forehead at all in any of your after pictures on your blog? I currently do this and have wrinkles on my forehead.

 

[hj88]

blasian said: ↑

OPERA

135-080 Yeoksam Dong, Gangnam gu, Seoul Korea, 820-9 Glass tower 15F

Korean address:

135-080 서울시 강남구 역삼동 820-9 강남역 11번출구
글라스타워 15F

As far as how to get there, I am honestly not sure. Perhaps someone else on the forum can help you with that.

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The Korean says: Gangnam Station, Exit 11. The building name is "Glass Tower" and it's on the 15th floor of that building.

 

[mouldie]

sssxccc said: ↑

Hi everyone!!!

So, I know that I had created a thread a couple of months ago with my research for double eyelid surgery and also had some consultations set up so I wanted to start a new thread with my consultation experiences, feelings, and also who I decided to go through the surgery with. You can find that old thread here.

PurseForum really helped me a lot in terms of narrowing down clinics that I felt would be "worth" it so I think it's necessary to give back and also share my experiences as well hoping that it'll also be helpful.

I ended up going with Opera for my surgery:
www.operasurgery.co.kr - their website doesn’t work for English though
[email protected]
WeChat for the consultant JiaoLan: [email protected]
Dr. Chong Su Woo

Here are the list of clinics that I actually ended up going to and that I'll be reviewing
10/28
- Teium
- Regen
- Oz
- Wannabe
- MVP
- DAPRS - had one here but we didn't go due to lack of time and location
10/29
- Wonjin
- Opera
- Apejeoung - had appointment here but we decided not to go to it since we didn't think it was within our budget.

{ About Me & My Budget }
Surgery Request: Incisional double eyelid, ptosis, epi
Other concerns: I want a crease that is natural and tapered so that it will look more realistic.
My budget: $2000 - ~ 2mil won

When choosing a clinic I am taking into consideration pricing, skill and comfort with the clinics. I want to make sure I get a good vibe from them and will place comfort over price but want to find a middle grown between the two. Afterall, they are my eyes and I’ll have them for the rest of my life.

Here are pictures (see below!)


Opera – MY CHOICE FOR SURGERY
PROS:
-Walked in without any appointments and they were able to accommodate me with an Chinese translator speaker so last minute. We went right when they open and they saw us in about 10 minutes
- Good pricing (it’s not cheap, but it’s not expensive)
- They were busy – which is a good sign and shows that a lot of people go to them. It was a mix between some Chinese people and some local Koreans, also a good sign!
- The doctor was really thorough, good and friendly!
-Nice office & great staff

CONS:
-They don’t have an English translator unless if you make an appointment – I provided the information above at the very top of this post. I personally had trouble trying to get an appointment due to language barriers and I know others as well, so I tried to get as much info as I can to share for those interested.

The only reason why I went to Opera was because I saw it on PF and people mentioned that it was a place a lot of locals went to. I tried numerous times to make an appointment but it was difficult with the language barrier since they aren’t like the other clinics that try to fish out the foreigners for more money. But because of this they are able to have good pricing for GREAT quality and staff.

Since I didn’t have an appointment, I ended up walking in with my friend. She’s Chinese so thankfully this really helped and made everything possible because they had a Chinese translator on staff. Upon walking in, one of the things that stood out was that basically ALL the staff had gotten up for us. It was kind of scary lol and a lot of pressure but I think it was really respectful of them to do that when all the other clinics were nice but they would just try to shuffle you around to their foreigner desk.

So in our consult room was the main consultant, the doctor, and the translator. During the consultation with the consultant she was also very thorough and the only one that actually touched our eyes and used the little metal thing to simulate folds. She even measured out eyes with a mini rule to check sizing and grabbed on my friend’s eye fat to get a better idea. This was so different than the other clinics whos consultants had basically just asked us what we wanted and gave us information but they didn’t do any analyzing or in depth consult prior to seeing the doctor. So this already made me feel really good about Opera.

When the doctor came in he sat down and smiled and was so friendly. Despite the language barrier he actually looked like he was happy to be there and most importantly, again, he was also really thorough with our consultation. He made me open and close my eyes multiple times and did different crease heights for me and also analyzed the severity of my ptosis and noted one side was worst than the other and so forth on. His hands were also very gentle which I like especially for a plastic surgeon.

By the end of the consult me and my friend really liked Opera and decided that we liked Opera more than Wannabe based off consultation thoroughness and overall vibe. It wasn’t just a matter of pricing.

Opera’s pricing wasn’t the lowest compared to all the clinics that we had gone to, but it was good (at least I felt so) for the quality of the work that they had on their site, for their staff attentiveness, and doctor consultation. I felt REALLY comfortable with them as well, more than Wannabe. This doesn’t mean that they’re not good, but this is just a personal feeling. I really value the “feeling” I get with a clinic because I think gut instincts are really important. I trust Opera.

With pricing, the initial quotes that we had gotten was 2.7mil for double, epi, and ptosis and we were able to negotiate it down to 2.1mil for everything including the tax and it was cash payment.

We immediately decided to make an appointment and we paid for it (I’m getting my surgery today 10/29 – couple of hours before I’m writing this lol because I got some PMs from people asking about feedback on my consults!).

I’m very excited and incredibly scared still to go under the knife, but I am really happy and confident so far that Opera will do an amazing job!!!

More updates to come within the next couple of weeks about my recovery!!~

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Thanks sssxccc!! I found your review very useful! I'm trying to look for a PS to do ptosis. I have also contacted their wechat and it was Dr Lam who responded to me. He was very helpful.

 

[cristymyname]

Thank you very much for sharing. I corresponded with Teuim and I like their way to respond to me : their recommendations, additional information, map, fast response. I don't like only price. But if they charge for the quality and warrant good result, I am ready.
But if the same I can see in another clinic for less money, I would like to choose another clinic.

 

[sssxccc]

Liltwinstar said: ↑

Thank you so much for your review and updates! I've added Opera to my consult list because of you.

I wanted to ask... are you lifting your brows/forehead at all in any of your after pictures on your blog? I currently do this and have wrinkles on my forehead.

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Hi I am so sorry for the late reply! I've been MIA and just started looking at PF again because I may go back to Korea for some other beauty stuff

I am not lifting the forehead. Part of the surgery was ptosis which helps with "weak" eye muscles that causes you to try to open your eyes wider. I feel that after the surgery (almost a year later now) that it has been a big improvement

 

[sssxccc]

chickychic said: ↑

Wow. You look great and Opera sounds good to me as well.
I may ask my Korean friend about Opera how they are

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yay Thank you! I would just recommend doing a lot of consults and see who makes you feel comfortable and has a good price and portfolio work.

With Opera I don't have any regrets. This WeChat me earlier last month randomly just to see how I was doing. I thought that was extremely considerate of them especailly I'm not local so they don't really have an obligation to check in.

 

[tari_tigerlily]

sssxccc said: ↑

yay Thank you! I would just recommend doing a lot of consults and see who makes you feel comfortable and has a good price and portfolio work.

With Opera I don't have any regrets. This WeChat me earlier last month randomly just to see how I was doing. I thought that was extremely considerate of them especailly I'm not local so they don't really have an obligation to check in.

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hi sssxccc
May I ask which doctor performed your DES?

 

[sssxccc]

tari_tigerlily said: ↑

hi sssxccc
May I ask which doctor performed your DES?

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I worked with Dr. Chong Su Woo

 

[sssxccc]

chickychic said: ↑

Can you share your photos if you do not mind
I may little bit of hump on my nose so I am kind of thinking that going for clinic.
Actually, I do not really mind my humpy nose that much but I want to just know that it will be necessary or worth it to do after.

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Oh I didn't do my nose there? I only did my eyes?

 

[avene]

does Opera not have eng speaker?

 

[dragonboat]

sssxccc said: ↑

I worked with Dr. Chong Su Woo

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Hi sssxccc, just wanted to check in if the healing's going well? I've noticed that you had another thread started about the crease/scarring of your double eyelids, and was wondering if that's going well or if it's really obvious?

 

[tchu]

I'm going for a consultation with Opera on this 14th April!

Your review has been most helpful! I'm wondering if you mind me using your name as referral to see if I can bargain the price with them?

If it's alright, can you pm me? i can't seem to pm you as i'm new here. or my kakao ID is tchule

Thanks again!

 

[londonpursegirl]

Opera is on a safety blacklist and there have been accidents there...I asked my friend to check.

http://www.sisamediin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1702
http://www.kca.go.kr/brd/m_4/down.do?brd_id=G003&seq=312&data_tp=A&file_seq=1