The Ultimate Plastic Surgery Clinic guide in Seoul, Korea

[kiwimuffin]

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ashrenne said: ↑

Didnt know banobagi was a factory, in fact u heard very good reviews on their surgeries. Now im torn do you reconmend opera for eyes surgery? My initial short listed clinic were banobagi & opera... now im so confused

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My friend did her double eyelid at bano and now she needs a revision. One of her double eyelid sagged downwards !

 

[princessegg]

Mazikeen said: ↑

@heatherle. Dr. Seo at MVP. I had my doubts after the death of the student, but he did an excellent job. I had multi folds on my right eye and droopy left eyelid after ptosis correction & now i have the loveliest double eyelids. Would also recommend Dr. Chung from Eve Plastic. Had quite the dilemma making a choice between the two; Dr. Chung had a conference in China & had no surgery slots available so I settled for Dr. Seo.

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Hi! Would you be able to DM me a photo of your eyelids now? How long post op are you? I also went to Dr Seo for my surgery but unlike you, I'm very unsatisfied with my results and am now looking for revision Thanks!

 

[jesschr]

Really was considering Dream due to OP's post but I saw this online http://aboutkoreanplasticsurgeryandbeauty.blogspot.com/2016/03/korean-black-list-of-plastic-surgery.html

Dream apparently uses illegal brokers? Honestly, don't know who to trust

 

[cherry-bear]

Helenthebeautiful said: ↑

Hello. Is it better to have few surgeries in one clinic at one time or it's ok to have surgeries in different places? Do I get discount if I make all the surgeries in one place?
I'm planning fat graft, rhinoplasty, face contouring, not sure about lipo yet.

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Normally for facial features (eye nose fat graft facial contouring), it is better at one clinic so the doctors can balance out the facial harmony. They usually work in a close team. I would not choose a one doctor clinic for multiple surgeries personally. But you can go for liposuction in one clinic and another surgeon specializing in the face. Also, you can bargain for a package when it comes to a few surgeries. As mentioned by @pssk029, foreigners should bargain because it is a different charge from the locals and unfortunately the Korean Law allows for it.

 

[cherry-bear]

honeymilktea said: ↑

Would it be realistic to get FC and rhinoplasty at one clinic and breast augmentation at an other within one week?

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I'd say the boobs first then FC and rhino a week after once you are settled on your body healing. Its easier coping with a tight chest than a bandaged face where you can't eat and see properly! Only thing to note is that you will be under long anesthesia twice so make sure your clinics know your plan.

 

[helenthebeautiful]

Cherry Bear said: ↑

Normally for facial features (eye nose fat graft facial contouring), it is better at one clinic so the doctors can balance out the facial harmony. They usually work in a close team. I would not choose a one doctor clinic for multiple surgeries personally. But you can go for liposuction in one clinic and another surgeon specializing in the face. Also, you can bargain for a package when it comes to a few surgeries. As mentioned by @pssk029, foreigners should bargain because it is a different charge from the locals and unfortunately the Korean Law allows for it.

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Ohh thank you for your answer! I'll take it into consideration! Although I'm not good at bargaining I guess I should try haha

 

[aloevil]

Kiwimuffin said: ↑

You can look into Answer Plastic surgery. They specialize in lateral canthoplasty~

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I also would like to know about this Answer Plastic surgery for rhinoplasty. Does anyone have personal experience or heard about them?

 

[princessegg]

Kiwimuffin said: ↑

You can look into Answer Plastic surgery. They specialize in lateral canthoplasty~

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Do you have any idea if Answer PS does natural or dramatic eyes? Or both? I think they only have 1 doctor and he only does 2 surgeries a day!

 

[victoria-mei]

honii said: ↑

Thank you so much for this post, it's so useful
Sorry if you don't know a lot about it, but I am looking to get facial contouring / v-line surgery....which places are considered by koreans to be the best?
I have been mainly looking at The Face Dental (but also looking at places like Braun, TL, View and JK)...these places seem more popular with foreigners, but if you know which are out popular with locals, I would be happy to hear!
The only problem is that my Korean isn't perfect and so I would prefer to speak English in case I make any mistakes...since getting facial contouring is a serious decision!

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Hi Honii
I am doing a thorough research for my BA (breast aug ) journey this May. Have you heard of HERSHE PS korea on BA ? Also, any good BA clinic you could recommend ? (Dream, Regen is in my list )
Looking forward to hear from you

 

[dawnzi]

victoria mei said: ↑

Hi Honii
I am doing a thorough research for my BA (breast aug ) journey this May. Have you heard of HERSHE PS korea on BA ? Also, any good BA clinic you could recommend ? (Dream, Regen is in my list )
Looking forward to hear from you

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Hi! I wouldn't recommend Regen, as they have appeared on numerous black listed PS clinics in Seoul. You'll find them within the first 10 hits when googling. I also had an e-mail consultancy with them and they are really money-focused, pressing me to get more procedures done than I really need, adding extra and unrelated recommendations (face cleansing, fat grafting, etc. while I only opted for eye surgery), but they make the deal look nicer to offer you things like free airport pickup and discounts if I made early deposits etc. I haven't spoken to them in person, but from the e-mails, they totally felt like a factory surgery clinic.

 

[dawnzi]

There seems to be some interest in Answer Plastic Surgery. If anyone has some information how safe and famous (among locals) this clinic is, some information would be really helpful!

I enquired some information (internet searches and email) and they say 50% of their patients are Koreans and the other 50% are foreigners. Furthermore, they aren't named on any blacklist I could find, and their surgeon Dr. Choi Min is associated with the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
However, what makes me nervous is that clinics who do a lot of branding (Answer has several YouTube vids and appears in multiple blogs) may not be reliable. There's also a lack of detailed reviews online, so if anyone has a reliable source, please let us know!

 

[phoebe-tran]

Hi, has anyone heard something about Gyalumhan? Is it good at eyelid surgery?

 

[yuridee]

Hi there,
Thank you so so much for such a detailed and comprehensive guide. I have a really hard time finding reliable sources out there and you have helped me a bunch! Also, I have a question to ask, can you please let me know how much you paid for the rhinoplasty. You can PM me if public posting is a problem for you. Again, thanks for your time!

 

[callmewyn]

Hi all! Can anyone recommend me some good and reputable clinics for dramatic but natural change (for eyes and nose)? Like the change is big and obvious but doesn’t have that typical “plastic surgery” look. I’m not sure if anyone understands what I’m saying, haha.

Here are some clinics on my list :
Uvom
Marble
Wannabe
Ruby
Answer
Topface
Illumi
Item
Dream
Gooonsaeng

Please do share experiences with other clinics as well! Thank you so much. (Sorry if my English is a little broken because I’m Chinese)

 

[alal69]

pssk029 said: ↑

Hi guys, I'm currently residing in Korea and have done my fair share of extensive research about cosmetic/plastic surgery clinics and procedures in Korea. Most specifically the Seoul area. I decided to create an account for the sole purpose of writing a thread for all y'all considering plastic surgery in Korea because I just could not handle seeing many of you being close to making wrong and regretful decisions for such important procedures.
Now, the only procedure that I've ever gotten is rhinoplasty last year at Dream Medical in apgujeong exit 4. I am 100% Korean and live in Korea as well as have gotten many helpful tips from surrounding people. I've only lived in Korea for about 3 months now but I've been visiting in and out for several years now. I know that my knowledge is probably not as extensive as those of who have lived their whole lives in Korea, however I figured that something is better than nothing especially coming from someone whose ethnicity and nationality is Korean.
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Moving on to the topic of Plastic Surgery. There is no doubt that Korea is one of the leading countries in the world when it comes to beauty and cosmetic surgery. This explains the HUNDREDS maybe even thousands of plastic surgery clinics in Korea. This should be a red flag for ALL of you simply because of the hundreds of plastic surgery clinics out there. It is impossible to know which clinic is trustworthy and ethical (aka does not perform unethical procedures for example switching doctors, using unhygienic material, having less than mediocre surgical skills, etc) and which is not. Here I am going to list the most important and crucial tips for choosing the right clinic:
1. Do not have any procedures done at clincics outside of the Gangnam Area. Preferably outside of the apgujeong area. - Apgujeong is basically known as the district of Plastic Surgery. You go out and you'll see clinics literally EVERYWHERE. Even up to 3-5 clinics in the same building. There is a reason for this. In Korea, they say that if a clinic is in the apgujeong area, they are most likely going to be reliable and authorized/official. Meaning that they are most likely going to be licensed and legit. Now this doesn't mean that ALL of them are going to be legit and it also doesn't mean that clinics outside of the apgujeong area are all going to be crap clinics. There are some good clinics in the Gangnam area outside of apgujeong, but if it is a clinic completely outside of the Gangnam area I would not recommend. What I am basically trying to tell you, is that I would stick to clinics in the apgujeong area to be safe.
2. PLEASE do your extensive research about every clinic that you are planning to attend. -
Many clinics in Korea are blacklisted. The most famous blacklisted clinic is Grand Plastic Surgery. No Korean ever dares to go near there LOL. There is a list in the Korean community going around that has listed many of the Plastic surgery clinics that have either performed unethical surgeries or have had deaths/bad results. If you search it up on google, it should come up. Also, Korea plastic surgery clinics are very good about controlling what goes up on the web about their clinic, and what doesn't. Sometimes Koreans will post up their bad experiences with the clinics and the clinics will find a way to put it down. So if you know someone who has first hand experience with the clinic itself, then that is your best source of info!
3. Do not trust everything you read online.
One of the first things I want to point out is that in the Korean Surgery community, there is such thing called a "broker". "Brokers" are people specifically hired by the clinic to post up fake reviews online "boosting" their clinics and praising their name. However, this does tend to mostly occur in Korean community sites/cafes so for those of you who find most of your information in blogs like this or in the english language, you should be fine.
4. KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE DONE BEFORE YOU TAKE UP A CONSULTATION AND DO NOT BE FOOLED BY WHAT THE CLINICS TELL YOU:
CONSULTANTS. Don't be fooled guys. Whether they are completely rude or sweet talk you, do not be fooled by what they say. Their job is to sell you as many procedures as they can and to bring in the most income to the clinic so they get their profit. Sometimes they will recommend you procedures that you most definitely don't need and will manipulate you into thinking that they are right and that you need to fix some part of your face that you don't actually need to "fix". Therefore knowing what you want before you walk in for a consultation will not only save you from needless burdens and pain but will also save your wallet ALOT of money
5. Do try to negotiate/ bargain with the price-
Im gonna be straight up real with you guys. Foreigners get priced a higher price. Alot higher. Why? I don't know. Possibly even twice as much. However there is not much you can do but play with the price a bit. They will not bring down the price to what they quote Korean residents and natives. They'll probably deny quoting foreigners a higher price for all I know but yes it is true that foreigners get quoted a much higher price. The only other tip I can give you is to approach them in Korean language IF you are Korean and know decent korean. Otherwise, only thing you can do is bargain.
6. Do not go with medical tourisms such as SeoulTU or DocFK. It hurts my heart and head when I see people using these medical tourism guides to get a much simpler than it seems journey. Not only do they quote you a EVEN higher price for the procedure, but they're choices of clinic recommendations are very limited. Most of the times, they will have their 5-6 go to clinics that give them the highest profit for brining customers in. They will always reassure you that going with them will be give you the best price you could get and etc but not true. Save yourself thousands of dollars by not going with a medical tourism group PLEASE! For less than $5 you can take the subway to wherever your destination is (also subways are extremely easy to use). Book your own airbnb in advance for a much cheaper place to stay at, and approach the clinic yourself because most likely they will have translators! IT might seem intimidating but I assure you that it is much easier than it seems.

Clinics I want to talk about:
Before I start this off, I want to say that ALL clinics whether they be reputable and famous or not, ALL have their ups and downs meaning that not every clinic will perform perfect procedures every time. Just like doctors and surgeons, they can't be successful every time. So this is something you need to understand and risk.

Dream Medical group: This is one of the most famous plastic surgery clinics in Korea located in the apgujeong area. I had my procedure done after seeing successful results of my sister's procedures here as well. I personally had a very successful experience there for my rhinoplasty with Dr. Kim Young Joon. He's the head and I believe the only doctor who performs facial contouring. However he performs almost all kinds of procedures including, eyes, nose, lifting, etc. It is a little bit on the pricier side so if you're looking to not spending too much then I wouldn't recommend this place however it is a good and reputable clinic.

Shimmian: Oh man. Where do I start off. I've absolutely NEVER heard of this clinic before until I read english reviews?? I've seen many many reviews both good and TERRIBLE. Let me just say that I would never go to this clinic. never in my life LOL. This clinic in Korea is basically nonexistent. No Korean ever goes to this clinic simply because they don't even know about it. I don't even know if this place is still open. I've looked them uo before and their before and after pics are not impressive at all, so there goes red flag 1. I have no idea where they are located red flag #2. Reviews on this clinic, red flag #3. Enough said.

April 31: I have noticed that this clinic is very famous amongst you guys here on purseforum. I've personally never heard of this place before. It could be because it is a clinic that targets a foreign audience. However it is not famous in Korea nor do Koreans know about it. However, I did do some research and I've found people say that they have HEARD that this clinic is good at rhinoplasty but that they have never seen solid proof. They also say that this Clinic is way too expensive and that even if they were good they would never pay the price that the clinic quotes. So there you go. April 31 is just too expensive. You can find other more reputable clinics for much cheaper.

I will stop here because I do not know much more about any other clinic. I just wanted to discuss these three particular clinics because they seem to be famous and talked alot about within this forum. Whether you choose to follow my tips or not is your choice, but I wanted to just give a little heads up for those of you lost in the thousands of ps clinics in Korea. If you have any questions, feel free to ask and I will try my best to answer them! (: Also, please keep in mind that these tips do not apply to EVERY SINGLE ps clinic Korea. It is just a rough generalization.

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Hi, when you say “Dream” clinic, are you talking about Dream or Dodream? I am confused about this point. And I saw some bad reviews about Dream clinic especially with the guests transactions etc. And I still have no idea which clinic they are referring to. I almost went through the transaction with dodream but it didn’t process through. I would like to find a trustworthy clinic for my operation..