GNG Plastic Surgery Hospital Reviews

[hannahcc]

maliboo said: ↑

i agree @csolare. the reason i intend to go with GNG for my primary rhino is because their doctors have years of ENT experience to back up the aesthetic component of a rhinoplasty. the fact that dr seong takes the more complicated revision cases also comforts me.

BUT i'm also making that decision based on my consultation with GNG last september & speaking to dr seong in person. i also consulted with dr choi, and he spent a long time making sure he understood what exactly i wanted for facial contouring. personally i think hazel is a fantastic translator, i never felt afraid that things were getting lost in translation.

it's always good to hear multiple opinions because at least it makes you think about the reasons behind your decision. but it's extremely important to make an informed decision based on your own research, looking at reviews on other forums (like misooda, realself, soyoung), speaking to people who have actually had surgery there. for me, my final in-person consultation and how comfortable dr seong makes me feel on that day itself will be the deciding factor. i've typed and printed out a long list of questions that i'd like him to answer. my advice would be, don't be afraid to walk out even if it means losing your surgery deposit if you're not confident with the clinic or doctor!

@HannahCc - you can ask gng on kakao to send you pics of b&as from the two doctors.
in the kk group chat we were talking about choosing between dr seong and dr hong. generally speaking, if you prefer a more dramatic nose consider dr hong. as for me, i'm looking for a very conservative/subtle result and so i'm going with dr seong. one thing you could do is ask to consult with both dr seong and dr hong when you're there.

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Thanks so much for the tip! I've actually booked consultation for Dr Seong months ago. But the more I read the more confused I get! Too many good clinics and good surgeons in Korea! Dilemma
I was contemplating btw April31, View, Item, Banobagi and GNG. But pretty set on GNG, will decide after the face to face consultation

 

[hannahcc]

MissOrange said: ↑

Hi @HannahCc I would suggest you talk to @mia1992 as she got rib rhino revision at GNG with Dr Seong 2 weeks ago and I have had to chat with her on kakao almost daily to keep her spirits up as she hates her Seong nose. Why would you want to spend 13 million won or $13,000 on rib rhino and then wake up and hate your nose even after 2 weeks of deswelling. She is now faced with waiting a year for a 4th rhino but her dilemma is trying to save again and which surgeon to pick. She told him not to touch her bridge as she liked her ski slope but he did and the feminine nose is gone and replaced with a high straight manly bridge. Her tip is wide, big and bulbous. I have seen all her photos. Talk to @pacd who also had rhino at GNG this month and had his stitches bust open. Unless you talk to real patients, you won't know the truth. Be wary of shills who write fake reviews and pretend they are going to a hospital or clinic to drive traffic. I am so mad at GNG for what they did to poor Mia who travelled across the world and is left with a big manly nose that does not suit her face. I did ENT (ears, nose and throat surgery) in London at St George's hospital and am a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in ENT surgery. I have done septoplasties. It is not the same as doing rhinoplasty. I have also operated with plastic surgeons in NYC during my general surgery residency and hands down would only trust a plastic surgeon with your nose. In my opinion only go to an ENT surgeon for septoplasty, tonsillectomy, grommets, sinusitis, nasal polyps, etc. but not for an aesthetic nose. In NYC the plastic surgery department did rhinoplasties, breast augmentation etc. daily. I can only warn you but remember the moment you wake up with a big nose with a raised bridge much higher than you expected and a big bulbous tip, you cannot reverse time. I carry the guilt of being able to warn one patient who was able to cancel her cadaver rib rhino with Seong in time but was unable to stop Mia as she had already paid the full 13 million. One patient bought me korean lunch in gratitude as I advised her of cadaver rib absorbing faster than autologous and how once you start getting rib rhino, you are stuck getting expensive rib rhinos as rib dissolves and or warps! But poor Mia, was stuck as she faced losing 13 million if she cancelled and I was so sad for her but could only hope it turned out ok for her. Unfortunately it did not. As Seong speaks zero English, she was then reliant on translators and somewhere along the line the request not to touch her ski slope bridge was lost and instead of a narrower base, she got the opposite. This is a BIG problem with getting major surgery in a foreign country. And at no time did the translators explain that rib can absorb or warp.

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Ok thanks for the info! I will try reaching out for them.

 

[perceval]

Apparently a lot of people on this website don't understand that attacking someone for sharing their experiences or opinions are against this sites regulations. Please consider what words or names you are using against someone before you reply to them.

I've been called out too so I'm only trying to help prevent people from getting themselves into trouble.

 

[serious18]

Shumun28 said: ↑

Hey ! Have you done your surgery in GNG ? Can't wait to see your result ? Mind to show please ? I'm planing to GNG as well

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[leelala]

CallieCat said: ↑

I watched their snap story a few times since they tend to show more on that then they do with their posts on Instagram and a few times they’ve showed patients getting their casts off and they’ll say which doctor did what-of the noses I saw on there I liked Dr.Hongs better than Dr.Seongs. It’s all really a personal preference but I felt Dr.Seong is more conservative.

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what is their snapcode?

 

[calliecat]

Leelala said: ↑

what is their snapcode?

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Sorry not their snap story I meant their insta story!

 

[caliroll]

@MissOrange

THANK YOU so much for this information. This is the hard-hitting, no holds-barred information we need. I asked the question several weeks ago if ANYONE had a BAD review of GNG and like I expected, eventually one came to light. This is the thing about these forums - a clinic becomes hot and suddenly the hype gets out of control. It's such a minefield to wade through the suspect reviews and look for the real information.

I was so looking forward to your review of GNG. Now I'm reevaluating GNG, in light of this information. I was f***ked up by a surgeon who did not listen to what I wanted, and I just can't risk going through the same thing again.

 

[a-applasty]

hello all, first post on here

seriously considering gng for my primary rhino (toss up between gng and 8/31) but one thing I noticed was that it's a bit difficult finding detailed info on the doctors' qualifications as listed here http://www.gnghospital.com/en/medical-staff/
leading me to question if most of the doctors are actually board certified?? specifically seong (who I'm hoping to have my procedure with), hong, and choi (who seems to be popular for fc)

Looking up their names on this database
http://www.prskorea.co.kr/english/ only two of the doctors popped up (Hye young kim and chan young park - who was listed as a Wonjin doctor not GNG, april31 rhino specialist Kim is also listed + few of his researches and memberships can be found online, which doesn't seem to be the case for dr Seong and co ) The point is, I'm not sure if these doctors are truly as qualified as the website suggests and will give me the results I hope for... given the negative reviews earlier mentioned + one I read earlier on so young, this has all made me very apprehensive. The good thing though is that none of them seem severe or life threatening. Lots of good results as well which is why I'm considering gng in the first place.

If anyone can shed some light on this I'd really appreciate it. I've heard some negative reviews about A31 as well and was heavily leaning towards GNG but after thinking this over I'm now stuck once again lol. Can someone explain to me why GNG doctors' names don't seem to be available on Korean ps board lists and as such, is there any definite way to figure out if they have the necessary skills to create beautiful noses?

Also noticed that most of them previously worked at clinics known for being "factories" / known for botched job/death/shadow doctor like Wonjin, ID, Cinderella, Shimmian, etc should this be a cause for concern?

Prior experiences and pics would help ty

 

[perceval]

a$applasty said: ↑

hello all, first post on here

seriously considering gng for my primary rhino (toss up between gng and 8/31) but one thing I noticed was that it's a bit difficult finding detailed info on the doctors' qualifications as listed here http://www.gnghospital.com/en/medical-staff/
leading me to question if most of the doctors are actually board certified?? specifically seong (who I'm hoping to have my procedure with), hong, and choi (who seems to be popular for fc)

Looking up their names on this database
http://www.prskorea.co.kr/english/ only two of the doctors popped up (Hye young kim and chan young park - who was listed as a Wonjin doctor not GNG, april31 rhino specialist Kim is also listed + few of his researches and memberships can be found online, which doesn't seem to be the case for dr Seong and co ) The point is, I'm not sure if these doctors are truly as qualified as the website suggests and will give me the results I hope for... given the negative reviews earlier mentioned + one I read earlier on so young, this has all made me very apprehensive. The good thing though is that none of them seem severe or life threatening. Lots of good results as well which is why I'm considering gng in the first place.

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Dr. Hong and Dr. Seong are not board certified. They're ENT doctors. Personally me, but I wouldn't put my nose in their hands if I were you. This thread is basically full of hype and promoted reviews on them. It's really disappointing as I also liked the results that were on their website but if you try contacting these forumers (@mia1992 and @pacd) they'll give you their real experiences with them.

 

[findmein92]

If anyone is going to be in Korea during April 4-18th please let me know/ hit me up! (My kaokao is same as my username) I’ll be by myself and need some friends . I have a consultation with Cinderella, JK, JW, Banobagi and GNG

 

[caliroll]

SheOnlyLooks25 said: ↑

I can't insert quotes today, so I am COPYING Miss Orange's reply
"No I am not looking at revision now @maliboo. I am just in shock gng suggested I needed revision rhino for 18 million won! My nose is not a nose that needs $18,000 spent on it! What ever happened to surgeons saying your nose looks fine as it is just that, fine! ..."
Speaking of one's nose being "just fine", this poor bugger went to Bano and imo he went from hot to not. Yuck so manly to she-male tranny but I guess that's the look he wants. View attachment 4005378

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This guy's before is my dream nose. I don't know why people do this to themselves.

 

[tsbartels]

HannahCc said: ↑

But why is Dr Seong so popular then? Can the experiences make him more skilled than those with certificates?

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Being board certified isn't a requirement in Korea to be able to perform PS. Personally, I also believe that experience is an important factor, but is rather hard to check. So I can't give a definite answer on what is better or not, the only thing that is mentioned bu the Korean Consumer Protection agency is that a board certified surgeon is recommended, as to become board certified the surgeon needs to train and study more. Hope this helps.

 

[tsbartels]

Also using popular as a measure is kind of tricky, as if you research the posts a few years back you will see that a clinic/surgeon is popular, but then you do not read about them anymore after a while. So just beware.

 

[linlin18]

MissOrange said: ↑

Hi @HannahCc I would suggest you talk to @mia1992 as she got rib rhino revision at GNG with Dr Seong 2 weeks ago and I have had to chat with her on kakao almost daily to keep her spirits up as she hates her Seong nose. Why would you want to spend 13 million won or $13,000 on rib rhino and then wake up and hate your nose even after 2 weeks of deswelling. She is now faced with waiting a year for a 4th rhino but her dilemma is trying to save again and which surgeon to pick. She told him not to touch her bridge as she liked her ski slope but he did and the feminine nose is gone and replaced with a high straight manly bridge. Her tip is wide, big and bulbous. I have seen all her photos. Talk to @pacd who also had rhino at GNG this month and had his stitches bust open. Unless you talk to real patients, you won't know the truth. Be wary of shills who write fake reviews and pretend they are going to a hospital or clinic to drive traffic. I am so mad at GNG for what they did to poor Mia who travelled across the world and is left with a big manly nose that does not suit her face. I did ENT (ears, nose and throat surgery) in London at St George's hospital and am a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in ENT surgery. I have done septoplasties. It is not the same as doing rhinoplasty. I have also operated with plastic surgeons in NYC during my general surgery residency and hands down would only trust a plastic surgeon with your nose. In my opinion only go to an ENT surgeon for septoplasty, tonsillectomy, grommets, sinusitis, nasal polyps, etc. but not for an aesthetic nose. In NYC the plastic surgery department did rhinoplasties, breast augmentation etc. daily. I can only warn you but remember the moment you wake up with a big nose with a raised bridge much higher than you expected and a big bulbous tip, you cannot reverse time. I carry the guilt of being able to warn one patient who was able to cancel her cadaver rib rhino with Seong in time but was unable to stop Mia as she had already paid the full 13 million. One patient bought me korean lunch in gratitude as I advised her of cadaver rib absorbing faster than autologous and how once you start getting rib rhino, you are stuck getting expensive rib rhinos as rib dissolves and or warps! But poor Mia, was stuck as she faced losing 13 million if she cancelled and I was so sad for her but could only hope it turned out ok for her. Unfortunately it did not. As Seong speaks zero English, she was then reliant on translators and somewhere along the line the request not to touch her ski slope bridge was lost and instead of a narrower base, she got the opposite. This is a BIG problem with getting major surgery in a foreign country. And at no time did the translators explain that rib can absorb or warp.

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Thanks for sharing this. From what you said, I'm assuming she got RIB for bridge? What about using rib for the tip? Is that safer?

 

[biakk91]

Findmein92 said: ↑

If anyone is going to be in Korea during April 4-18th please let me know/ hit me up! (My kaokao is same as my username) I’ll be by myself and need some friends . I have a consultation with Cinderella, JK, JW, Banobagi and GNG

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Hi, I will be in korea 15-23 Apr. Also going for consultations and will be alone!