khanx Posted December 28, 2017 Posted December 28, 2017 @superbear - good luck and when is your surgery? Keep us posted.
loverly Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 @superbear great insight!! please keep us updated love! im booked for revision rhinoplasty with dr. hong in march. anyone else going around that time? i would love to buddy up
csolare Posted January 1, 2018 Posted January 1, 2018 I’m going in late April but I’m not sure how long you might be staying haha. Do keep us updated!
mrothko Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 I've booked my rhinoplasty with Dr. Hong for January 11!!
csolare Posted January 2, 2018 Posted January 2, 2018 Hope everything goes well! Keep us updated and good luck!
mrothko Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 Hello! Here is everything that's happened so far. To preface, I have a bulbous wide nose, with wide alars and low bridge. Also, I have heavy breathing issues. I met with Dr. Hong at GNG and an interpreter (don't remember her name but she wore glasses and translated very strictly.) After looking at the xrays, he said I have a deviated septum, with enflamed tissue that caused my nose breathing paths to become very narrow. Originally, I just wanted my nose to look the same but not so wide, but they recommended that only alar reduction would not make a huge difference in my nose. My nostril tissue is extremely thick, and my round trip is more flat than round or defined. They recommended raising my bridge slightly, in order to make my nose tip more defined, which will allow the to make my alars look most natural. Dr. Hong was nice, but poker faced as I felt that he was very focused. He showed me what he would do to my nose by drawing on the screen, but as I am a very visual person, I found it difficult to understand, as I thought he would use a software to "photoshop" my nose. I was having a difficult time with the translator as well as she would literally translate everything I said, and though she did a good job, I wished she had done it with more understanding and empathy. I was extremely skeptical, as I thought it would be super simple to just reduce my alars. The doctor said he could just reduce my alars, but it wouldn't be an ideal surgery, and thought that the results may not be enough to make me satisfied with my nose. The lady then took me back into her office, and quoted me 2.5mil for functional surgery (non-negotiable) and 2.2 for alar reduction (8% back for tax refund). I thought about this long and hard, and decided I wanted to do another consultation at a new clinic to see what they thought, so I chose View. Then, I went to View where I was taken into an office with a translator and a negotiator lady (idk what their titles are). She then observed my nose with the doctor, and he recommended the same thing, where if I want to get a natural SLIGHTLY slimmer nose, I would have to define the tip a tiny bit, and increase the bridge hight as well. When I asked if I could only reduce alars, they said that my nostril skin was too thick, and if I only reduced alars, my nose would look extremely pinched and unnatural. Though I was so set on only reducing my alars and though I was aware they would want me to do more and spend more money, having two people tell me the same thing confirmed that I should go with my gut and do entire rhinoplasty. They quoted me 4mil. Though I enjoyed the environment and the doctor was super friendly, he said that they don't do functional surgery. The surgery may improve breathing, but will not entirely solve it. This convinced me to go back to GNG. During my second consultation, I had a different translator, Julie, who I love and have been chatting with on Kakao! She was super friendly (and pretty!) and I could understand she knew what I wanted to change and was able to translate that to the doctor well. I was re-quoted here 2.5 for functional surgery, and 6.5 for cosmetic surgery. Unfortunately, I was only able to negotiate to 5.5mil for cosmetic surgery, by letting them videotape me and use my photo (with fake name). The reason my cosmetic surgery is so high is because I won't be using a silicone base for heightening my nose. The doctor recommended as I do not want a typical Korean "high straight nose" I should use my own cartilage to create a more natural arch. I'm a bit disappointed that I didn't negotiate hard enough, but at that point I got too anxious and settled on a surgery date, which will be next Thursday January 11! Then we paid a 500,000 deposit. Overall, I'm very confident in GNG and am glad I chose this clinic. Overall, though I felt that View was more friendly, GNG seemed more professional and everyone knew exactly what they were doing. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
sweetpotato1996 Posted January 3, 2018 Posted January 3, 2018 Thank you for this review! I need a lot done on my nose and I've been debating between View and GNG for rhinoplasty and facial contouring. I only want to reduce my nose width and alars and fix my deviation, with no bridge heightening - so this review was very helpful.
jarhead64 Posted January 6, 2018 Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for your honest, thorough review!! I will be waiting for you update I am torn between Dr. Hong and Dr. Seong!!
superbear Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 According to this Chinese forum, it seems that Dr. Hong produces rather dramatic noses with sharp tips, while Dr. Seong appears to be slightly more conservative, and the noses that he has produced are less sharp, bigger, and more natural-looking, vis-a-vis Dr. Hong. Dr. Seong: http://m.soyoung.com/doctor/info?sys=8&doctor_id=40101 Dr. Hong: http://m.soyoung.com/doctor/info?doctor_id=40133 But, then again, the sample size is very small and it would be biased to generalise the two surgeon’s artistry and skill. I’m sure that both surgeons, and many others elsewhere, are competent to produce the desired results. Nevertheless, there is a swamp of Before and After (“B&A”) pictures on GNG’s website, and I’ve actually tried asking the consultant which were done by which surgeon, but she wouldn’t tell me. Sometimes, the results of a B&A photograph appear undesirable to us, but it may very well be desired by the patient, or perhaps the patients themselves requested such a result. Beauty is indeed in the eyes of the beholder. What is more important is clear communication between the patient and doctor. All prospective plastic surgery patients should have a clear idea of what they want (we often want ourselves to look better, but have no idea of exactly how), and to communicate that clearly by way of pictures for the surgeon.
mrothko Posted January 7, 2018 Posted January 7, 2018 I asked Julia, my translator for GNG for examples from Dr. Hong and she sent me these. They made me feel much better about the "natural nose" issue, and I trust him. He's a lot more reserved and quiet than Dr. Seong which worried me, but he knows what he's doing. My consultant said Dr. Hong is capable of doing both dramatic and natural noses, but all in all, all rhinoplasty will always be "natural" looking.
t_lys Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Hello, I am curious to know how everyone here contacted GNG? I contacted them through Kakao, and although responsive, the consultant never introduced him/herself, seemed rather cold and uninterested. Did anyone else experience this? I felt like I was talking to a robot.
csolare Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 The translators usually copy paste their base prices/explanations to give people a general estimate and save time and then continue to have an actual conversation with you (both before and after.) I never felt like I was talking to a robot! It's fine haha and it's convenient because you know they have base prices that don't change depending on who they're talking to!
sweetgoguma Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 Hi guys! I've been lurking here for a while, but first time poster. I'm a western female. I have a big nose, basically. I want to get this done Rhinoplasty: small hump on my nose filed down, bulbous and long nose tip reduced and alarplasty. I have a long AND wide nose. I feel like my nose is going to be expensive because it's so ugly and big lol :/ Facial contouring: v line? I have a bit of a square jaw (not extreme, just slight) but also a pretty long chin. I want a shorter and narrower chin and my the sides of my jaw to be shaved down too Anyone got something similar done or asked for quotes from GNG? I'm going to Kakao talk GNG tomorrow, but I just thought i'd ask. It's not my first time in korea, but it'd be my first time doing plastic surgery. I'm not going through docfinder or anything. I'm expecting 7 million won for nose and 9 million won for V line. Do you get any discount for posting about your experience online? Because I wanted to share my experience
sweetgoguma Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 I think that's how Korean people talk lol. I mean, those who serve customers. In Korea, they speak very formally to customers in my experience. I think that's just how the customer service is there. I wouldn't worry about it
csolare Posted January 8, 2018 Posted January 8, 2018 V line alone will start at around 7 mill-10 mill and go up depending on how much you want done. Rhino varies wildly depending on which doctor you choose, what implant you have, and how many procedures you get done. I'd count on 7 mill at least. However, if you get multiple procedures done and go during low season, you can bargain a LOT.
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