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glo8 said:
Guys beware of marketers and adverting on the forum!!! There are so many other clinics in korea why do you think the conversation always goes back to the few clinics we always mention?!?

Beware of photos from webpages of clinics. I saw a live simulation of how my face should look and it was so easy to manipulate! Made me look perfect in 5 seconds!

Don't believe in 'celebrity' photos. They got their surgeries done for free! Free advertising. Most of the well known celebrities do it at small private clinics and pay full price through private surgeons who are well known in the plastic surgeons circle.

Realize that prices will differ if you are from overseas. Government subsidizes locals who have surgeries through social security. Hence for eg some places charging 9000 for overseas patients and 3000 for locals. But you must realize they also play the system so you are basically overpaying for everything at these big surgery places.

This brings me to the last and the most important point! Because the Korean government are trying to increase overseas patients coming in hence money coming into the Korean economy the plastic surgery regulators are extremely soft. Remember the newly put in place extra 10% tax?! Which means more money for the Korean government! If you guys really dig enough you'll realise alot and I mean alot of the surgeons mentioned here from some of well known clinics are not qualified! I seriously mean they are not qualified to do reconstructive plastic surgeries... think about it... do some research. I'm not going to mention names. But like I always say this is your face. Don't screw it up!
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Hi Glo,

You seem to know a lot. I, too am from Australia (Melbourne to be precise) and I hope you don't mind sharing some of the information you have gleaned? I am very wary about what you have mentioned - under qualified surgeons. I had surgery done in Melbourne and it's easier here to suss out the plastic surgeons. And I want to do the same with the Korean surgeons, but it's going to be harder with the language barrier and the fact that I don't know how their medical system work.
 
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Hi, I have been silently reading this forum for some time. After doing my research, I finally plucked up courage to go for surgery in Korea. My doctor was Dr Kim from BK Dong Yang. I'm only some weeks into my surgery so I can't tell how my nose will turn out. But it looks good now and I'm sure when the residual swelling subside, it'll look even better.

First of all, I want to share that BK is very well organised and all inquiries were very duly answered. They have English translators who accompanied throughout the consultation and post operative care so language barrier was never a problem. But it is true that BK is very busy and impersonal. Post operative were done mainly by trained nurses, who were really good and capable. I now understand why many commented that BK is like mass production. It does give me that impression too. My consultation with Dr Kim lasted only some short minutes. But I think Dr Kim knows what he is doing. I felt safe doing the surgery. Each time. I back for post operative care, when I requested that he also sees me, he was always there, albeit only very shortly and he seems to be in a rush, in and out from one room to the other, and once I even had to wait a long time for him to come.

BK hospital is very well run, the system works, and I am sure the hospital makes millions each week.
 
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Hi, everyone. I'm thinking to have nose surgery in Seoul. I will be in Seoul for 3 years, so I think it is better to do it here. I'm not Asian, and my plastic surgery is not for beauty. it is for tip of my nose which has deficit from birth. I went 5-6 clinics. Now, I'm between 2 choices: shimmian and real plastic surgery. I read about Dr. Jung here. Is he good for non-Asian nose also? Have u ever heard about real cosmetic Dr. Kim Soo Shin?
 
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newlife said:
Hi, everyone. I'm thinking to have nose surgery in Seoul. I will be in Seoul for 3 years, so I think it is better to do it here. I'm not Asian, and my plastic surgery is not for beauty. it is for tip of my nose which has deficit from birth. I went 5-6 clinics. Now, I'm between 2 choices: shimmian and real plastic surgery. I read about Dr. Jung here. Is he good for non-Asian nose also? Have u ever heard about real cosmetic Dr. Kim Soo Shin?
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Are you sure he is actually qualified to do the nose？Just because I have an accounting degree does not mean I'm a accountant... Read into it what you like.
 
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Noods said:
Hi Glo,

You seem to know a lot. I, too am from Australia (Melbourne to be precise) and I hope you don't mind sharing some of the information you have gleaned? I am very wary about what you have mentioned - under qualified surgeons. I had surgery done in Melbourne and it's easier here to suss out the plastic surgeons. And I want to do the same with the Korean surgeons, but it's going to be harder with the language barrier and the fact that I don't know how their medical system work.
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Ok I'm going to tell you and everyone how I know the clinic advertise in the forum... Because I saw it with my own eyes! I went to a certain well known clinic and saw the girl at the front with the purse forum page open... She closed very quickly but i saw it!!!

Ok so.. in Australia you do a science degree or a medical degree but it doesn't mean u are qualified to be a doctor! Same with korea, just because you have a medical degree does not mean you are a plastic surgeon. Just because you studied under someone to do eyes does not mean you are qualified to do the nose... Get it? Lack of policy, law, procedures mean anyone with a medical degree can open a clinic up and be a plastic surgeon... Look at how mant there are in gangnam gu itself! If everyone is so experienced why are there hundred of surgery places? Because it's easy to open and it's not regulated.
 
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glo8 said:
Are you sure he is actually qualified to do the nose？Just because I have an accounting degree does not mean I'm a accountant... Read into it what you like.
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whom do u mean? Dr.Kim Soo Shin? I know he is surgeon but i dont know if he qualified to do the nose. how can i know it, except asking him directly? :smile1:
 
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newlife said:
whom do u mean? Dr.Kim Soo Shin? I know he is surgeon but i dont know if he qualified to do the nose. how can i know it, except asking him directly? :smile1:
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Do you think he will tell you the truth? Come on... If I killed someone would I tell it to a policeman if I wanted to get away??
 
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glo8 said:
Ok I'm going to tell you and everyone how I know the clinic advertise in the forum... Because I saw it with my own eyes! I went to a certain well known clinic and saw the girl at the front with the purse forum page open... She closed very quickly but i saw it!!!

Ok so.. in Australia you do a science degree or a medical degree but it doesn't mean u are qualified to be a doctor! Same with korea, just because you have a medical degree does not mean you are a plastic surgeon. Just because you studied under someone to do eyes does not mean you are qualified to do the nose... Get it? Lack of policy, law, procedures mean anyone with a medical degree can open a clinic up and be a plastic surgeon... Look at how mant there are in gangnam gu itself! If everyone is so experienced why are there hundred of surgery places? Because it's easy to open and it's not regulated.
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hi, may I know which clinic is doing advertise here?
 
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