xoxogossipgirl Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Hey Forum! I’m a 27-year Asian American female from California. Growing up I was always insecure about my nose. I am southeastern Asian decent so therefore my nose is quite bulbous and wide. I didn’t mind my nose growing up until my first pregnancy. Ever since then my nose was more sensitive of swelling, looking huge and just grew even bigger. It made me feel so unattractive and I felt my nose was taking over my face. It was kind of distracting. When my Husband had told me the news we would be stationed in South Korea, I was ecstatic. My Husband is half Korean so his side of the family filled me in on all the details of Korea being the number one capital of plastic surgery and to take advantage of it. I’ve done extensive research for the last 2 years. I’ve passed by numerous billboard signs of before and after pictures, clinics and had consultations through out Seoul/Gangnam. I found JayJun through Instagram and Facebook – Yes, IG and FB. I looked up and down on their social medias and web page. But what really sold me was their “real stories” of patients. So I sent them an email and booked a consultation. The day of consultation I was nervous because I had taken my 7-month-old baby (at the time) with me. When I walked in, I was greeted immediately and the staffs were at awww and sweet to my Son. The lobby was open and bright, so I didn’t feel closed and constricted. My consultant spoke English so for any one worried about a translator, don’t. They have staff members who speak different languages from other countries. Another big plus! I filled out paper work and then was taken into one of the consultation rooms. My consultant and another staff member asked me questions and what I wanted to get done. They were very thorough (detailed) and listen to all my needs and wants. Also, another big plus! After about 2 rounds of questioning and talking I finally met with Dr. Kim. I told Dr. Kim I wanted a Rhinoplasty, specifically I wanted my bulbous tip smaller, the width of my nose taken in and a slight bridge. He informed me the type of nose I had which contained a lot of cartilage because not all noses are created the same so there fore each nose requires different procedures. Dr. Kim was very detailed on what I would need to get done to achieve the nose I desired. He made me feel comfortable, he was friendly, took his time, very professional and was not pushy. Another big plus! Another big thing was Dr. Kim did not pressure me to get more cosmetic surgery done. Most clinics do. After our consultation I left JayJun feeling great because I had found the Clinic I was comfortable with. I made a decision and booked a surgery date. Weeks before Surgery, I had pictures taken and did all my pre screening, x-rays and blood work. Surgery day: I checked in and was taken up stairs to the second floor. I was given a pair of clothes ( Pj’s) to change into. I was extremely and I use extremely loosely, nervous! My stomach was in knots, I felt sick, nauseous and excited all at the same time! After I changed into the Pj’s I was taken into another office. Dr. Kim walked in, greeted me and we went through the details of the procedure again. Then he drew on my face. The staff members and Dr. Kim were very comforting and trying to put my nerves at ease as they could see how anxious I was. I was finally taken into another floor, which was the operation room. It all started to hit me when I was strapped down to the surgery table. My consultant was very comforting and telling me everything was going to be ok and not to be nervous – lol because I was freaking out even more. Rhinoplasty is a big deal to me because your nose is major to your face and this surgery is going to change my face forever. I was put under general anesthesia and was in surgery for about 3 hours. After the surgery was over, I was taken to the recovery room. My nose was bandaged up and I could only breath through my mouth. After an hour or 2 in the recovery room I changed out of the Pj’s into my civilian clothes. One of the staff members had picked up my medications (individually packaged for everyday – one thing I love about Koreas health care system) this was so sweet of her, I was given a goody bag with pouches of pumpkin juice for the swelling/healing and a cold pack for my face and eyes. The day after I went back to JayJun for a checkup. One of the nurses changed out the gauze under my nostrils, cleaned my nose and I was given extra paddings/gauze for home. The first month I had to go back to Jayjun about every week for cleanings, checkups, stitch removals and Sebum facials. Each appointment was pleasant the staff and nurses took care of me. JayJun was really good about contacting me through email or phone asking how I was feeling during my recovery. I am now 1 month and 5 days post op and I can say I’m starting to love my nose. Rhinoplasty results take time and I wont be able to see my final result until about the one year mark. So I still have a long way to go. Overall, my experience with JayJun has been great! The environment is open and welcoming and the Doctors and staff members are very friendly and professional. It’s important to find a clinic that accommodates to your needs and wants especially, if you are a foreigner like me who does not speak an ounce of Korean. I know it maybe intimidating but research is key. Ask questions, lots of questions. Find a Doctor who will take the time and listen to what you want – Dr. Kim listened! Find staff members who will take care of you, JayJun does. I chose to get my Rhinoplasty done here in Korea because I wanted an experience Doctor who knows how to operate on an Asian nose – wide and bulbous. JayJun was the right choice for me, they met my needs and wants and I am very happy with the clinic I chose.
deeepesd Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 Didn't someone die at jayjun? Like two people?
xoxogossipgirl Posted November 1, 2016 Author Posted November 1, 2016 I've never heard of any one dying at JayJun. Can you please provide me the information/article of this case. I would like more information on this topic. Thanks!
carlabell Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 i never heard about this before but after reading that comment so i actually google it and found this page..http://aboutkoreanplasticsurgeryandbeauty.blogspot.kr/2016/05/thai-patients-and-some-other-patient.html Scary..
jennie0906 Posted November 1, 2016 Posted November 1, 2016 OMG Aren't they super famous clinics in Korea? I'm in shock..
xoxogossipgirl Posted November 2, 2016 Author Posted November 2, 2016 Thank you for your link. But due to your link being a "blog" and the last paragraph can't even identify which clinic due to lack of resources and evidence I do not believe it's true. If it is, then that's unfortunate because it can happen to anyone at anytime. I posted my experience here on purse forum because I had a great experience! It's important to ask all the right questions and ask for certification which I stated in my post. JayJun was the right choice for me because I was comfortable with the Doctors and staff members - they were not aggressive or pushy unlike most clinics I went to in Gangnam. Everyone will have an opinion, personal preference and what's right for them. So please, if there are any negative comments, keep them off my forum. Thank you!
luzie Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 This is a public forum that can be viewed by anyone and everyone. Members can reply and comment freely as long as they think is relevant to the topic. No such things as "your forum" even though you are the thread starter. If a clinic has no negative comments, I'd find it fishy. Don't quote me for this but BK, ID, VIP etc have many negative reviews on this forum due to severely botched/unsatisfactory results. Besides Jayjun, Grand also had a patient who died during surgery (Google). But these reviews wouldn't stop people from going there for surgeries. They probably are not aware and were comfortable during consultation (like you) or they trusted their own gut feelings despite knowing what happened. If everyone avoided a clinic due to previous death incidents, the clinic would have closed down by now.
missfitt Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 You seem to be taking her post of a website about someone dying at jayjun like its such a personal offensive to you? I thought only someone who works at Jayjun would react that way... but you must really like that clinic I guess. In korea it is illegal for the news media to directly mention many things, plastic surgery hospital death name is one of them because government want to protect the industry. So in news media because they cannot mention directly they will say something like ''A clinic with name starting with J located near so and so street in apgujeong area had a patient die". And then they drop more hints of which clinic it is. My korea friend explained that to me when I asked her how come they did not mention the name directly. If you go and ask different clinic during consultations if Jayjun had someone got die they will all say yes
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