My Experience-Facial Contouring and Rhinoplasty at Banobagi Clinic Surgery Review + blog

[sassyqt]

You look so much more sophisticated after facial contouring and rhino Trina!

I also really enjoyed reading your journey through your blog and the tips you shared.

 

[trini707]

winneek said: ↑

Hey Trini. I'm almost 4 months post op from my FC and ASO plus rhino 3.5 months. My skin condition is pretty good. lil breakouts once in a while but overall my skin is still firm. I'm thinking of doing accusculpt as well although, my doctor did mention that I shouldnt do anything before 6 months. Btw, you mentioned 3 months. Are you planning on doing it?

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Yeah I am thinking of having it done. I've booked my flight tickets already for end of March ^^ I celebrated CNY yesterday with some friends and I realised that my face is still pretty chubby in group photos >< It was a major major improvement of course, but I'm still like :/ get this fat out of my face. It's good to hear that your skin is still firm ^^ How come you're considering accusculpt?

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Hey everyone,
I updated my blog with 2 new reviews ^^ please check it out. Link is in my signature.

 

[trini707]

Reann1788 said: ↑

Your results look really great - symmetrical and natural but still a noticeable result when the pics are side by side.

It's great to see more B & A with pics from banobagi, I think I may need a larger hospital/clinic with more facilities and was starting to feel discouraged from some negative reviews.

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Actually before my surgery, I was like ??? at negative reviews and panicking- both about my clinic and about the surgery I'm doing. >< It's better to go and see for yourself I think ^^

 

[trini707]

Updated my blog ^^ I recently had photos taken of me and I'm honestly thankful that I've had surgery. Everyone says that I don't look very different at all but in pictures, the difference is really clear.

 

[lucykwa1988]

You look beautiful! I'm curious did you get a price reduction due to having a Blog Review?

 

[trini707]

lucykwa1988 said: ↑

You look beautiful! I'm curious did you get a price reduction due to having a Blog Review?

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I'll PM you ^^

 

[cindy-0217]

Did you tell them before hand you had a blog and will post about or afterward

 

[trini707]

Cindy@0217 said: ↑

Did you tell them before hand you had a blog and will post about or afterward

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Nope, because my blog only had 2 posts from like 2014 at that point LOL

 

[kyla4311]

How much was the cost?? My face is square and I have the same asymmetry that you had. I'm pretty nervous thinking about getting the surgery, any advice?

 

[jumli]

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trini707 said: ↑

I'll PM you ^^

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I'm curious too considering full facial contouring myself but the prices quoted seems to be inconsistent

 

[itsamemario]

So you're getting accusculpt/acculift for your cheeks right? What about jawline?

 

[mlydzz]

I have a question, if i wanted to do nose, eye and facial contouring and want two of them done first (nose and fc) how long should i wait so i can get my eyes done? I can stay in korea max around 3 weeks, can i do it after 2 weeks?

 

[vivavita]

Thanks for the detailed sharing! I had my consultation @Banobagi Clinic for my revision rhinoplasty. My consultant was Jina and she was so nice and professional. Dr. Lee I consulted with did't speak English at all and he didn't seem to listen to the kind of nose that I wanted. Since I think communication is the key to a good surgery, so i didn't choose them in the end and went for a surgeon that I felt more comfortable and understood.

 

[soyeon]

Hi @trini707

Thank you for sharing your experience at Banobagi! You look amazing!

I'm thinking of getting facial contouring done too. How did you decide on Banobagi instead of other clinics?

I was wondering if you experienced any numbness or nerve damage? If so, how long did it take to regain sensation? Did it affect any function like eating, smiling, talking etc? Did you experience any facial sagging from the surgery?

Thank you!

 

[seppie2014]

trini707 said: ↑

Hey everyone!
Recently, I've been receiving 1 or 2 messages everyday asking for my blog about my plastic surgery recovery and a lot of questions about my rhino. At first, I didn't want to give my url out because I don't have a lot of blog posts. I finished uploading my week 3 post-surgery reviews today and I now feel more confident that I can upload more reviews every week, as well as original content related to plastic surgery in Korea.
Idk if I'm breaking PF rules but if you just type in trinayau on blogspot, or trinayau surgery on google, you'll find it. edit: Link in my signature ^^

Also I wanted to make a thread in case anyone had any questions + I can't send pics over PM. I also didn't mention some of these details that I'm about to write below on my blog ^^;
*super long post ahead*

What surgery did I have?
I had facial contouring surgery and rhinoplasty at Banobagi in Seoul on December 22nd 2016 in the morning. Dr. Lee performed my rhinoplasty and Dr. Oh took care of my facial contouring procedures. My facial contouring involved angular jaw reduction, zygoma reduction and genioplasty. The focus was on correcting my asymmetrical jaw, elongating my chin and reducing my protruding cheekbones.
For rhino, Dr. Lee suggested silicone implant for bridge augmentation and using septal + ear cartilage for tiplasty. My concerns were: exposed nostrils, very short and flat nose. My nose was super small and non-existent from side view >< My friends literally called me Voldemort (lol)
I think I'll go through my experience fairly chronologically:

Banobagi as a clinic
Because I went during peak time in winter, the clinic lobby was always packed. I asked my coordinator and she said it was because people have a long break during winter, so they try and fit in their surgery and recovery now. So as a result, about 85% of the names called out in the lobby were locals. I just mentioned this because some people said in PMs that they felt Banobagi was really foreigner-oriented, but this didn't really correlate with my experience. During my research for clinics, I didn't really aim to go to smaller, locals-only clinics ^^

So my first impression of the clinic was that it was very clean, modern and well-trusted. Everyone was waiting patiently for their appointment, so there was a relaxed atmosphere. I just went up to the counter and gave my name and they knew who I was ^^ When I came back again for appointments, they already knew my name so I felt really welcome.

Consultation
I had my first consultation on Tuesday and again before the surgery on Thursday. Before the consultation, I had photos taken of my front and side view, as well as like up my nose with my chin tilted upwards. I also had to fill out a medical disclosure form with my coordinator to declare if I had diabetes, high blood pressure etc.

Facial Contouring Consultation
I went to meet Dr. Oh first because Dr. Lee was swamped with people. The facial contouring floor was pretty calm and had its own radiographer. She was really pretty (this is unimportant but I just wanted to say) and very professional. I had my X rays taken first and then CT scans.
Just as a side note, recently I read a blogpost saying that CT scans before rhinoplasty are unnecessary and expose you to dangerous amounts of radiation. When you think about how many times in your life you will require costly scans, it's actually not a lot. So spread out over your lifetime radiation exposure, the radiation you are exposed to is negligible. I feel worse for airline attendants who are exposed to all that cosmic radiation :/

I passed through about 4 machines and it was really quick and efficient. I only had to wait about 5 minutes for Dr. Oh to call me in. He already had my scans up on his computer but he focused on me primarily as his patient. I was treated to a short face massage and then he discussed what was wrong with my facial structure. Also he spoke perfect English, I didn't need a translator.

Full disclosure: Dr. Oh actually said my case was quite difficult and made more complex by my low nerve line. He showed me the X-ray to see that my nerve on my left side was low and close to the base of my skull. As a result, he said that he would have to be careful and conservative during my surgery to not impact the nerve. He also mentioned my short chin and how he would take my own jaw bone to add to my chin.
^ That was seriously impressive and nothing short of wizardry. Let me show my CT scans:

Look at the pins holding my chin together in the after photo- amazing. Dr. Oh wasn't hesitant about letting me have the CT scans at all. I have the other CT scans on my Day 15 blogpost

Rhinoplasty Consultation
Most of the PMs I received were about rhino, so I'll be more detailed on my consultation with Dr. Lee.
Originally from my photos, he had suggested lateral canthoplasty and maybe raising my crease height. When he saw me in person, he actually said that my eye shape was pretty and that he didn't want to change anything. Maybe in photos I look like I have no crease haha. He also demonstrated really good integrated knowledge about my facial contouring, saying that my eyes would look much bigger after surgery when my face was smaller.

My nose, he said, was more problematic. He pointed out what he felt was lacking about my nose and listened to how I felt about it. He even pointed out things I never noticed like exposed nostrils, which contributed to my dissatisfaction with nose. Sometimes it's like I **know** that I don't like my nose in photos, I just cannot pinpoint exactly why I feel that way. Dr. Lee zeroed in on flaws with amazing precision. I had a short, upturned nose that he said would look obvious after facial contouring. He drew on my photo directly what type of nose shape he would like to give me and after taking a look, I loved it immediately. It wasn't too high and looked very natural. The most important thing was that my nose would be in harmony with my facial features. I did not want a celebrity nose, I just wanted a nose that would look natural and complement my eyes and new facial structure. Dr. Lee understood my concerns implicitly.

Like I mentioned earlier, he recommended silicone implant for the bridge augmentation because my nose was so short and flat. Tiplasty involved ear and nose cartilage, to reduce the upturned nature of my nose a bit and also to cover half of my exposed nostrils. This is a fairly standard 'package' for rhinoplasty and the most basic.

I sound basically clueless in my consultations and I pretty much let the doctors take charge of my face. Their understanding of anatomy is far far greater than mine and they have probably seen so many faces like mine in their years of experience. I trusted them a lot ^^ Obviously, you don't have to take my approach. I would say both doctors had amazing bedside manner and if you had very specific wants, they would take it fully into consideration. They definitely were not the super domineering male doctors that insist upon procedures that I sometimes experience in hospital placements.

Surgery/Operating Room
I wasn't in the OR too long before I was put under general anaesthesia. It just looked like a normal, clean OR. The nurses were super nice though! I was so, so nervous suddenly when I walked into the room, like it had just suddenly hit me that I was about to have major surgery. The nurses were like it's okay~ don't be nervous~ and were massaging my back and stuff. It really helped me to relax and breathe in the gas. Actually thinking back, I'm really touched by all the care that was shown by the staff to me ;;

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Hi Trini,
Congratulation on your surgeries. Could you please tell me how much you paid for each of the surgery? I'm planning to get the same things done as well!! Thank you