k-couture Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearldiamond Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Half the area below my lips from mid to right was numb immediately after genio. Was expecting it to get better, Instead, the numbness spread to the whole area directly below lower lip 2 months after the surgery. Eating and speaking is quite an effort as lower lip is inflexible. Doc can't say if this is going to be a permanent problem or if it will get better in time. It has been 4.5 months since surgey. Please share if you have any info. Thanks very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 what type of genio is this? Implant or sliding genio. It sounds like u suffered motor and sensory nerve damage. I've consulted about this before when Dr Mendelson had to navigate through my scar tissue to reach the mid facial bone. Luckily I experienced either complication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearldiamond Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Had sliding genio. Would you know if this can be reversed? i mean the nerve damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Eeeeek.....oh dear. That's the problem with bone contouring, there's so many nerves to navigate around because its performed where the bone is. It can heal itself over time but it depends if you have permanent damage to the sensory and motor nerves or temporary damage. Usually permanent damage doesn't happen often. If you are finding that your movement and sensitivity is improving over time then it means its just temporary damage. How long it takes for you to heal tho depends on your body and the extent of damage. Its best to just monitor without jumping to any conclusions yet. Start taking supplements which aide in nerve damage recovery and you might want to see an acupuncturist. I personally don't believe in acupuncture but my aunty is a specialist and she swears by it so maybe give it a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty26 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 correct me if Im wrong, u went to Grand to have it done right? I hope ull recover soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompom877 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 This is really useful! Thanks!! Going in dec and getting really excited!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 I was the one who wrote that it might not be the best procedure for some asians because of the thickness of skin and fatty tissue typical to that of many but not all asians. For a procedure like that you can't recommend it without knowing what someone's facial structure looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otomegirl Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I want to thank you along with all these other people for putting this together and answering all our questions! I skimmed the thread to see if you had answered a question similar to mine, but I didn`t really see anything relevant except for this chain of posts with yky. So my question is: what do you suggest for someone chipmunk type cheeks? They are chubby at the bottom but kind of hollow in the mid cheek. Even as a teenager, my cheeks were so big that they sagged a little bit. I got acculift done 2 years ago, and while it fixed the asymmetry noticeably, my cheeks still aren't a smooth shape. From the front view, my face looks hourglass shaped. That's an exaggeration but also kind of true. I also have nasolabial lines that I want to address. They're due to facial structure and not wrinkle, so unfortunately I've also had those forever... 2 years ago, surgeons didn't want to do buccal fat removal since they said I was young, but honestly both of my parents have chubby cheeks still, and now i'm in my mid 20's. What is your opinion? Edit: I somehow missed you talking about the concentric malar lift and other thread lifts. I was recommended by a consultant at another PS clinic to try a thread lift. Do you think that would be sufficient? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Nah I tried the thread lift. It looked good for like 3 months then didn't last after. The price and longevity of the procedure makes it very uneconomical. Your cheeks found like mine actually. And I corrected it with the concentric malar lift. In korea the alternative is the mid face lift which is pretty much the same thing minus the hydroxyappatite. The procedure is quite incredible tho. It literally removed my chipmonk cheeks within for good. You know those lines you get at the lower cheeks when you purse your lips and smile. Those hideous mariah carey puffiness? Yeah GONE after the midface lift. But you gotta consider tho, whether your tissue structure is suitable for the procedure and whether your sagging is significant enough. It is an invasive procedure after all. I only did it because I had god awful sagging from a botched jaw reduction in thailand years ago. Also the mid face lift really helped with my nasolabial folds too. But after like 10 years its effect has waned so Im gonna go shove some hydroxyappatitie into my naso folds sometime early next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otomegirl Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Ah, yes, it sounds like you had similar cheeks. I actually have a pretty slim jawline -- I think the only problem with my bone structure is that my chin is slightly small. When I pull my cheeks up just a little, i see that the fat is just hiding it all. Plus, the fullness of my lower cheek on one side causes it to push that side of my mouth out. Everyone says they never notice it unless I point it out in a photo, but it bothers me so much. But I kind of doubt the sagging is significant enough for surgery. I don't really want to wait longer to fix my hourglass face, though. I want to be pretty at this age too and have a nice face shape. Now that I improved my skin, people say that the other flaws in my face are more obvious like my eyebags and nasolabial folds which were honestly making me more self conscious than my skin. Thank you for your advice. I'll talk to the clinics about whether or not a mid face lift would be beneficial to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashofspades Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 K Couture, thank you so much for this super helpful guide! You are an angel!!! Like many others, I've been a silent reader for a long time, and despite lurking in the forums on and off for nearly two years, I still feel overwhelmed with the wealth of information here on PF. It's getting harder and harder to tell the promoters apart from the real users, so I'm incredibly grateful that an experienced, trustworthy member such as yourself has taken the time to provide valuable insight that holistically addresses Korean plastic surgery experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beautyperfect Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 hey k, what do you think of using docfinderkorea to book my appointments, consultation, and hotels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalang83 Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 Interested to know more about your Buccal fat experience but I cannot DM you for some reason. I'm booked for Dec 11 at www.8west.ca and I am soooooo darn nervous and anxious about it (well, nerve damage to be more specific). Especially after I read this: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/16077311/ Can you PM me or write here? Why'd you have two done? What was the first one like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 i think you can do it yourself and save money. Whichever clinic you choose to go to would have a list of hotels they have contracts with to give you a lower hotel rate so just ask for the list. You don't even hae to do surgery with the clinic to use their discounted booking because it helps the clinic maintain rapport with the hotels. appointments and consultations just google the clinic's website, call them direct, email or kakao. its that simple. save your money and avoid docfinder, buy yourself a balenciaga bag with the savings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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