Going to Korea in early Jan for FC and revision rhino

[maliboo]

thanks for sharing, i'm definitely interested in hearing more about your experience and the post-op care. how long did you end up staying in korea? good luck with your recovery, hope everything is going well

 

[north_star]

momo94 said: ↑

Hi guys,

Sorry for going MIA, I did not realise how much energy doing fc + rhino would take from me.

Anyway I'll start off with how I went with DA. Prior to arriving in Korea, I had heaps of trouble booking an appointment with them. I actually got to them asking me if 'this' day was alright, upon which I replied yes but never actually got a confirmation/ reply that my booking was made.

So when I was in Korea, I spotted DA while walking so thought I might as well just do a walk in. Apparently they did actually made a booking for me but were okay with me doing my consultation right then.

The English translator, Eva was with me for my consultation. I only had to wait for about 5-10 mins before I had my CT scans and pictures taken. Then, I sat down with the consultant to discuss what I wanted to do. She made a list and then brought me to see the fc doctor first, Dr Lee. He came across as friendly and confident. I was a bit surprised tho with what he suggested to me because it differed a lot with the other clinics. He suggested to just do chin implant and zygoma reduction. No need for facial lipo or jaw shaving. When I told him what the other doctors had suggested, he insisted that I didn't need the other procedures. I know some people would say that's a good thing that he's suggesting less things to change but I'm really looking for a dramatic change, plus I heard that chin implants doesn't look as natural.

We then moved onto Dr Kim for nose. His English was pretty good, didn't really need a translator for him. He was quick to say that my thick skin on my nose will limit my results. He showed me pictures of his past patients, which made me realise that my initial desire for a really straight and high nose might look a bit manly for a girls face, especially with thick skin. I'm sure Dr Kim knows what he's doing but for some reason I didn't feel too confident in him for my nose.

After the doctors, it's back in the room with the consultant to discuss pricing. Since Dr Lee suggested less procedures than the other clinics, I naturally expected the price to be lower than the other clinics. But it came out to be just as much. After telling the consultant how much the other clinics were charging me, she did her schpeal on how DA is better than other clinics and said if I commit to the clinic she will try ask her manager for a better price. Obviously, I didn't really want to commit to DA without even knowing what I will be paying so I told them I'll give them my answer by afternoon the next day.

The next day, I made an inpromptu decision to do a consultation with Opera PS. I've seen pretty good b&as on the soyoung forum, which was how I first got interested in this clinic. There was no English signage on the building or the elevator for Opera, I managed to get there through finishing their address on a FB page I think. When I walked in, there wasn't anyone who could speak English but they got me to sit down anyway. Within 5-10minutes, Sujin (she is actually the Indonesian translator but can also speak English) approached me. She was really nice and friendly, and I felt closer to her than all the other consultants from previous clinics. We did the usual CT scans, this time though I think their machine is better than other clinics because I didn't have to do any uncomfortable positions at all. I just sat there not moving and in 5 minutes it was done. Didn't have to bend my neck to do that position where you have to make sure your chin is higher than your nose or something. Lol.

After waiting a while, we then went into the consultation room with the doctor. Apparently, I was told that what usually happens in Opera is you have an initial consultation with the main doctor (I think he owns the clinic?) who will give and note down suggestions on what should be done and your concerns. He will then choose a doctor that he thinks is most suitable and pass on the info to another doctor (the one who will actually operate on you), who will only see you right before the surgery. I'm not sure if they also do this during the non peak season. I ended up talking to my doctor anyway later on.

The doctor gave me similar suggestions to what the doctor at Cooki told me, which is what I definitely agree with (zygoma reduction, shaving a little bit of the jaw, sliding genioplasty, revision rhino using ear cartilage). The only thing here is that the doctor at Cooki said I needed to use rib cartilage as well if I wanted my nose to be really high, which the doctor here didn't think I need. After seeing him, it was back with the consultants for pricing. The main consultant gave me an initial quote of 25mill krw, which was def way over my budget. I told her this, and that other clinics were offering me lower. She then said if I said yes now I can have a final price of 17mill krw. I might have been rash by accepting it straightway ( I still planned on visiting two other clinics - GNG hospital & Jayjun) but I found with me that the more clinics I visited, the more confused I became. There weren't really any clinics that was a major no- no or easy cross off. I could have the operation two days after and it will be done by the same doctor. I also insisted that I wanted to see the doctor who will be operating on me that day as well, upon which they agreed although I had to wait for half an hour as he was still operating which was fine by me.

When I met with Dr Gwon I think it is, he came across as a honest, humble and friendly doctor. He could speak fairly good English but still used Korean here and there. He went through the notes that the other doctor took with me. I reiterated to him my concerns and because he could speak English, I felt like nothing was lost in translation. Overall, I felt like I could trust him.

After being satisfied that we are both on the same page, he left. The rest of the day was spent settling the payment and doing health checkups to see if I was fit for surgery.

I'll post another thread with a more relevant heading for the rest of my experience with Opera. I'm currently one week post op, and so far I'm still very swollen. Post op care has been pretty good tho so far. I've had another CT scan as I'm leaving Korea in 2 days, and from comparing the before and after scans, my face shape already looks so much better! I just can't wait till the swelling goes down.

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Thanks for sharing your experiences. How are your results so far?

And from what you said Opera functions in a way whereby the doctor you consulted with is not the one who will ultimately operate on you. I'm worried if there could be some practising doctors in this case who will use the chance to 'test' their skills on the patients, as with some of the horror stories shared in other threads. Weren't you worried of the same thing?

Finally I see that you did not visit Jayjun in the end? Is there a particular reason why you forgo that clinic?

 

[momo94]

maliboo said: ↑

thanks for sharing, i'm definitely interested in hearing more about your experience and the post-op care. how long did you end up staying in korea? good luck with your recovery, hope everything is going well

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Whoops, I must have missed your post. I stayed in korea for about two weeks. I did surgery a couple days after I arrived in korea though

 

[momo94]

north_star said: ↑

Thanks for sharing your experiences. How are your results so far?

And from what you said Opera functions in a way whereby the doctor you consulted with is not the one who will ultimately operate on you. I'm worried if there could be some practising doctors in this case who will use the chance to 'test' their skills on the patients, as with some of the horror stories shared in other threads. Weren't you worried of the same thing?

Finally I see that you did not visit Jayjun in the end? Is there a particular reason why you forgo that clinic?

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Initially I wanted to do a post about my results after about 2 months but now, I think I'll reserve my judgement on it till 6-7 months when I'm absolutely sure there is little to no swelling left. Unfortunately, I've turned out to be one of those people who heals extremely slow, despite taking vitamedica and sinnech.

If I were to be completely honest with you, atm I really don't look drastically different from before surgery. This is also something my friends has pointed out. I do have more of a chin now (had a weak chin before) but my cheekbone area is still very similar to before. I have done the CT scan after the surgery and my facial bones had a dramatic difference. But it's not translating to what I'm seeing in the mirror if that makes sense? I'm guessing my bones are not the problem now but the fat.

Also, my nose is also a bit of a concern. I showed the surgeon plenty of pictures of what I wanted and I know there are limitations as to what can be achieved as I do have thick skin, but I really expected more. He said he has put the highest silicon implant commercially available in my nose, but the height of my bridge isn't my problem. It's more of length of the tip and it's shape. Again, I know that swelling at the tip takes the longest to subside but I really don't see how it will be able to change.

I've shared my concerns with the translator who assisted me before. She and the doctor seems to think I look dramatically different from before which I'm not sure what to think.

The strangest thing is that she made it sound like the facial lipo that the doctor said he will do during the consultation was something he did out of generosity? But I don't think I'll be taken seriously till 6 months after surgery. I'm a bit miffed tbh but I'm going to wait till then before I get all worked up.

With regards to your concern on practicing doctors possibly operating on you, I told the consultants that I will only go with Opera if I also have a consultation with the doctor who is going to be operating on me to ensure he understands what I want. I had to wait a while as he was in surgery but I did meet with him. I also saw him right before surgery so I wasn't too worried.

I didn't end up going to JayJun because for me, I found it really hard to pick a clinic. The more clinics I visited the more confused I became.

 

[bluebell-girl]

Hello momo, thank you for sharing your story! I'm considering both DA and opera as well. I talked to Eujin/Sujin and i agree with you she is easily the most friendly online consultant that I've talked to..i hope that you get the result that you have been hoping for, i personally haven't done any surgeries so i cannot help regarding your worries. But hey we are here to vent and express what we hope to achieve. Stay positive and hopeful

 

[momo94]

bluebell.girl said: ↑

Hello momo, thank you for sharing your story! I'm considering both DA and opera as well. I talked to Eujin/Sujin and i agree with you she is easily the most friendly online consultant that I've talked to..i hope that you get the result that you have been hoping for, i personally haven't done any surgeries so i cannot help regarding your worries. But hey we are here to vent and express what we hope to achieve. Stay positive and hopeful

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Thanks! Ah what procedures were you thinking of getting done? All the best in choosing the right clinic!

 

[bluebell-girl]

Momo thank you! i'm pretty set of eyes actually, wanna do it next year i'm still on my research and now also considering nose and fc do update us how is your progress and how you recovering! Take care

 

[jacobjarred30]

momo94 said: ↑

Thanks! Ah what procedures were you thinking of getting done? All the best in choosing the right clinic!

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Hey!! How are you doing? Have your results improved?

 

[momo94]

bluebell.girl said: ↑

Momo thank you! i'm pretty set of eyes actually, wanna do it next year i'm still on my research and now also considering nose and fc do update us how is your progress and how you recovering! Take care

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jacobjarred30 said: ↑

Hey!! How are you doing? Have your results improved?

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Hey guys, feel free to add me on kakao, (ellebarim94). I'll be happy to share you some pics and you be the judge.

There is a slight improvement to my looks but I'm not too different from before surgery. From the outside. From the scan I did post surgery, my facial structure looks drastically different. Can't tell that from looking at me tho.

For my nose though, I'm kinda regretting now not going to a clinic that specialises in revision rhino.

I've talked to other members here and some said it is probably swelling. So, I'm waiting till June which will be 6 months post op before contacting Opera again.

 

[orientalbella]

Jexxi Suen said: ↑

No Jayjun fosho
since Thai patient died last year by having only rhinoplasty

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where did you hear this from? any links to report of Thailand patient died at Jayjun?