DES in Sydney, Australia

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looseygoosey said:
***Update***

Apologies for the delay!

Officially 6 months + some change post-op!

Honestly not much has changed and I’ve been swamped with other stuff to update. I took 5 month photos but never got around to posting.

Extremely grateful for this decision I made and I can’t be happier with the result!! Definitely settled in now :smile:

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Hi looseygoosey,

Your eyes and healing looks beautiful.

Thank you so much for sharing and being extremely honest and open. It’s been challenging to find information about surgeons in Australia (especially ones that are very skilled with Asian eyes). Really grateful to come across your posts. I live in Australia and have been considering revision DES. Are you okay if I send you a private DM to chat?
 
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strawberryjam1999 said:
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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Hey strawberryjam1999,

Thank you for sharing. I’ve been looking into getting a revision DES and I’m keen to look for a very skilled surgeon in Australia, as I live here and with the current situation we won’t know when we can travel overseas. I did came across Dr Chris Ahn during my research but I stopped looking into him. I think it was the B&As that didn’t really suit what I liked. Plus the photos look like the patients are still healing so it’s not the final result. 2 - 6 weeks mark is still in its healing phase.

Then I came across Dr Martin Huang from Singapore (quoting me SGD$20k). He did do the revision DES surgery for Xiaxue (who is a well known blogger) and DES for Nicole Choo (who is a YouTuber). They said he is very good and we can see the results on their YouTube videos. However, I am cognizant that these might be sponsored but the results do look good. Also read a negative review but it was about rhinoplasty (which isn’t what I am considering). I’m also aware he is overseas so another reason why I’m keen for a skilled Australian surgeon. With looseygoosey’s posts, I’m open to Dr Leo Kim. Thank you looseygoosey.

How has your research been going? We can share information and see what’s best for us. ☺
 
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strawberryjam1999 said:
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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Hey strawberryjam1999,

I found Dr Leo Kim’s reviews if you are interested in looking at it. Dr Leo Kim is on my list of potentials. I only found 2 B&As per the link below. Looseygoosey provides a lot of information and photos which is great. https://www.realself.com/dr/leo-kim-sydney-australia#
 
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LearningJoy said:
Hi looseygoosey,

Your eyes and healing looks beautiful.

Thank you so much for sharing and being extremely honest and open. It’s been challenging to find information about surgeons in Australia (especially ones that are very skilled with Asian eyes). Really grateful to come across your posts. I live in Australia and have been considering revision DES. Are you okay if I send you a private DM to chat?
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Hi!!

Feel free to DM me :smile: i’m here to help!

Also, on your reply to strawberryjam - i’ll be honest, i strayed away from anything on Youtube from well-known people only because I feel like it’s slightly bias. Regardless of whether they say it’s sponsored or not, I personally felt like they were less trustworthy since I saw a lot of Banobagi reviews and it turned out to have all these ghost doctors and botched jobs. I used Youtube more for reference on different recovery rates.
 
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looseygoosey said:
Hi!!

Feel free to DM me :smile: i’m here to help!

Also, on your reply to strawberryjam - i’ll be honest, i strayed away from anything on Youtube from well-known people only because I feel like it’s slightly bias. Regardless of whether they say it’s sponsored or not, I personally felt like they were less trustworthy since I saw a lot of Banobagi reviews and it turned out to have all these ghost doctors and botched jobs. I used Youtube more for reference on different recovery rates.
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Hello,

Thank you. I DM’d you. ☺

You’re right I read many mixed reviews about Banobagi but their online presence is huge and all over YouTube. I was actually beginning to consider them but my preference is a skilled surgeon who is local in Australia.

Re Banobagi, what do you mean ghost doctors? Like they would name their surgeon but that surgeon doesn’t actually exist?
 
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LearningJoy said:
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Hello,

Thank you. I DM’d you. ☺

You’re right I read many mixed reviews about Banobagi but their online presence is huge and all over YouTube. I was actually beginning to consider them but my preference is a skilled surgeon who is local in Australia.

Re Banobagi, what do you mean ghost doctors? Like they would name their surgeon but that surgeon doesn’t actually exist?
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Ghost doctors is when you have a consultation with an actual qualified surgeon and then when you are going through the surgery, this person is swapped with a less qualified (sometimes even a dentist or a student) as it is cheaper for the clinic.

Super scary stuff, especially since i heard that Korea usually puts you under general first and wake you up for the surgery so you have no idea what’s even going on!!
 
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I hope people don't mind me jumping onto the back of this thread! I am looking at getting DES and got a quote from two doctors, Dr Chris Ahn and Dr Steven Liew. At Dr Ahn's I was quoted $4k, and at Dr Liew I was quoted $8k.

From my research DES typically ranges from $4-$5k, is there a reason why a surgeon would quote so much? Are they better? I don't mind paying extra if it's a guaranteed success, but if the result will be the same then of course I'd go for the doctor that charges less. I got a good vibe from both the doctors. More so from Dr Ahn but that might be because his price was a bit more affordable for me!
 
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albinomni said:
I hope people don't mind me jumping onto the back of this thread! I am looking at getting DES and got a quote from two doctors, Dr Chris Ahn and Dr Steven Liew. At Dr Ahn's I was quoted $4k, and at Dr Liew I was quoted $8k.

From my research DES typically ranges from $4-$5k, is there a reason why a surgeon would quote so much? Are they better? I don't mind paying extra if it's a guaranteed success, but if the result will be the same then of course I'd go for the doctor that charges less. I got a good vibe from both the doctors. More so from Dr Ahn but that might be because his price was a bit more affordable for me!
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Hi! I was wondering how much a consult with Dr Ahn was?
 
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