DES in Sydney, Australia

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#32
Thank you!!

I booked my surgery 3 months in advance! It honestly depends how ready you are and how aligned you and Dr Kim are with your goals/vision for the procedure.

Some patients book it in for the end of the year even though the consultation was in the beginning of the year. If you do this, you will need to see Dr Kim again just to touchbase. Whether you have to pay for that consultation, you’ll need to discuss with him since I booked mine really close to my last consultation.
 
#33
***Update***

Officially 4 months post-op!!

Honestly feels so surreal to me that it’s already been 4 months?!!! Safely starting to settle into the fact that my lids won’t change much from here and I couldn’t be happier!!

Also proud to say I finally got to do eyelash extensions!!! It’s always bothered me that my eye shape + my hooded lids could never really pull off lashes until I started wearing tape or when I have eyeshadow on and really glammed myself up. Last week I finally got lashes and am IN LOVEEEEEE. Definitely think I’ll try cat eye next time though but, honestly it’s been amazing.

1 thing to note is that my scar has been hurting a bit...? Not sure if this is normal, but sometimes when I go to swipe the oil off my lids, I can feel this stinging pain on the scar. I’ve tried to Google this, but doesn’t seem to be a major issue.

Other than that, my left eye is still folding below the incision BUT good news is, it hasn’t dropped any further from what I can see.

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#34
sleepy_jean said:
Thanks for your informative post, your eyes look great. I wish I’d seen your post before I got my eyes done in Sydney in 2015 by a so-called reputable surgeon. He charged me over $7k and caused all sorts of problems from the crease being placed way too high. I’m hoping to visit Seoul soon for a second revision stemming from the problems he caused. I kick myself everyday for not doing my research properly as it would have saved me a lot of money and heartache, so posts like yours will really help others avoid the mistakes that I made. Would you happen to know if Dr Kim does eyelid revisions at all?
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How would you have done your "research properly"?

Were there bad reviews for your first surgeon?
 
#35
looseygoosey said:
***Update***

Officially 4 months post-op!!

Honestly feels so surreal to me that it’s already been 4 months?!!! Safely starting to settle into the fact that my lids won’t change much from here and I couldn’t be happier!!

Also proud to say I finally got to do eyelash extensions!!! It’s always bothered me that my eye shape + my hooded lids could never really pull off lashes until I started wearing tape or when I have eyeshadow on and really glammed myself up. Last week I finally got lashes and am IN LOVEEEEEE. Definitely think I’ll try cat eye next time though but, honestly it’s been amazing.

1 thing to note is that my scar has been hurting a bit...? Not sure if this is normal, but sometimes when I go to swipe the oil off my lids, I can feel this stinging pain on the scar. I’ve tried to Google this, but doesn’t seem to be a major issue.

Other than that, my left eye is still folding below the incision BUT good news is, it hasn’t dropped any further from what I can see.

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Your eyes...omg...! They look beautiful... and your lashes... great result!
 
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#36
Thanks for your detailed review, i really enjoyed going through this thread cause it was very informative!

I tried to find Dr Leo Kim’s website and looks at some B&As but i couldn’t find it anywhere except for the Skin Hospital one which didn’t have any info on DES. Do you mind linking me to the website where i can get access to more info?
Thanks heaps!:heart:
 
#37
Hii!!

Try https://drleokim.com.au/ for info
and Real Self for b&a’s.

He honestly doesn’t have many b&a’s available online though if that’s all you’re looking for and that’s one of the risks I took when I booked in my consultation. I kinda just trusted him from the reviews and used like the very limited b&a’s available on Real Self as a reference for myself. From the b&a’s i could already tell that was the “style” i wanted - detailed more of why i decided to go with Dr Kim in my initial review :)

Obviously not everyone will have the same thought process as me and I definitely recommend you be at least 80% certain before you decide to go and pay for a consultation.
 
#38
Thanks for the reply! Can i also ask whether Dr Kim shows any more b&as during the consultation? I’m thinking about getting a very natural non incisional technique done but dont know if Dr Kim would be the best surgeon to do that, judging from the photos on his website
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#39
He does show b&a’s during the consultation.

Ultimately, he will let you know whether you are suitable for non-incisional DES. He won’t operate on you unless you both agree and see eye-to-eye on what you want out of the surgery.

If you’re still unsure, I would either try to email the team to get more of your concerns answered or try looking for other places :smile: don’t feel like Dr Kim SHOULD be the correct choice just because he was for me.

Dr Ellis Choy has heaps of b&a’s online and was my initial choice, but I just had a “gut feeling” that he wasn’t right for me.
 
#40
I wish i could have a strong gut feeling with one of the Doctors too! So far from my research, Dr Ellis Choy, Dr Steven Liew and Dr Leo Kim all have the right qualifications and lots of positive reviews on their Realself page. It’s very hard to decide cause they all seem like great surgeons!

Have you heard of Dr Chris Ahn too? Not many people seem to be talking about him but he also seems very qualified and experienced:panic:
 
#41
I watched and read HEAPS of stuff over 2+ years, even got to a point where I was searching Youtube vids in another language (my parents’ background)!! So like after a while i began to see the style i liked and that “gut feeling” developed hahhaha

Haven’t heard of Dr Chris Ahn but his b&a’s look good!! Definitely worth exploring!!
 
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strawberryjam1999 said:
I wish i could have a strong gut feeling with one of the Doctors too! So far from my research, Dr Ellis Choy, Dr Steven Liew and Dr Leo Kim all have the right qualifications and lots of positive reviews on their Realself page. It’s very hard to decide cause they all seem like great surgeons!

Have you heard of Dr Chris Ahn too? Not many people seem to be talking about him but he also seems very qualified and experienced:panic:
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hey I’ve also come across Dr Chris Ahn and his b&a's look amazing especially 2 weeks post op photo. However not sure if it's common to achieve such natural outcome after only 2 weeks.
He doesn't seem to have a lot of reviews so I'm a bit hesitated too. :hrmm:
 
#45
kz111 said:
hey I’ve also come across Dr Chris Ahn and his b&a's look amazing especially 2 weeks post op photo. However not sure if it's common to achieve such natural outcome after only 2 weeks.
He doesn't seem to have a lot of reviews so I'm a bit hesitated too. :hrmm:
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i think they look more natural because the patients in the b&as have gone through the non-incisional surgery! I emailed Dr Chris Ahn’s team recently and they sent this link over to me when i asked for more b&as: https://www.drchrisahn.com.au/gallery/double-eyelid-surgery/
 
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