My experience at MVP - DES(+ptosis & epi), Rhinoplasty(+osteotomy & hump shave), Chin implant

[tomie]

I got a ton of help from this forum so I thought I’d share my experience and hope it can also help someone else.
**Please message me if you’d like to see photos, I’m more than happy to share them but I'm still early in the recovery period so keep in my mind my results aren't final yet **

Procedures done (all primary): Incisional Double eyelid surgery, ptosis correction, medial and lateral epicanthoplasty, silicon rhinoplasty (septal cartilage for tip), nose hump shave, osteotomy, chin implant. All with Doctor Seo btw

I’ve always disliked my eyes in that they looked dull, tiny, and lifeless. I wanted bright eyes but with a tiny crease (think eyes like IU kind of). I also really didn’t like my nose because it looked like a blob on my face with no shape (actually my bridge itself wasn’t extremely flat and my nose hump was not really noticeable but the front view was very off-putting). Actually, going to Korea I was also considering asking about a philtrum reduction because in photos the space between my nose and lips in comparison to my lips and chin looked sooo long and I hated it. I ditched this idea after learning about the scar and it can’t be done with rhino anyways.

*Basically, I wanted to see a significant change, but with more natural looking results.

What doctor seo suggested/did:
-Immediately after seeing my profile photos (I don’t usually look at my profile since I hate it) I saw how short my chin looked in comparison to my face so I also asked about a chin implant. I actually was not considering a chin implant prior to coming to Korea, but lord did I need it. Now (even though it's early) I love my chin! Actually, it doesn’t look obvious in person at all, which was a huge concern for me, even when I smile. It balanced out my face so much more from both the front and side (def realized it was not a philtrum reduction I needed) and actually made my face look slightly less fat and round. Actually, one of my friends asked if I lost weight in my face when she saw me.
-He showed me eye heights, what my eyes would look like the lateral and medial epi, and explained the ptosis correction. I’ve actually seen some people comment that Doctor Seo does too low crease lines, but when he was showing me different crease height options again before surgery I actually requested the lowest one he showed. He gave me a warning about possible hooding, and I accepted. I’m really happy with the eyelid symmetry and height (though it’s only been about a week so there’s still some swelling), tbh I didn’t notice a huge difference from medial and lateral epi.
-I thought my nose looked pretty boring and shapeless. He also noticed the tiny hump on my nose and that my nasal bones were slightly wide, so he said osteotomy would be optional but he would for sure shave my hump before putting in a ~3-3.5mm silicon bridge (ended up doing 3.5 since I wanted a straight nose with a slight curve). It’s actually hard for me to comment on my nose since they didn’t take the cast off until right before I left, so I’m waiting for my tip to drop and everything to settle still, but I can already see it’s an improvement from before.

*Consultations*
Namu: I actually requested a specific doctor (Kirk) prior to the in person consultation, and though they said the arranged for it to be with him, it was a different doctor in person. The place looked clean, it wasn’t too rushed, but I didn’t feel my desires came across well as they actually kept saying I only need the tip of my nose done, and that nothing at all would be done to the bridge. They also said it would be open rhino, which I was sad about bc a big reason I consulted at Namu was bc I thought they specialized in closed.
*During online consults, I was almost positive I was going to go with Namu. After face to face they were off my list pretty quickly. So glad I didn’t make deposit, just a reminder of how important it is to go in person to many consults before booking. Also, not that Namu doesn’t seem good at what they do, just not the clinic for me
GNG: (Doctor Hong, and I forgot the eye specialists name lol) I was actually really late to this consult since my last one went long, traffic was so bad and the taxi driver was really confused so I felt really bad! I liked what the doctors said, they were hands on and explained that the skin in my nose was thinner so they wouldn’t use a large implant, and also suggested fat grafting. They were the only one who did a CT scan, and he noticed some asymmetry that he said he wouldn’t be able to fix, which was understandable.
Opera: (Doctor Kwak) They didn’t take any photos, and it all felt a bit rushed. They had the most amount of locals in the waiting room. They actually quoted me the lowest prices, the surgeon and consultants were very nice. Actually, I brought up chin implant multiple times, but even though the consultant agreed it was a good idea. I brought it up again during the chat with the surgeon, but I don’t think it was translated because he never replied to my question on it. Aside from MVP, they were still my other top choice.
MVP: (Doctor Seo) The waiting times at MVP were quite long, but it was worth it in the end. Doctor Seo seemed to understand exactly what I wanted, even though I had a hard time explaining it right. He explained what was possible, and I felt like I could trust him the most to do my surgery.
I came back a second time to further consult and discuss the price, and I ended up booking surgery and paying in full that same night (actually I only paid in full because my bank was having issues so it was easier to just pay it all than to keep calling my bank again a second time).

I also chatted with Dream and Hyundai online, but decided not to consult in person with them.

*Surgery day* : My surgery was actually delayed a bit because the doctor was doing broadcasting or something? I didn’t mind because I was spending the time texting my friends and family and I was in no rush haha. When they started strapping me down I started getting really scared, but Elizabeth (the consultant) was there helping calm me down and and the next thing I knew I was out. They did twilight and then were going to do the rest all under local, I didn’t feel any pain from start to finish (actually didn’t even really notice when they injected me and I’m a baby with needles), all I remember is feeling very very drugged, to the point where the room started to shift and the doctor and nurses were warping. I remember hearing Doctor Seo say open and close eyes, but I can’t even remember if I actually did it lolol, don’t remember anything at all about rhino or chin, pretty sure I fell asleep during those or something even though I was only under local.

I remember waking up in the recovery room and feeling very sick and nauseous, so they injected me with something and then I tried to stay awake but it was very hard. Once I was feeling better, Elizabeth handed me the after care bag (medication, eye cooling mask, gauze, face mask, etc), arranged a time to come in the next day, and helped me call a taxi.

(On a side note, my Airbnb hosts waited up for me and greeted me right away when I came home, and I felt a lot less lonely. I also was so braindead I left my phone in a taxi and they worked so hard helping me through the night and drove me to the police station in Itaewon at around midnight to get it back!! Staying in a private room with such kind hosts made the process 100x better. Just make sure not to tell specific clinics you're going to etc. to make sure they aren't brokers.)

Day after: I woke up in really bad pain, I took the medications and just slept. The pain lasted through most of the day, they gave me an injection, laser, and cleaned the areas when I went in. The pain went away that night and never came back, but I finished all of the medication they gave me. They provided extra meds for just in case, but so far I haven’t needed to take them.

The next few days I went out walking (I think walking helped a lot with my swelling) either alone or with other forumers to take advantage of the little time I had left in Korea. It was a distraction from being scared of the swollen monster in the mirror and also just really fun.

Stitch removal: Actually, I was expecting this to hurt a lot, esp since I have very low pain tolerance, but it didn't hurt much at all. A few times there was a sharp pain, comparable to being snapped with a rubber band or poked with a toothpick, but not nearly as bad as I expected. Rather than the stitches, it was them removing the packing from my nose (the day after surgery) that was the most uncomfortable part.

Healing time: The first three days I was soo swollen. After stitch removal (day 5), my swelling went way down the same day and I started looking relatively normal. I stayed in Korea for two weeks but actually only had a week of recovery (surgery on Thursday and left Korea the following Thursday). I still have some bruising and swelling, but I look human enough to feel comfortable returning to classes this Monday.

 

[tomie]

Other things during healing: The first few days I always woke up with soo much gross sticky stuff covering my eyes? Took forever to clean it out so I could see. My nose was very excessively runny, my chin felt very tight the first few days, and it was so hard to sleep at the 45 degree angle on my back at night.

Tips: -Go with a friend to consults and ask for discount by doing procedures together. Actually, even though I didn’t get surgery at one of the clinics they still let my friend have the discounted price (she paid a deposit first though).
-Figure out your wifi prior. My phone was locked to my carrier, so when I was trying to use the SIM card it didn’t work! (Had to call, meet requirements, and then it was unlocked by my carrier later during the trip). There’s wifi in lots of places in Seoul, on many streets even, but it was still very very difficult to navigate without wifi/data (for me at least since I suck at directions/navigation).
-Bring a portable charger. My phone is pretty old (iPhone 6) so the battery dies so quickly and having a portable charger on hand saved me so many times when I needed battery for maps, taking photos, etc
-Bring straws and extra q-tips

All in all I am happy I decided to go with MVP and doctor Seo! It’s only been about a week post op and I can see a huge improvement in my face already.

I will keep this updated as I continue to recover, so far could not be happier though

 

[yiseul]

Happy that you are satisfied with your result. If it is possible can you send me photo of your eyes, eyes closed (wanna see the incision, sutures) photo as well?

 

[jany-park]

interesting

 

[chire]

Thanks for sharing!!

 

[myprettyself]

Good to hear that you're happy

 

[hautelady]

Thanks for sharing Tomie. What material was used for the chin implant. Screws used? Would you mind sharing the cost, dm me please.

@MissOrange, you are everywhere. You mentioned you get huge discounts if you review online and share your photos with the clinic. Well, I've lost count but you must have mentioned mvp like more than 30 times and I saw your photo at the clinic website under true stories. Would you mind sharing the perks you received like huge discounts, free procedures, free products?

 

[hautelady]

Thanks Tomie for the info.

@MissOrange, I don't think you understand what shill means. I have not bad-mouthed or promoted any clinic here. I think you are just trying to avoid answering.

Another thing, if you think you did not need a rhino revision then why even bother to consult. Were you just trying to test them?
Also, when you go to a clinic for a specific concern, they know it is really bothering you especially to have travelled cross-continents. And any clinic knows that if they don't address your concern then another clinic will happily oblige to do whatever you want. Think about it.

 

[xwanderlust]

@tomie could I see your pictures as well and could you dm me so I can ask you questions! Thank you

 

[yiseul]

MissOrange said: ↑

@Hautelady are you a shill?

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I am quite sure she’s not.

 

[sianneverly]

Great review. I need to a lot more of those threads to prepare for my consultations. Thanks @tomie

 

[tomie]

It's been a few months post op, so I thought I'd check back in and update on my PS journey~ I'm happy to send updated pictures to anyone who would like to see via DM!

All in all my face looks basically the same as it did a few months ago, with some minor positive changes from the a lot of the rest of the swelling going down.

*Nose*
My nose looks less "fake" overall. A concern I had during swelling was that my bridge seemed a little too high, and slightly off center, but now it evened out and looks a lot more natural and is what I wanted. I didn't get any of my tip reduced so my nose is still kind of bulbous, but I think it suits my other features better than a thinner one might have.

*Eyes*
For anyone who saw my previous photos, my eyelids are pretty much the same except the crease dropped ever soo slightly and they look less "deep"(?) and more natural. There's a tiny scar line but it's not noticeable at all unless you're like 1 inch away from my face, and if I'm wearing makeup it's basically not there hahaha. I find tiny creases with bright eyes really pretty. For that reason, even though my eyes don't fit most people's aesthetics, I'm highly satisfied since it's exactly what I asked for.

*Chin*
I heard somewhere that a lot of chin implant patients get their implants removed so I was pretty concerned about this. Honestly, I've had 0 issues with my implant so far, I usually forget it's even there.

 

[tomie]

I also wanted to add that something I did not prepare myself was the mental aspect after surgery. I thought I understood how I would feel, but it's a lot different actually living it. I flip flop from being so happy that I look better than I used to, to feeling really bad about the fact that I changed so much. Then I go from wishing I had done more procedures like eyelid skin excision or tipplasty, to wishing I had done less or not done surgery at all. Sometimes I just look in the mirror and honestly don't even feel like myself anymore. I know not everyone will go through this, but I think it's worth taking time to prepare for or think about before surgery~

 

[iwantoprettyyy]

are you a shill? you and @MissOrange are so obviously paid by the clinic. how much was the gift cards for? mvp is the new gng in terms of promoting.

anyone reading this do not go to one doc for all ur surgeries like this girl is claiming she did. every doc has their specialty and going to just 1 is not a good idea. even gng separates their docs by specialty, not just allow them to do any surgery they want when they aren't specialized.

 

[hautelady]

iwantoprettyyy said: ↑

are you a shill? you and @MissOrange are so obviously paid by the clinic. how much was the gift cards for? mvp is the new gng in terms of promoting.

anyone reading this do not go to one doc for all ur surgeries like this girl is claiming she did. every doc has their specialty and going to just 1 is not a good idea. even gng separates their docs by specialty, not just allow them to do any surgery they want when they aren't specialized.

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iwantoprettyyy said: ↑

are you a shill? you and @MissOrange are so obviously paid by the clinic. how much was the gift cards for? mvp is the new gng in terms of promoting.

anyone reading this do not go to one doc for all ur surgeries like this girl is claiming she did. every doc has their specialty and going to just 1 is not a good idea. even gng separates their docs by specialty, not just allow them to do any surgery they want when they aren't specialized.

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I think it is part of her contract to give updates. In fairness, she is just following her contract.

But yeah, lots of promoters here so I widened my research to realself but lo and behold, MissOrange is also there with several handles promoting mvp, etc. The handles are : Loving20s, MissMayfair, etc. If you want to see more of her pictures, check it out, lol.