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London_chick said:
Hmm, for me it IS actually super important that I get along well with the surgeon. Of course the level of their skill is hugely important but if I'm travelling all the way from London to undergo surgery I'm a little vulnerable being in a big city like Seoul on my own, so I've got to listen to my instincts and trust the doctor. The last thing I want is feeling rushed during my consultation - that's like the most important part of looking for the right surgeon! There are a LOT of surgeons in Seoul (400 clinics remember) who are friendly + extremely good at their work. Dr Kim at BK has had good and bad reviews on this forum and I'm sure he is overall a very good surgeon (as he's still a working surgeon) BUT I think its extremely important that you feel 100% comfortable with them before you agree to under the sugery. So that includes liking the doctor on a personal as well as a professional level. And with hundreds of clinics to choose from, you can find that. I know, coz I did my surgery with one of them whom I trusted 100%. My 45 min consultation with him showed me that he cared about my feelings and what I did and didn't want. Personally, there is no way I would have surgery with a surgeon who took 2 mins of his time for my consultation. I'm a customer at the end of the day. So may surgeries go wrong because consultations are rushed and with that, sometimes a miscommunication between patient and doctors/translators (there are a few forumers here who've experienced exactly this, so I'm not just making it up..) Maybe because your g/f had surgery done with Dr Kim already, that made you gather more trust with him, but I personally would advise all new people to do as many consultations as possible in order to decide who is the best doctor they trust, and before that to of course research on that particular doctor. My consultation with BK was about 7 minutes, and I found Dr Hong very fast and had a "hurry up, get a move on" approach.. That made me feel super rushed and thinking there is no way I'm just going to now pay up $$$$ and not feel 100% confident with this surgeon. I thank goodness I didn't go with him because he actually gave me bad advise on my surgery (humpectory without lateral osteotomy which you apparantly shouldn't do according to all my research, plus it would look really bad) I went with Dr Park from OZ because I heard good things about him from other forumers here, did my research on him, his English is perfect, and the consultation was detailed and thorough. I also genuinely thought that he was a very calm, respectful and patient doctor, and I'm still in contact with him via emails today. That's the kind of surgeon I want and that makes it worth me giving my $$$$ to them. I;m not saying Dr Park is the best surgeon - of course he isn't, but one of the most important factors as to why I chose him was because I had that personal care and trust from him. One month post op and I'm very happy with my results. So yeah, from my experience, a rushed and quick consultation is a big no, I don't care how experienced they may be - there are so many other very experienced surgeons in Seoul, and its just a matter of making the time to do as many consultation as possible to find someone who does not make me feel rushed.
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Hi there,

I'm glad you found a doctor that you liked :) For me, I trusted this Dr. Kim mainly b/c both my gf and her sister got their nose fixed by him. This showed his skillset - I depend more on results vs how comfortable a doctor makes me feel. But you're absolutely right, if my friend never recommended him there is no way I would have gone through the surgery w/o seeing more doctors here.

Anyhow, hope you're liking after look :) I'm still swollen so i cant really say right now....crossing my fingers.
 
#6,933
gernic said:
Yep you are right, more important is his skills. My fren went to a top surgeon in Spore and it's the same, bad bedside manners but gd skills. Did you go to other surgeons for consultation before choosing Dr Kim?

Hope to hear your update soon :)
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No, I did not consult w other surgeons. My gf (who lives in Korea) and her sister both did a lot of research on different hospitals and surgeons and they felt that Dr. Kim was best for them so I just decided to go w him as well.

So today is day 3 since my nose surgery. I'm just swollen aroud my cheeks and can finally breathe normally :)
 
#6,934
marir said:
Does anyone know if Korea has a lip shape surgery? I've never heard of it, so I don't know what it would be called lol. I want my lips to look like the following picture, with the top lip lifted/shadow look. I also really like the "M" wave look of the upper lip. My lips pretty much look normal, without the top lip lifted/shadow look and the "M" wave look. Does anyone know if lip shape surgery even exists? Thanks!
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Hi Marir,
I have the same concern abt my lips. I have been searching around but I have failed to find out any clinics experienced in or even does this kind of surgery . I have checked Dr punisa(given by a forumer) however I don't understand Thai:(
Have u found any info helpful?
Really wish we could hav this PROBLEM fixed :)
 
#6,935
Reneesyd said:
Hi Marir,
I have the same concern abt my lips. I have been searching around but I have failed to find out any clinics experienced in or even does this kind of surgery . I have checked Dr punisa(given by a forumer) however I don't understand Thai:(
Have u found any info helpful?
Really wish we could hav this PROBLEM fixed :)
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hi, I'm also very interested in having my lips reshaped as mines are flat and thick and NO ONE ever told me they are sexy despite people saying big lips are kissable and all =))
I think you should take a look at punisa clinic website (use google translate) and also its facebook! There are tons of before and after pics. i love all the results!!
Results aside, his price seems reasonable to me. According to his website and google translate, one lip is around = 15000 bath = 800 usd
 
#6,936
plastic_korea said:
Hi there,

I'm glad you found a doctor that you liked :) For me, I trusted this Dr. Kim mainly b/c both my gf and her sister got their nose fixed by him. This showed his skillset - I depend more on results vs how comfortable a doctor makes me feel. But you're absolutely right, if my friend never recommended him there is no way I would have gone through the surgery w/o seeing more doctors here.

Anyhow, hope you're liking after look :) I'm still swollen so i cant really say right now....crossing my fingers.
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Yes, recommendations certainly do help, and I think in your case you already decided you were going to go with Dr Kim because you already knew people who had surgeries done by him. For me, I already knew that all the surgeons I had my consultations booked with were going to be highly skilled surgeons, but I wanted to be picky with whom I chose. I had a zillion questions I had ready to asked, and since Dr Park ticked all my questions by the time I finished talking to him, that's when I knew he was the one! With Dr Hong, I could hardly ask any questions coz he told me what he wanted to do - and in fact what he suggested to do I knew would have made me look pretty bad - I knew I needed my wide nasal bone narrowed, as well as hump removal and tiplasty, but he was determined that I didn't need my bone narrowed. Through my extensive research I knew you can't - or shouldn't - do one without the other. Looking at my result now I am so pleased that the nasal bone was narrowed. But yeah, if I had just made the one appointment with BK then I would've been screwed coz I wouldn't have known where else to go. But, every nose and every case is different! At least you are happy with who you chose, and that's the main thing. Yeah, you're swelling will be like that for a while. I had bruising too under my eyes and the swelling made me look like a cabbage patch kid lol. I'm glad it's over with though - no more surgery (maybe non surgical lol but no more going under the knife for me!!)
 
#6,938
London_chick said:
Yes, recommendations certainly do help, and I think in your case you already decided you were going to go with Dr Kim because you already knew people who had surgeries done by him. For me, I already knew that all the surgeons I had my consultations booked with were going to be highly skilled surgeons, but I wanted to be picky with whom I chose. I had a zillion questions I had ready to asked, and since Dr Park ticked all my questions by the time I finished talking to him, that's when I knew he was the one! With Dr Hong, I could hardly ask any questions coz he told me what he wanted to do - and in fact what he suggested to do I knew would have made me look pretty bad - I knew I needed my wide nasal bone narrowed, as well as hump removal and tiplasty, but he was determined that I didn't need my bone narrowed. Through my extensive research I knew you can't - or shouldn't - do one without the other. Looking at my result now I am so pleased that the nasal bone was narrowed. But yeah, if I had just made the one appointment with BK then I would've been screwed coz I wouldn't have known where else to go. But, every nose and every case is different! At least you are happy with who you chose, and that's the main thing. Yeah, you're swelling will be like that for a while. I had bruising too under my eyes and the swelling made me look like a cabbage patch kid lol. I'm glad it's over with though - no more surgery (maybe non surgical lol but no more going under the knife for me!!)
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sounds like you had a similar procedure as mine. I had my nasal bone narrowed and the tip to be more defined (guess its called tiplasty). how long did your swelling last? or how long did it take for you to walking around w/o the mask? I go back to work on Oct 26th...none of my co workers know about my nose surgery :)
 
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kinkiyu said:
are you a foreigner, do you know korean? thanks. what did you do and hows the result?
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Yes Iam and i dont speak any korean nor chinese. Many clinics here speak fluent chinese rather than english. Haha..

I did rhino and double eye lid at wonjin.
Cant really tell the result yet. Will update u in few days later....

But please choose your clinic and doc wisely.
 
#6,942
London_chick said:
Hmm, for me it IS actually super important that I get along well with the surgeon. Of course the level of their skill is hugely important but if I'm travelling all the way from London to undergo surgery I'm a little vulnerable being in a big city like Seoul on my own, so I've got to listen to my instincts and trust the doctor. The last thing I want is feeling rushed during my consultation - that's like the most important part of looking for the right surgeon! There are a LOT of surgeons in Seoul (400 clinics remember) who are friendly + extremely good at their work. Dr Kim at BK has had good and bad reviews on this forum and I'm sure he is overall a very good surgeon (as he's still a working surgeon) BUT I think its extremely important that you feel 100% comfortable with them before you agree to under the sugery. So that includes liking the doctor on a personal as well as a professional level. And with hundreds of clinics to choose from, you can find that. I know, coz I did my surgery with one of them whom I trusted 100%. My 45 min consultation with him showed me that he cared about my feelings and what I did and didn't want. Personally, there is no way I would have surgery with a surgeon who took 2 mins of his time for my consultation. I'm a customer at the end of the day. So may surgeries go wrong because consultations are rushed and with that, sometimes a miscommunication between patient and doctors/translators (there are a few forumers here who've experienced exactly this, so I'm not just making it up..) Maybe because your g/f had surgery done with Dr Kim already, that made you gather more trust with him, but I personally would advise all new people to do as many consultations as possible in order to decide who is the best doctor they trust, and before that to of course research on that particular doctor. My consultation with BK was about 7 minutes, and I found Dr Hong very fast and had a "hurry up, get a move on" approach.. That made me feel super rushed and thinking there is no way I'm just going to now pay up $$$$ and not feel 100% confident with this surgeon. I thank goodness I didn't go with him because he actually gave me bad advise on my surgery (humpectory without lateral osteotomy which you apparantly shouldn't do according to all my research, plus it would look really bad) I went with Dr Park from OZ because I heard good things about him from other forumers here, did my research on him, his English is perfect, and the consultation was detailed and thorough. I also genuinely thought that he was a very calm, respectful and patient doctor, and I'm still in contact with him via emails today. That's the kind of surgeon I want and that makes it worth me giving my $$$$ to them. I;m not saying Dr Park is the best surgeon - of course he isn't, but one of the most important factors as to why I chose him was because I had that personal care and trust from him. One month post op and I'm very happy with my results. So yeah, from my experience, a rushed and quick consultation is a big no, I don't care how experienced they may be - there are so many other very experienced surgeons in Seoul, and its just a matter of making the time to do as many consultation as possible to find someone who does not make me feel rushed.
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Hi London_chick,

could you pls share Dr Park email?
I just start my research and still no clue who to choose and a bit scared to go alone to Korea.. thanks in advance
 
#6,944
plastic_korea said:
sounds like you had a similar procedure as mine. I had my nasal bone narrowed and the tip to be more defined (guess its called tiplasty). how long did your swelling last? or how long did it take for you to walking around w/o the mask? I go back to work on Oct 26th...none of my co workers know about my nose surgery :)
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Yes I had osteotomy so the surgeon narrowed my nasal bone, as well as remove (shave) down a hump on my bridge, and raised the tip with septal cartilage. I actually wore the mask (or tried to!) up until my stitches and the mould on my nose were removed. I think because we've both had osteotomy, swelling tends to be more than if we had just tiplasty.

Three and half weeks later, my nose is much less swollen but still feels very hard. There's still some swelling around the nasal bone and the very tip, but much less than before. For now, make sure you ice as much as pos as well as drink pumpkin juice and also walk as much as you can. I also took arnical, bromelain, vitamin c and milk thistle tablets and stopped two weeks afer the surgery. Also, don't eat any seafood or eggs.

I didn't tell my co-workers either. You should have zero bruising by then I would think, but of course still a bit of swelling. We gotta wait upto 1 year to fully see the shape of how our nose will turn out!
 
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