So it's my turn to give something back to this forum. I will disclose all the clinics I went for consultation as well as surgery to make this useful. I don't care if you think I'm a promoter or not, I'm just telling you my experience. After all, it's your job to do research, not just on the procedures you are interested in, but also on the person who's writing the post you are reading. It's not hard to identify possible promoters if you read enough and find hints.
CONSULTATION: Item, EverM, Banobagi, April31, Dream, 365Mc... Jw and 101 was originally on my list but can't go due to timing issue.
MY ISSUE: slight asymmetric face, chin shifted to the right, nose slightly slanted to left, short nose, fat alar, dark circles, I'm not fat, BMI 20.5, but imbalance at hip and thighs area.
PROCEDURES I'm originally interested in: rhinoplasty, v-line, fat graft, laser-lipo
PROCEDURES I've done: rhinoplasty, liposuction, fillers
CLINIC I picked: Dream, 365Mc
I've done a few consultation in my own country and my dentist talked me out of v-line surgery as the risk/reward is too high for my case. I chose fillers to correct dark circles in the end as I believe fighting ageing/ fat draining is a long term process, so it's better to find some non-invasive ways.
As some of your might know, I was in seoul few months ago for my first round of consultation. It was rush back then and I won't say I was 100% clear about what I need and want. I visited Item, EverM and Banobagi back then, overall I think Item got nice B&A, Dr Kim is knowledgeable, but I don't like the fact he suggested osteotomy when I realised now I don't really need it. The consultant also quoted me higher than email and said the prices in email was a mistake. I think is BS. EverM would have been my choice if I'm doing v-line, they are professional, specialised and safe. And I don't like Banobagi. Here's my previous review: http://forum.purseblog.com/plastic-...d-1st-post-before-864175-36.html#post26900009
SURGERY TRIP:
MONDAY- consultation
Dream - Mid size clinic, not too busy, professional, comfortable reception area, clean and bright. Daphne is my translator. She's super sweet, patient and easy to talk to. She's Singaporean and gives a vibe that she can be trusted. Tipped by other forumer (thanks ), I specifically asked for Ms Lee as my consultant. She's nice, not too pushy and somehow calmed me down a lot (I was actually freaking out when I board the plane). Dr Park is very nice, English proficiency is pretty good too. He tried his best to answer all my questions himself. I asked him many technical questions as I've been researching on different methods and materials. He's very patient and drew many many pictures to explain to me in details. His smile is somehow confident and got this soothing effect lol. He said I have a high enough bridge, so implant is not necessary. He suggested close surgery: tip plasty with septal and ear cartilage, alar weir (open from side of alar), he'll relocate my septum since it's slanted to the left, slight lengthening and will have autologous fat+ cartilage transfer to my bridge as it will not be as smooth after relocation. I was very worried about scarring for alar weir, but they assured me a few times it will be invisible. Price: 4.7m for everything mentioned.
April31 - Mid size clinic, slightly smaller than Dream, quiet. Brian, my translator is really caring and responsive to Kakao. I don't have much impression towards the consultant as I've only spent a short moment with her. Dr kim is nice, English proficiency is similar to dr park. He also drew a few pictures to explain to me about his method. He also said it is ok not to have implant. But he only suggested tip plasty as he said my left slanted nose is naturally balanced out by my right slanted philtrum. Price: 6m for only tip plasty (Brian said price has been raised since our email but he'll give me the price he quoted. I think is BS to avoid me bargaining for more and I think it's very overpriced)
365Mc - They have a few centres. I went to the one near Gangnam, which is a whole building of 13 storeys. Well equipped with fat evaluation, ultrasound and 3D fat scans. But they have over 12 doctors and you don't usually get to choose your doctor. I was interested in their laser lipolysis, LAMS and liposuction. My English translator was Hyelim. After discussion, I've decided to have liposuction on my thighs (whole). Price: 4m + 320k compression garments.
Decisions
>>> I picked 365Mc as their quote is reasonable and they are specialised in fat removal.
>>> I picked Dream because they do close surgery, professional, price reasonable, the few procedures he suggested really make me feel that he wants to make my nose look more perfect. And most importantly I think Dr Park's evaluation on my slanted nose makes more sense. (Btw Dr Park is graduated from Korea's top university, SNU)
CONSULTATION: Item, EverM, Banobagi, April31, Dream, 365Mc... Jw and 101 was originally on my list but can't go due to timing issue.
MY ISSUE: slight asymmetric face, chin shifted to the right, nose slightly slanted to left, short nose, fat alar, dark circles, I'm not fat, BMI 20.5, but imbalance at hip and thighs area.
PROCEDURES I'm originally interested in: rhinoplasty, v-line, fat graft, laser-lipo
PROCEDURES I've done: rhinoplasty, liposuction, fillers
CLINIC I picked: Dream, 365Mc
I've done a few consultation in my own country and my dentist talked me out of v-line surgery as the risk/reward is too high for my case. I chose fillers to correct dark circles in the end as I believe fighting ageing/ fat draining is a long term process, so it's better to find some non-invasive ways.
As some of your might know, I was in seoul few months ago for my first round of consultation. It was rush back then and I won't say I was 100% clear about what I need and want. I visited Item, EverM and Banobagi back then, overall I think Item got nice B&A, Dr Kim is knowledgeable, but I don't like the fact he suggested osteotomy when I realised now I don't really need it. The consultant also quoted me higher than email and said the prices in email was a mistake. I think is BS. EverM would have been my choice if I'm doing v-line, they are professional, specialised and safe. And I don't like Banobagi. Here's my previous review: http://forum.purseblog.com/plastic-...d-1st-post-before-864175-36.html#post26900009
SURGERY TRIP:
MONDAY- consultation
Dream - Mid size clinic, not too busy, professional, comfortable reception area, clean and bright. Daphne is my translator. She's super sweet, patient and easy to talk to. She's Singaporean and gives a vibe that she can be trusted. Tipped by other forumer (thanks ), I specifically asked for Ms Lee as my consultant. She's nice, not too pushy and somehow calmed me down a lot (I was actually freaking out when I board the plane). Dr Park is very nice, English proficiency is pretty good too. He tried his best to answer all my questions himself. I asked him many technical questions as I've been researching on different methods and materials. He's very patient and drew many many pictures to explain to me in details. His smile is somehow confident and got this soothing effect lol. He said I have a high enough bridge, so implant is not necessary. He suggested close surgery: tip plasty with septal and ear cartilage, alar weir (open from side of alar), he'll relocate my septum since it's slanted to the left, slight lengthening and will have autologous fat+ cartilage transfer to my bridge as it will not be as smooth after relocation. I was very worried about scarring for alar weir, but they assured me a few times it will be invisible. Price: 4.7m for everything mentioned.
April31 - Mid size clinic, slightly smaller than Dream, quiet. Brian, my translator is really caring and responsive to Kakao. I don't have much impression towards the consultant as I've only spent a short moment with her. Dr kim is nice, English proficiency is similar to dr park. He also drew a few pictures to explain to me about his method. He also said it is ok not to have implant. But he only suggested tip plasty as he said my left slanted nose is naturally balanced out by my right slanted philtrum. Price: 6m for only tip plasty (Brian said price has been raised since our email but he'll give me the price he quoted. I think is BS to avoid me bargaining for more and I think it's very overpriced)
365Mc - They have a few centres. I went to the one near Gangnam, which is a whole building of 13 storeys. Well equipped with fat evaluation, ultrasound and 3D fat scans. But they have over 12 doctors and you don't usually get to choose your doctor. I was interested in their laser lipolysis, LAMS and liposuction. My English translator was Hyelim. After discussion, I've decided to have liposuction on my thighs (whole). Price: 4m + 320k compression garments.
Decisions
>>> I picked 365Mc as their quote is reasonable and they are specialised in fat removal.
>>> I picked Dream because they do close surgery, professional, price reasonable, the few procedures he suggested really make me feel that he wants to make my nose look more perfect. And most importantly I think Dr Park's evaluation on my slanted nose makes more sense. (Btw Dr Park is graduated from Korea's top university, SNU)