puddingboi Posted November 10, 2016 Posted November 10, 2016 Thank you for the answer. I am writing with them and slowly trying to figure out what to do. I will not be going to Korea before maybe 2017 or 2018 but I want to do my homework so I know what to do there. I do feel like DocFinder could be a good start and help if I have to go there alone.
oliviacom Posted November 22, 2016 Posted November 22, 2016 I had a awesome experience with Docfinder.It's good for u to have a good start with them. Good luck
aristocat99 Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 I'm glad that it works out for you! Good thing there's no more misunderstanding! Yes DFK is a good agency and I feel same way as you do, they always follow up with me and they even listened to my crazy whims and insecurity. I wish for fast recovery for you and especially your mother
aristocat99 Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 I heard Dr. 오 has good skill too. How was your surgery with him? Can you give me more details? What? I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope she's not feeling too bad with the surgery result..
aristocat99 Posted November 23, 2016 Posted November 23, 2016 DFK recommended 5 clinics to me and after some googleing they're all famous clinic with good reputation. I cannot emphasize more on their kind service. You can try and have consultation with them, I'm sure you'll see the difference and you'll be able to see how they really are. For me the pros are because they take care of your transport, give good hotel recommendation, my manager really did well in building bridge between me and my hospital since I can't really communicate in Korean. I feel safe because at least I know somebody will take care of me after my surgery.
juwonwon Posted November 24, 2016 Posted November 24, 2016 Yes, I came to Korea alone and I knew nothing about Korean language , transportation and accommodation. I felt very convenient that Docfinder helped to arrange everythings for me even going to supermarket. I am that kind of person who don't want to get much trouble, so I contacted agency to help me.
oliviacom Posted November 25, 2016 Posted November 25, 2016 I had my first consultation with dr. Oh I'm the first day I arrived korea. Driver from Docfinder picked me up in the morning to my hotel
oliviacom Posted November 25, 2016 Posted November 25, 2016 Pressed wrong Driver from Docfinder picked me up in the airport to my hotel(noblesse hotel , very nearby banobagi) . And when I landed korea, the road manager from Docfinder texted me msg will gonna meet me up in my hotel and gonna bring me to clinic. We arrived clinic at 2pm. I sat in the lobby and signed up form, met the consultant, briefly talking about my concern about my face. And then I moved to another consultation room and met dr oh. He looked at my x ray photos explained to me how I can change my face shape. U know, as I already failed my jaw surgery before, I wanna v-line ,I told dr, he said he could do it and this time will try making my chin more longer. I don't wanna implant, dr said it's ok for me. After the consultation. I met the consultant again and knowing the pricing, because I'm with Docfinder , she gave me discount. The price is reasonable , I paid and signed some paper work. Everything was done . I will gonna have my revision surgery done on the other day .
jojoyes Posted November 26, 2016 Posted November 26, 2016 In the In the end it's about your priority. If it's money, then don't bother with DocFinder. If it's comfort, use DocFinder. They do make everything easier.
oliviacom Posted November 30, 2016 Posted November 30, 2016 The other day in the morning , road manager from Docfinder brought me to clinic. I need to stop drinking and eating for 6hours, and removed all my gel nails before my surgery. We arrived clinic and meet Dr oh again. I knew after surgey I can't eat, dr said it's good that make me on diet. Hahahaa. Everything is really, I went into surgery room. after surgery I was quite awake, just feeling thirsty and hungry. I stayed in the ward, when I moved to patient room, my road manager already waited there, I was touching that she waited for me long time. She bought me all medicine, and looked after me. I needa stay one night in clinic that night . To be continued ...
oliviacom Posted December 5, 2016 Posted December 5, 2016 I stayed overnight. And discharge by my road manager next morning at 11am. Before I discharged. Dr Oh came and checked my condition again. The cordinator also came and explained all my medication. My face is swelling but that's not much pain. My road manager called a taxi for me and brought me back hotel. She told the taxi driver to drive slowly as I might vomit or feeling dizzy if driver drives too fast. I arrived hotel at around 1pm. I drank the pumpkin juice which clinic provided. And I ate the medicine. The first day after surgery was quite good. Looking forward the swelling go down on my face )
dareakuma Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 Youve highlighted a good point. Personally speaking, I was originally going to go with DFK and go to Banobagi, however, I wasn't exactly that fond of the higher prices nor of the fact that they simply just offered the same 5 clinics to different people with ranging PS priorities. Personal preference leads me to wanting to get my PS at clinics that (1) supported the style/technique i was going for, (2) specialized in certain surgeries, (3) were in my price range and (4) a place that was not directly foreigner-targetted and wouldnt over-charge me simply for being non-Korean. The language barrier did prove to be a slight issue and something I was not expecting since someone was responding back in English to my emails from this particular clinic. So, on the day of my consult, I was utterly surprised that the staff didn't have an English consultant on hand. It was funny really. Ended up using google translate to communicate with the staff, but the surgeon himself knew enough English to explain to me what was going down. I was supplied medication by the clinic after surgery. I think that DFK, could possibly be a worthwhile service if the surgeries expanded further out of the dimensions of getting your eyes done or rhinoplasty and into more complexed surgeries(not to imply that doing your eyes or nose isn't serious, however the toll it takes on your body and recovery do tend to differ obv.)--or perhaps if you just have that extra money to spend on heading to the bigger clinics and need that extra convenience. Really depends on the individual in the end, yup. But based on the several threads ive read over on this forum, it just ends up being a hit or miss with bigger clinics--some people get good results and others are left unsatisfied with how theirs turned out. I think the only thing that I have been very curious about is this iconic Pumpkin Juice drink. Haha. I dont think i need it now since a good amount of my facial swelling has subsided, but gosh-- the way everyone raves about it makes me want to try it anyways lol. Gotta' think if i should try the pharmacy by my place. Anyone care to share the brand of pumpkin juice it is? I wouldnt want to get the wrong brand and be disappointed forever ㅠㅠ
lovelypeach Posted December 30, 2016 Posted December 30, 2016 Hey Do you mind telling which clinics you went to? If feel uncomfortable sharing it here you can PM me if you want Pumpkin juice helps with the swelling and it's tasty too haha~ actually I find it great that some clinics provide pumpkin juice! it's a superfood haha, great anti inflammatory properties and lots of vitamins, if you can eat fresh pumpkin or pumpkin puree it's good too! they provide it in juice form for people who might not be able to chew (especially if you're doing FC) There are different brands that sells pumpkin juice, are you looking for one specific brand? To me all pumkin juice are the same as long as they are 100% pumkin juice, I actually didn't know that you could get that in pharmacy, when I feel like having pumpkin juice I order huge boxes on gmarket lol (so lazy go go and grab big boxes lol) This brand has this thing for children, but it could still be convenient after surgery lol idk anyway this brand is called 아람농장 (Aramnongjang) I saw lots of people getting this one I don't remember if this one is provided from Regen or Banobagi or other clinics...? Sorry Personnally I get whole boxes of pumpkin juice for 20,000 KRW each. I usually get Samsuwon or Hongsamiyagi but it was not for surgery. I'll definitely get some when I will have surgery
dareakuma Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 @lovelypeach Ah, man. Sorry for a ridiculously late reply. My friend and I were trying to have as much fun as we could before we left Korea. Can't say that its not good to be back in the States, though. ^^; But anywho, it's fine; I actually narrowed my clinic-vetting-journey to around 2-3 places: Lienjang, ITEM, and Wannabe. I personally haven't read much about Lienjang and Wannabe on this forum so it was a bit of a leap of faith when I eventually decided to go with Wannabe. I pretty much just was aware of the fact that Lienjang was a clinic that specialized in fat grafting (based on the limited information available), really. Since there isn't much info. regarding Wannabe, I do plan on sharing my experience with them eventually. I wasn't aware we could get it at the pharmacies either. But I remember coming across a certain thread on this forum that mentioned a few people who bought pumpkin juice through their neighborhood pharmacies in Korea. Ah!! I found that brand to while I was trying to hunt down the same brand Banobagi gives their clients too! I looked at their main website to see how much it would be but I'll have to send a personal inquiry ==;; Sounds like too much work, really. Should really try Gmarket-- I actually forgot it existed tbh lmao. oh, does that mean youre going to banobagi or the other clinics providing the juice? : ))
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