Male Plastic Surgery @ DA (V-Line & Revision Rhinoplasty)

[lovelypeach]

youngjeesu said: ↑

Did you receive their reply on Kakao? I had my fc + fg surgery on 23rd Nov with DA. Post surgery care was so so so horrible. I had to stay for a night as well and there was no nurse on night duty after 12 am. I remember being very afraid having to walk to the toilet myself (with drip no less) in the middle of the night. The nurses were also extremely extremely extremely rude and definitely not friendly at all (Especially this China lady with the surname of Xu). Btw, i am surprise you received the rebate because they told me they do not have this policy when I requested for the receipt for tax rebate. Its been 14 days since my surgery and I have been trying to contact them desperately for the past 4 days. Dr Lee is really good but everything else of my surgery experience with DA sucks.

To everyone who is reading this and considering DA, please be careful of sponsored reviews.

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Hopefully the surgery went well, I am so sorry to hear that the post-op care was awful
I am considering DA as well. I tried to contact them last week and they haven't replied yet. I think they are really busy at the moment
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. This is really helpful thanks again

 

[klausmikaelson]

lovelypeach said: ↑

Hopefully the surgery went well, I am so sorry to hear that the post-op care was awful
I am considering DA as well. I tried to contact them last week and they haven't replied yet. I think they are really busy at the moment
Thank you so much for sharing your experience. This is really helpful thanks again

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I can't comment on the surgery yet because it is only 14 days and I am still swollen. Putting the nasty nurses and post-op experience aside, Dr Lee is a charming man!

 

[lovelypeach]

dwil20 said: ↑

Surgery and A night of hospitalization
Booking of the surgery date usually requires 3-days advance notice in DA. As for my case, it happened that they have available slot in the afternoon during the consultation day It usually requires 8 hours of fasting before surgery and I was lucky that I had not eaten anything when I went for the consultation.

I was put to sleep with general anesthesia during the surgery. I could not remember anything after lying on the surgery bed. The whole surgery took 3 hours to complete but It felt like I was asleep for less than 5 minutes. When I was awake, it was really painful and I could literally felt my bones were being cut. The pain level was like 8 out 10 and my tears started to flow the moment I woke up. Eventually, after the nurse injected some pain killers, the pain slowly subsided.

Somehow I find that my second surgery felt more painful compare to the first one. From my understanding based on the nurse explanation, the doctor need to cut on the same and previously cut area. The cell of this area had been damaged previously, hence the swelling will be more severe for the second surgery, thus explain the pain. My advice to others, it is very important to find a good and well-known doctor for your first surgery. Revision surgery is not as pleasant as the first one. Well, I do hope this will be the last revision surgery that I need to have.

Post-operation experience was a torture as I had dry and bad sore throat due to the effect of general anesthesia (GA). I could only drink water 3 hours after the surgery. My condition was much improved after I was allowed to drink water. For the whole night, my neck was extremely sore. This is also one of the effects of GA. For those who are going to have GA for the surgery, it will be good if you could bring along a neck pillow. Trust me, you will need it!

I was required to be hospitalized for 1 day after the surgery. During this period, the nurse will be periodically check on my condition, replaced the ice-pack and provide injection to prevent further swelling. Some of the nurses in DA speaks Chinese, It was a relief as it eased the communication barrier when I needed help from them.
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Post Surgery
After the first night, my conditions was pretty much improved. After I had discharged from the hospital, I was able to walk around and did some shopping. It was no longer painful but there were a lot of restrictions on my movement and I could only have soft diet for the first 7 days. As I also did osteotomy rhinoplasty, I could only use my mouth to breath. Hence, I felt a lot of discomfort due to the dry lips and sore throat for the first 3 days. I also need to consume sufficient pain killers otherwise the pain would start to come back.

The swelling was eventually the worst on the 3rd day. However, it felt more comfortable as I could start breathing through the nose again. I could not wash my hair or face with all the bandages on my face. Fortunately, DA provided shampoo service and laser treatment for me to freshen up. Not many hospital or clinic will actually provide this service. So, the post-surgery service experience with DA was very pleasant.

After the 7th day, the bandages were finally removed. My jaw had more strength and I could start eating some proper food, like rice and small-cut meat or vegetables. I was finally able to taste Korean kimchi again.
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The stitches inside my mouth was removed on the 10th day. As for my nose, it took longer time to heal and the stitches could only be removed after the 14th days. Probably because this was my revision surgery and the wound would take longer time to recover. The pain during stitches removal was quite bearable. It was not as painful as what others had described. Probably the nurse that attended to me was more gentle and experienced. At the 10th day, I looked almost like a normal person although the jaw movement was still very restricted.
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2 weeks after my surgery, I could resume back my normal routine and lifestyle. Most of the major swelling are gone and I looked very normal. Not many of my friends actually realized that I had a plastic surgery. Surprisingly, my overall recovery is very fast. The overall shape of my chin has been improved, especially when I smiles. However, the actual outcome of the surgery is still vague as both my chin and nose are still looking slanted due to the swells and bruises. I could not wait to be fully recovered and see the actual shape of my new chin and nose. For now, I will stay positive and will provide more before and after picture in future.
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Some Pros & Cons about DA
Pro:
1) High profile doctors with good credential and always appear in famous talk-show in South Korea
2) No shadow doctors as the doctors in-charge for the surgery is put in writing
3) Great post surgery service with facial and shampoo service during the recovery period
4) Doctors and consultants understand English
5) Fully equipped with necessary medical equipment and professional medical staffs (i.e. anesthesia doctor) for safety concern

Cons:
The initial quote provided before the consultation is usually very high. This could be a turn-off for some people. You will need to do some bargaining and usually the consultant will provide you with a generous discount during the actual consultation. But, most importantly DA will still provide you with the certificate to claim 8% tax rebate from the airport. One of the big hospitals actually quoted me with similar pricing. However, for some reason that hospital did not allow me to claim the tax rebate. So, I had more points and reasons to choose DA for my final decision.

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I'm glad the surgery was a success for you!! You look awesome
Did you jaw hurt when you tried eating rice, vegetables and kimchi?
Thank you so much for sharing your experience dwil

 

[gypsophila]

youngjeesu said: ↑

Did you receive their reply on Kakao? I had my fc + fg surgery on 23rd Nov with DA. Post surgery care was so so so horrible. I had to stay for a night as well and there was no nurse on night duty after 12 am. I remember being very afraid having to walk to the toilet myself (with drip no less) in the middle of the night. The nurses were also extremely extremely extremely rude and definitely not friendly at all (Especially this China lady with the surname of Xu). Btw, i am surprise you received the rebate because they told me they do not have this policy when I requested for the receipt for tax rebate. Its been 14 days since my surgery and I have been trying to contact them desperately for the past 4 days. Dr Lee is really good but everything else of my surgery experience with DA sucks.

To everyone who is reading this and considering DA, please be careful of sponsored reviews.

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I'm sorry to hear that.. hope your recovery is going well tho! They haven't replied, however it's just one and a half day so I can still wait. I actually contacted the chinese consultant through WeChat few days ago and their reply was almost immediate. However the communication wasn't very smooth.. their reply seems robotic and didn't attend to my surgical history even I've told them, sometimes they skipped my question too. When I asked for a confirmation for the consultation date they said "it's possible" .. and then ask me again to book 2 weeks before the visit.. that's a bit awkward. I'm not sure am I too early to book and may be it's their policy to do so?

Anyhow, from the good reviews that I read about the english consultants in DA, I thought may be it's better to contact the english consultant instead, that's why I switched to kakaotalk. Hopefully they'll reply to both of us soon!

 

[klausmikaelson]

lovelypeach said: ↑

I'm glad the surgery was a success for you!! You look awesome
Did you jaw hurt when you tried eating rice, vegetables and kimchi?
Thank you so much for sharing your experience dwil

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[klausmikaelson]

Gypsophila said: ↑

I'm sorry to hear that.. hope your recovery is going well tho! They haven't replied, however it's just one and a half day so I can still wait. I actually contacted the chinese consultant through WeChat few days ago and their reply was almost immediate. However the communication wasn't very smooth.. their reply seems robotic and didn't attend to my surgical history even I've told them, sometimes they skipped my question too. When I asked for a confirmation for the consultation date they said "it's possible" .. and then ask me again to book 2 weeks before the visit.. that's a bit awkward. I'm not sure am I too early to book and may be it's their policy to do so?

Anyhow, from the good reviews that I read about the english consultants in DA, I thought may be it's better to contact the english consultant instead, that's why I switched to kakaotalk. Hopefully they'll reply to both of us soon!

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Avoid the chinese consultants at all cost. Trust me. I have no experience with the english consultants at DA but i am never going to liaise with the chinese consultants again.

 

[dwil20]

youngjeesu said: ↑

Did you receive their reply on Kakao? I had my fc + fg surgery on 23rd Nov with DA. Post surgery care was so so so horrible. I had to stay for a night as well and there was no nurse on night duty after 12 am. I remember being very afraid having to walk to the toilet myself (with drip no less) in the middle of the night. The nurses were also extremely extremely extremely rude and definitely not friendly at all (Especially this China lady with the surname of Xu). Btw, i am surprise you received the rebate because they told me they do not have this policy when I requested for the receipt for tax rebate. Its been 14 days since my surgery and I have been trying to contact them desperately for the past 4 days. Dr Lee is really good but everything else of my surgery experience with DA sucks.

To everyone who is reading this and considering DA, please be careful of sponsored reviews.

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I am quite surprised to learn about your experience and I am sorry to hear about that. My encounter with DA during my post-surgery was fine. I did not encounter a bad service or attitude from the nurses.

I did manage to get the receipt to claim for the tax refund. I have tried to check with someone who just had a surgery with DA, it seems like they are no longer issuing the tax refund receipt for discounted surgery. Well, I must agree that the new arrangement is not good at all. I consider myself lucky to be able to get the tax refund from them.

As for Kakao, i still get reply from them but it is much slower now. I am still in-contact with my ex-consultant who also had left DA. Apparently, DA does not have a proper English Representative now and still trying to recruit consultants to handle their overseas customers. Seems like they are having some issue with their management which cause some of the senior consultants left DA.

However, I am still confident with Dr Lee’s skills and works. I will definitely recommend Dr Lee for those who are considering to do facial contouring. To me, the most important factor is still the final result, which is to look good! Dr Lee is really a great doctor, but because of some internal issue among his staffs, it affects DA’s reputation. I do hope DA could quickly settle their own issue.

 

[choijaeyoung]

Hey I am interested in doing my surgery at DA as well. However, I read someones review in another thread saying that her V line surgery didn't go well. Do you like your results? I am thinking of doing facial contouring surgery but I don't want drastic effect. I just want my side jaws to look more defined. How long did it take for the swelling to go? Also are you from korea? if not can you please let me know which visa is required for plastic surgery, medical tourism visa or just tourism visa?

 

[tt009015]

dwil20 said: ↑

I am quite surprised to learn about your experience and I am sorry to hear about that. My encounter with DA during my post-surgery was fine. I did not encounter a bad service or attitude from the nurses.

I did manage to get the receipt to claim for the tax refund. I have tried to check with someone who just had a surgery with DA, it seems like they are no longer issuing the tax refund receipt for discounted surgery. Well, I must agree that the new arrangement is not good at all. I consider myself lucky to be able to get the tax refund from them.

As for Kakao, i still get reply from them but it is much slower now. I am still in-contact with my ex-consultant who also had left DA. Apparently, DA does not have a proper English Representative now and still trying to recruit consultants to handle their overseas customers. Seems like they are having some issue with their management which cause some of the senior consultants left DA.

However, I am still confident with Dr Lee’s skills and works. I will definitely recommend Dr Lee for those who are considering to do facial contouring. To me, the most important factor is still the final result, which is to look good! Dr Lee is really a great doctor, but because of some internal issue among his staffs, it affects DA’s reputation. I do hope DA could quickly settle their own issue.

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hows ur results now? T.T

 

[dwil20]

tt009015 said: ↑

hows ur results now? T.T

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Sorry for the late reply. Hardly online nowadays. The result after 6 months is very normal. I have a neutral feeling actually.
The good thing is that my problem with my crooked chin had been fixed. I am quite happy with my chin. However, the before and after look does not differ much.
Nose wise, it looks pretty fine. Still slightly slanted if you really observe it. But, it looks pretty fine in person. I personally feel that the nose shape could be better.

Below some pictures for your reference. It is exactly 6-month after my surgery (nose and chin):

 

[Livflorence]

dwil20 said: ↑

Surgery and A night of hospitalization
Booking of the surgery date usually requires 3-days advance notice in DA. As for my case, it happened that they have available slot in the afternoon during the consultation day It usually requires 8 hours of fasting before surgery and I was lucky that I had not eaten anything when I went for the consultation.

I was put to sleep with general anesthesia during the surgery. I could not remember anything after lying on the surgery bed. The whole surgery took 3 hours to complete but It felt like I was asleep for less than 5 minutes. When I was awake, it was really painful and I could literally felt my bones were being cut. The pain level was like 8 out 10 and my tears started to flow the moment I woke up. Eventually, after the nurse injected some pain killers, the pain slowly subsided.

Somehow I find that my second surgery felt more painful compare to the first one. From my understanding based on the nurse explanation, the doctor need to cut on the same and previously cut area. The cell of this area had been damaged previously, hence the swelling will be more severe for the second surgery, thus explain the pain. My advice to others, it is very important to find a good and well-known doctor for your first surgery. Revision surgery is not as pleasant as the first one. Well, I do hope this will be the last revision surgery that I need to have.

Post-operation experience was a torture as I had dry and bad sore throat due to the effect of general anesthesia (GA). I could only drink water 3 hours after the surgery. My condition was much improved after I was allowed to drink water. For the whole night, my neck was extremely sore. This is also one of the effects of GA. For those who are going to have GA for the surgery, it will be good if you could bring along a neck pillow. Trust me, you will need it!

I was required to be hospitalized for 1 day after the surgery. During this period, the nurse will be periodically check on my condition, replaced the ice-pack and provide injection to prevent further swelling. Some of the nurses in DA speaks Chinese, It was a relief as it eased the communication barrier when I needed help from them.
View attachment 3533810

Post Surgery
After the first night, my conditions was pretty much improved. After I had discharged from the hospital, I was able to walk around and did some shopping. It was no longer painful but there were a lot of restrictions on my movement and I could only have soft diet for the first 7 days. As I also did osteotomy rhinoplasty, I could only use my mouth to breath. Hence, I felt a lot of discomfort due to the dry lips and sore throat for the first 3 days. I also need to consume sufficient pain killers otherwise the pain would start to come back.

The swelling was eventually the worst on the 3rd day. However, it felt more comfortable as I could start breathing through the nose again. I could not wash my hair or face with all the bandages on my face. Fortunately, DA provided shampoo service and laser treatment for me to freshen up. Not many hospital or clinic will actually provide this service. So, the post-surgery service experience with DA was very pleasant.

After the 7th day, the bandages were finally removed. My jaw had more strength and I could start eating some proper food, like rice and small-cut meat or vegetables. I was finally able to taste Korean kimchi again.
View attachment 3533805
The stitches inside my mouth was removed on the 10th day. As for my nose, it took longer time to heal and the stitches could only be removed after the 14th days. Probably because this was my revision surgery and the wound would take longer time to recover. The pain during stitches removal was quite bearable. It was not as painful as what others had described. Probably the nurse that attended to me was more gentle and experienced. At the 10th day, I looked almost like a normal person although the jaw movement was still very restricted.
View attachment 3533806

2 weeks after my surgery, I could resume back my normal routine and lifestyle. Most of the major swelling are gone and I looked very normal. Not many of my friends actually realized that I had a plastic surgery. Surprisingly, my overall recovery is very fast. The overall shape of my chin has been improved, especially when I smiles. However, the actual outcome of the surgery is still vague as both my chin and nose are still looking slanted due to the swells and bruises. I could not wait to be fully recovered and see the actual shape of my new chin and nose. For now, I will stay positive and will provide more before and after picture in future.
View attachment 3533807 View attachment 3533809 View attachment 3533811

Some Pros & Cons about DA
Pro:
1) High profile doctors with good credential and always appear in famous talk-show in South Korea
2) No shadow doctors as the doctors in-charge for the surgery is put in writing
3) Great post surgery service with facial and shampoo service during the recovery period
4) Doctors and consultants understand English
5) Fully equipped with necessary medical equipment and professional medical staffs (i.e. anesthesia doctor) for safety concern

Cons:
The initial quote provided before the consultation is usually very high. This could be a turn-off for some people. You will need to do some bargaining and usually the consultant will provide you with a generous discount during the actual consultation. But, most importantly DA will still provide you with the certificate to claim 8% tax rebate from the airport. One of the big hospitals actually quoted me with similar pricing. However, for some reason that hospital did not allow me to claim the tax rebate. So, I had more points and reasons to choose DA for my final decision.

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Hello! Can I check how much discount they gave you? I was told that it depends on the discount given before they see whether they want to give the tax rebate not ☹️