Hello everyone! Some of you might know me from the KakaoTalk group with 100+ members wanting PS 
I wanted to write a review regarding my experiences so here it is!
I went with GNG Hospital for rhinoplasty (bridge augmentation, osteotomy, alarplasty, tiplasty), fat grafting (forehead, under eye area, nasolabial folds, chin) and acculift (aka accusculpt - jaw, lower cheeks). My surgeons were Dr Seong (rhino) and Dr Kim (FG, accu). I am currently day 14 post op - which means, last day of taking my antibiotics wooooo!
Disclaimer: while this may seem like a glowing review, I am not a promoter for GNG I paid a lot of hard earned money for my surgeries.
I didn't have time to do face to face consultations in Korea, so I did them all online and decided to go with GNG. If you have time, I highly recommend doing it face to face to get a feel of the clinic/surgeon since plastic surgery is no joke. (You only have one face/body, right?) Most people seem to be able to do surgery with their preferred surgeon the day after consultation (March/April isn't peak season - may not be possible during peak months) but I didn't want to risk it due to time constraints. So I sent in a deposit in advance to guarantee a spot.
Why I chose GNG:
Since I wanted to maximise my recovery time, I chose an early flight which arrived at Incheon at 9:30am. A taxi driver picked me up from the airport and took me to GNG, where I met Hazel (English interpreter), the consultant, and my 2 surgeons. I also had my blood tested, did some scans, photos taken etc. I won't discuss pricing here as it's different for everyone, but I was able to get a discount for doing multiple procedures and letting I them use my photos/videos on their social media. I was also asked to write them a review but was told I didn't have to praise them. Just be honest. (To give you an idea, their basic rhino (bridge/tip) starts at 4.5m KRW).
Dr Seong: I had trouble deciding which rhino surgeon to choose since GNG has 5 - the most famous ones are Dr Seong, Dr Son, and Dr Hong. In the end, I went with Dr Seong because I heard he was most known for natural looking noses. When I met Dr Seong, I felt at ease because he was so smiley! He looked at my face/photos and knew exactly what "needed" (quoted because no one needs PS) to be done. My main concerns were my bulbous tip and large alars. I initially didn't want any implants in my bridge because I was happy with the height already, but Dr Seong said that without it, the nose line wouldn't be smooth as the tip becomes slightly raised due to tiplasty. He went with a 2mm ultra soft silicone implant for my bridge, and used septal cartilage for the tip. I also had the sides of my bridge shaven down as it was quite wide, and my alars taken in.
Dr Kim: she is very pretty LOL. Her skin is so nice I initially only consulted for acculift to remove stubborn fat from my jaw (double chin galore) and lower cheeks, but she also recommended fat grafting on my forehead, under eye area, nasolabial folds, and chin to fill them out more. FG can keep you looking youthful and the cells from the fat also makes your skin nicer. I listened to her advice and went ahead with it. She took fat from my inner thighs, (which apparently has a 10% higher retention rate compared to stomach fat), and mixed in PRP. Dr Kim spoke good English and was very nice, but seemed very busy (seeing me in between surgery/consultations).
Both accu and FG aren't permanent - the fats in your face will come back if you gain weight, so keeping a balanced diet/healthy lifestyle is key. As for FG, your fats get absorbed over time (not all of it - maybe 70%?) and it varies from person to person, but after 1-2 month post op, what's left is a good indication of what will remain. Some people say that FG needs to be done 2-3 times for it to be permanent but I have no experience in that. GNG doesn't believe in storing fats, so the FG is only done once, no top ups, and fresh fat will be harvested again if you need a top up.
Day 0 - surgery
After changing, washing my face and having lines drawn on them, (and waiting a bit), I was sent into the operation room just after 3pm. I got onto the table, they started putting the IV in me and I was told to breath. Last thing I remember was the cold feeling of the anesthesia going into my arm... and then I woke up. First thing I did was touch my ear LOL (I was told there was a 50% chance of using ear cartilage - luckily Dr Seong didn't have to!) They wheelchaired me away, put me in a tank for oxygen therapy, then into my room. I felt so nauseous, my throat was dry and I couldn't breath through my nose. It was amazing when I could finally drink water. The nurse asked if I wanted food but I felt sick and just wanted to sleep. (Even though I had been out for 7 hours!) I went through 2L of water that night because I was so dehydrated I'm so glad I was able to stay the night in one of their wards - I was in no condition to go to my accommodation and would have been very scared in case anything happened. (Probably would have tripped and broke my nose).
Day 1 - post op | discharge
I woke up, took a look at myself, and to be honest, I looked great LOL. I mean, I just had my face hacked open and foreign materials put into me. I expected the worst but I really didn't look that bad. Hazel came in and interpreted while Dr Seong and Dr Kim checked up on me (I think they usually see you after the surgery but it was late when I woke up), and told me that my surgeries were successful. I didn't feel any pain in my nose, but it was uncomfortable due to the stuffing. When it started to hurt later on, the nurse put more pain killers through my IV and it was fine. My jaw was numb due to the acculift. My thighs were surprisingly okay and I had no issue walking - it just felt like muscle pain (as if I did a really intense inner thigh work out)
Before being discharged, I was given a bag with my medicines, ointment for the incision areas, pumpkin juice, ice pack, and instructions. Hazel also told me to come back the next day for treatment/check up. I was then put into a taxi (after sleeping some more) and taken back to my accommodation.
Geez, I wrote a novel there didn't I? I'll post again about days 2-8 in a separate post so this doesn't end up 348234 pages long. If you have any questions, please ask and I'll try my best to answer them!
tl;dr: got my nose done and fats rearranged on mah face. So far so good. Fingers crossed I look awesome when I fully recover.
I wanted to write a review regarding my experiences so here it is!I went with GNG Hospital for rhinoplasty (bridge augmentation, osteotomy, alarplasty, tiplasty), fat grafting (forehead, under eye area, nasolabial folds, chin) and acculift (aka accusculpt - jaw, lower cheeks). My surgeons were Dr Seong (rhino) and Dr Kim (FG, accu). I am currently day 14 post op - which means, last day of taking my antibiotics wooooo!
Disclaimer: while this may seem like a glowing review, I am not a promoter for GNG
I paid a lot of hard earned money for my surgeries.I didn't have time to do face to face consultations in Korea, so I did them all online and decided to go with GNG. If you have time, I highly recommend doing it face to face to get a feel of the clinic/surgeon since plastic surgery is no joke. (You only have one face/body, right?) Most people seem to be able to do surgery with their preferred surgeon the day after consultation (March/April isn't peak season - may not be possible during peak months) but I didn't want to risk it due to time constraints. So I sent in a deposit in advance to guarantee a spot.
Why I chose GNG:
- Their surgeons are rhinoplasty and ENT specialists.
- It is a proper hospital, with an on site anesthesiologist (important!), hospital facilities, sleeping wards, and great post operation care.
- Any surgery done with them requires at least a one night stay.
- If you secure a surgery with them in advance, they offer airport pick ups and will send you to your accommodation after you have been discharged.
- Their English speaking consultant was great and responded to my queries reasonably quick and it was good to know I could still maintain contact with them post op in case I have any issues.
Since I wanted to maximise my recovery time, I chose an early flight which arrived at Incheon at 9:30am. A taxi driver picked me up from the airport and took me to GNG, where I met Hazel (English interpreter), the consultant, and my 2 surgeons. I also had my blood tested, did some scans, photos taken etc. I won't discuss pricing here as it's different for everyone, but I was able to get a discount for doing multiple procedures and letting I them use my photos/videos on their social media. I was also asked to write them a review but was told I didn't have to praise them. Just be honest. (To give you an idea, their basic rhino (bridge/tip) starts at 4.5m KRW).
Dr Seong: I had trouble deciding which rhino surgeon to choose since GNG has 5 - the most famous ones are Dr Seong, Dr Son, and Dr Hong. In the end, I went with Dr Seong because I heard he was most known for natural looking noses. When I met Dr Seong, I felt at ease because he was so smiley! He looked at my face/photos and knew exactly what "needed" (quoted because no one needs PS) to be done. My main concerns were my bulbous tip and large alars. I initially didn't want any implants in my bridge because I was happy with the height already, but Dr Seong said that without it, the nose line wouldn't be smooth as the tip becomes slightly raised due to tiplasty. He went with a 2mm ultra soft silicone implant for my bridge, and used septal cartilage for the tip. I also had the sides of my bridge shaven down as it was quite wide, and my alars taken in.
Dr Kim: she is very pretty LOL. Her skin is so nice
I initially only consulted for acculift to remove stubborn fat from my jaw (double chin galore) and lower cheeks, but she also recommended fat grafting on my forehead, under eye area, nasolabial folds, and chin to fill them out more. FG can keep you looking youthful and the cells from the fat also makes your skin nicer. I listened to her advice and went ahead with it. She took fat from my inner thighs, (which apparently has a 10% higher retention rate compared to stomach fat), and mixed in PRP. Dr Kim spoke good English and was very nice, but seemed very busy (seeing me in between surgery/consultations).Both accu and FG aren't permanent - the fats in your face will come back if you gain weight, so keeping a balanced diet/healthy lifestyle is key. As for FG, your fats get absorbed over time (not all of it - maybe 70%?) and it varies from person to person, but after 1-2 month post op, what's left is a good indication of what will remain. Some people say that FG needs to be done 2-3 times for it to be permanent but I have no experience in that. GNG doesn't believe in storing fats, so the FG is only done once, no top ups, and fresh fat will be harvested again if you need a top up.
Day 0 - surgery
After changing, washing my face and having lines drawn on them, (and waiting a bit), I was sent into the operation room just after 3pm. I got onto the table, they started putting the IV in me and I was told to breath. Last thing I remember was the cold feeling of the anesthesia going into my arm... and then I woke up. First thing I did was touch my ear LOL (I was told there was a 50% chance of using ear cartilage - luckily Dr Seong didn't have to!) They wheelchaired me away, put me in a tank for oxygen therapy, then into my room. I felt so nauseous, my throat was dry and I couldn't breath through my nose. It was amazing when I could finally drink water. The nurse asked if I wanted food but I felt sick and just wanted to sleep. (Even though I had been out for 7 hours!) I went through 2L of water that night because I was so dehydrated
I'm so glad I was able to stay the night in one of their wards - I was in no condition to go to my accommodation and would have been very scared in case anything happened. (Probably would have tripped and broke my nose).Day 1 - post op | discharge
I woke up, took a look at myself, and to be honest, I looked great LOL. I mean, I just had my face hacked open and foreign materials put into me. I expected the worst but I really didn't look that bad. Hazel came in and interpreted while Dr Seong and Dr Kim checked up on me (I think they usually see you after the surgery but it was late when I woke up), and told me that my surgeries were successful. I didn't feel any pain in my nose, but it was uncomfortable due to the stuffing. When it started to hurt later on, the nurse put more pain killers through my IV and it was fine. My jaw was numb due to the acculift. My thighs were surprisingly okay and I had no issue walking - it just felt like muscle pain (as if I did a really intense inner thigh work out
)Before being discharged, I was given a bag with my medicines, ointment for the incision areas, pumpkin juice, ice pack, and instructions. Hazel also told me to come back the next day for treatment/check up. I was then put into a taxi (after sleeping some more) and taken back to my accommodation.
Geez, I wrote a novel there didn't I?
I'll post again about days 2-8 in a separate post so this doesn't end up 348234 pages long. If you have any questions, please ask and I'll try my best to answer them!tl;dr: got my nose done and fats rearranged on mah face. So far so good. Fingers crossed I look awesome when I fully recover.
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Had my nose cleaned (also uncomfortable), and new stuffing put back into my nose (boo, I was hoping to be able to breath lol). Taping on my face was also removed. I was to keep the taping and cast on my nose on, as well as the bandaids that covered the incision areas from acculift/FG. They changed the dressing on the stitch area on my thighs but left the taping on (was told to taken them off in the shower as it would hurt too much to do it then and there). 