peonyandi Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 Hi everyone! I just came back from Seoul where I had BA and fat transfer done. I've been on the PurseForum for a long time now but mostly lurking, and I've spent months reading this sub forum while doing my research for my BA surgery. I've just had my BA done exactly 9 days ago in Seoul, and I just wanted to share my experience and hopefully it'll come in useful for someone else who is considering the same surgery. I was in between a B to C cup before the surgery, depending on the brand of the bra. No kids yet but my breasts were saggy with some loose skin because I lost quite a big of weight two years ago. I've always been slightly chubbier my whole life and during those years, I was a D cup. I was aiming for a D cup, similar to what I used to have before the weight loss, but on a slimmer body. After months of research online, I was set on getting teardrop implants with fat transfer as I was told that the fats will make the breasts feel more natural. I chose Deesse upon the recommendation of a Friend who had procedures done there, and I knew other girls who had their BA done at Deesse as well with really nice results. To be honest I did not really consider any other clinics, but just went ahead with Deesse. I know I took a risk by just choosing one clinic without considering others, but I trusted my friends and I didn't encounter any negative reviews on Deesse so far. I felt very comfortable with the doctor and clinic staff from the beginning too. I paid 15,000,000 KRW for teardrop implants and fat transfer from thighs. I asked JW for a quote too and I recall that the quote was about 16,000,000 KRW. Day of surgery : I landed in Seoul the day before the scheduled surgery. I had the surgery date booked months ahead and so on the day itself, I arrived at the clinic at 10.30am. The clinic is located in Cheongdam area, inside of a building, and it was very nice and comfortable looking with friendly staff. There were no other patients when I was there. I was immediately greeted by a Chinese-speaking consultant and was ushered into the changing area where I kept my belongings in a locker with a four digit combination. Then I was led to a washing area where I could wash my face and remove any makeup. After that, the nurses took my blood and did a chest x-ray. It was only after all these was done that I met the doctor, Dr Choi. Dr Choi looked at my breasts and recommended round shape 275cc implants because he said that my upper poles were empty and flat. But I was planning to do a bigger size and I was worried that bigger sized round implants would look fake. Dr Choi then recommended that since I wanted to go bigger, I can do 295cc teardrop implants with fat transfer on the upper poles of my breasts. Next came the decision for the incision area. Dr Choi and the translator was really recommending to cut at the armpits, but I was insistent on cutting at the breast crease (inframammary) because I don't usually heal well from scars and I wear mostly sleeveless tops. I did not want any scars on my armpits because it will be very visible. Besides, only my husband will see the crease scars and he is fully supportive of my surgery. So we went ahead with crease incision and Dr Choi proceeded to draw on my breasts and thighs, for the fat transfer. Dr Choi said that I did not have much fats on my thighs and spent some time squeezing my thighs before deciding that he could extract fats from the back of my thighs and knee area. After about an hour, I was led into the operating room. I laid down on the bed, feeling nervous but excited, but the nurses and clinic staff were all very warm and friendly, which helped to ease my nervousness. The GA was injected into my forearm and I laid down, face forward, because they would be starting with liposuction from the back of my thighs. After a few seconds I felt pleasantly sleepy and lightheaded and drifted off to sleep. I think I went into really deep sleep because I had very realistic dreams and when I was woken up, it took me a while to realise what was going on. I was helped into a wheelchair and brought to the recovery room where I rested on a bed. Chest felt very very tight and sore, like as if I had a chest workout from hell. Thighs were sore too. But the worst pain was from my eyes! I underwent lens exchange surgery last October for both eyes, and my eyeballs have lost the ability to constrict when there is brightness, unlike everyone else's. Usually I can barely go outdoors without sunglasses on because of this. I suppose the lights in the operating room were intensely bright, because my eyes were in so much pain that I cried. I felt as if I just did my eye surgery all over again. I had eye drops put in every three minutes and had all the lights in the recovery room turned off because of the unbearable pain. The nurse eventually gave me a numbing eye drop which helped tremendously but I had to have them dropped in again after an hour because the effects wore off and I was soon in pain again. In comparison to the pain in my eyes, I barely felt the pain or discomfort on my chest and legs. Pain level for chest was a bearable 6/10, with mostly tightness. Legs were 4/10. Eyes were definitely a 10/10. I did tell the Nurses and translator before the surgery about my eye surgery, but I don't think they fully understood the implications since my eye surgery was not the commonly done lasik. So I don't think they took any preventive measures to prevent my eyes from being affected. I didn't expect something like this to happen too, so this was really unexpected from myself and the nurses. After two hours of agony on my eyes in the recovery room, I was eventually allowed to go home. I was not allowed any water for the first hour but could drink sips of water in the second hour. The Nurses also made me walk around the room assisted to make sure I was not feeling nauseous before letting me go home. I took an Uber back to the hotel to rest. I was given a pumpkin porridge and a bottle of soy milk for dinner and I ate it in my hotel room after a short nap. Eyes were still in a lot of pain but slowly getting better. I went to sleep with two pillows under my head, a pillow under my knee and a towel to cover my eyes. Thankfully, the pain in my eyes slowly went away and I woke up with my eyes back to normal, with no loss of vision or discomfort.
peonyandi Posted April 30, 2017 Author Posted April 30, 2017 First three days after surgery: My chest area felt very sore, but the pain was very tolerable. It felt very tight and I had a bit of difficulty breathing at times but it was very minor. I couldn't move my arms around too much and it was painful to exert any force on my arms or chest. Changing my shirts was not a problem because I did not do armpit incision. The nurses advised me to wear button down shirts that could be opened from the front instead of t-shirts, but I packed mostly t-shirts to Seoul and didn't have any problem with putting on or removing my t-shirts from my body. I guess this is one of the benefits of crease incision. On the second day, I felt well enough to walk 600m from my hotel to the clinic to have my dressings changed. I was given an immunity booster injection along with the change of dressings and cleaning of the wounds. I was given compression pants to wear as well, these were somewhat painful to put on at first and they were very tight, but I suppose it is standard post-op procedure for liposuction. I was to wear these pants for one month. On the third day, I walked back to the clinic to have my bandages removed. The nurses cleaned me up and it was my first glimpse into my new breasts. My first thought was, wow they are HUGE! But they already looked good! Dr Choi came to take a look, and he said I was recovering well. He said that my surgery was a success because I did not bleed much. He also said that the breasts look huge now because of the fats that were injected, and they will reduce in size slightly after a while. My nipples were also pointing downwards, which he said is normal because they should start to rise up and point straight after a while. After another immunity booster injection, my nipples were taped up with band-aids and I was given an open bra to wear, along with a stretchy band to put on across the upper part of my chest. Honestly I was very puzzled about the open bra, because I was expecting to be given a sports bra type of garment instead. But I was told that my new breasts should not be squished. So I have to wear this open bra + stretchy band combination for two months, which is honestly quite difficult for me because it really limits the kind of tops I can wear. Starting from Day 2, I've been going out and around Seoul for shopping, eating, meeting friends. Each day I would be out for about 8 hours and I would usually feel exhausted by the evening. I took care to make sure that I sit down to rest after every 45 minutes of walking or standing, as advised by the nurses. Day 4-9: The discomfort level was about the same as before, but the tightness around the chest area is mostly gone. However, I've started to feel sharp shooting pains on my left breast which lasts usually about 15 seconds. From what I've researched, this is normal and is due to the nerve regeneration in the breast. I also told Dr Choi about this and he said it is completely normal and expected as part of the healing process. I felt my breasts getting slightly softer day by day. Energy levels are still not back to normal yet, I would feel exhausted after being out for about 6 hours. On Day 4, I felt well enough at this point to take a two day trip to Jeju Island. Dr Choi said I could go as long as I don't overexert myself and definitely no swimming. He also told me to come back to the clinic for another check before I could leave for Jeju. During my 3rd post-op checkup, Dr Choi commented that my breasts have softened a little bit and my nipples have started to rise up and look more natural, instead of pointing downwards like before. While in Jeju, I climbed the Seongsan crater but I made sure to hike at a leisurely, almost snail-like pace and rested every 5 minutes. My energy levels were already somewhat back to normal, although I would feel drowsy after taking the meds. I felt completely normal and my breasts and legs did not feel too uncomfortable. I flew back to Seoul and went to the clinic again the next day to remove my stitches. The nurses cleaned up the areas and taught me how to do it myself, and Dr Choi came to see me again. I asked him about a million questions since this would be my last visit to the clinic as I was leaving Seoul the next day. He was very satisfied with the progress of my recovery and pointed out that my breasts were improving day by day. I was very concerned about exercise, because I am a very disciplined fitness freak who has to workout 5-6 days a week who could not imagine completely stopping all exercise for 2 months Dr Choi eventually said that I can do light workouts that does not exert upper body strength and does not require me to raise my arms too high. Hence I am planning to start brisk walking and pilates in about 2 weeks. I can resume my normal workout routine, including running and weights, after 2 months. I did not shower at all the first week, up until my stitches were removed. I did however had my hair washed at a hair salon because I couldn't handle having unwashed hair for so many days. I am now back in my home country and have resumed all normal activities except for working out. Finding clothes to wear is a bit of a challenge because I'm still getting used to my bigger breasts and wearing an open bra, which I find to be inconvenient. In the post surgery care instructions leaftlet that was given to me, it says that I can wear a soft sports bra after one month, and underwired bras only after two months. There are times when I look at my breasts and I feel like I have the biggest breasts in the world, and that they look like torpedos. But at the same time I marvel at how my body looks so much more proportionate now. I think I will need time to get used to the new size and I'll just need to wait for the swelling to reduce. I was told that it should reduce about 10-20%, which would be great. All in all, I love my new breasts and I'm so glad I went to Deesse. I am very satisfied with the level of care and expertise they provided me. I didn't expect Dr Choi to see me a total of 4 times after the surgery to check on me and answer my questions. The nurses and staff were all very friendly and warm and went the extra mile to make me comfortable and answered my numerous questions. I was usually the only patient in the clinic because I didn't see anyone else there during all my visits, that might explain why I had so much undivided care and attention from all clinic staff. Besides the negative experience with the pain in my eyes, I would say that everything went smoother than I expected. Dr Choi said my new breasts could be bigger than D cup but I'll wait until the swelling subsides before trying out bras. To conclude, my entire BA experience went better than I expected. Probably because I had anticipated much higher levels of pain and discomfort during the recovery. But so far, it has been very tolerable with minimal discomfort that doesn't impede with my day to day activities. I can't wait to have my compression leggings and awkward open bra off! If you are interested I can share a photo via PM. I do hope that this post has been informative and helpful. Thank you all for reading this!
nayrawwz Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 im glad you had a great experience! can you share pics in pm?? thanks
hotdog420 Posted April 30, 2017 Posted April 30, 2017 Hi, thanks for the detailed review! Can you please PM me your results?
peonyandi Posted April 30, 2017 Author Posted April 30, 2017 Hi guys I'm not able to send pictures via pm, I'll just post it here instead this is 10 days after surgery.
lifeisgd17 Posted May 9, 2017 Posted May 9, 2017 Hi Peonyandi, May i know your implants are placed under muscles or over muscles? Thanks
bluebell-girl Posted May 14, 2017 Posted May 14, 2017 Hi Peonyandi, congrats on your surgery! Glad that it went well and wish you swift recovery. Btw do you happen to have deesse's kakao?
peonyandi Posted May 24, 2017 Author Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks for your well wishes! I'm recovering very quickly and I think the new girls have settled well. I don't have the Kakao contact for the clinic unfortunately, but I think you can search for the clinic online and they have a website. I contacted them primarily through a friend who lives in Seoul and had procedures done at the clinic as well
peonyandi Posted May 24, 2017 Author Posted May 24, 2017 Thanks for your well wishes! I'm almost 5 weeks post op now and I've been recovering well. I live in a tropical country though, and I do feel like it's easier to recover in a colder climate because the hot weather makes the boobs swell. I went to Seoul with my Husband and he was with me throughout and was a great help in everything! The clinic was also very responsive and supportive, they were very thorough and meticulous in the aftercare and post op reviews, very friendly and warm, all in all a good experience.
upintheair Posted May 25, 2017 Posted May 25, 2017 15,000,000 won is approximately $13,600. Isn't that price similar to what you'd pay in the US?
peonyandi Posted May 29, 2017 Author Posted May 29, 2017 I wouldn't be sure about US prices since I live in Asia and never considered going to the US for surgery because of the distance. 15,000,000 krw was for the teardrop implants and fat transfer. I believe the implants alone was about 9,500,000 krw (approximately US$8,468), so probably similar to the US for a similar procedure.
baconiser Posted June 22, 2017 Posted June 22, 2017 nice! congrats on your surgery! do you mind to share how it looks like right now? i'm thinking to do BA but i'm still a bit confuse which clinic i should go to ~~~ >...<"
peonyandi Posted June 26, 2017 Author Posted June 26, 2017 Thanks! I'll try to post a photo one of these days. I'm now 10 weeks post op and I love my results! They feel softer Everyday and they look super natural.
eurasianbeauty Posted June 27, 2017 Posted June 27, 2017 I went to the top breast doctor in Beverly Hills and for the same procedure it's about $17k. Double what she paid for the implants alone.
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