Hi all,
I've been a long time lurker in Purseforum. I do a lot of my research here to pick out the clinics i am interested in. I thought it would be helpful if i share my thoughts and experience with you guys.
I am in korea for FC (vline, genio, zygoma) also alar base reduction. I'm staying here for a little over 2 weeks. Other than purseforum, I use 3 different korean surgery apps and 2 other chinese surgery apps to decide which clinics I would like to check out.
Here's the list of clinics I am interested in:
Gyalumhan (FC)
Seoul Queen (Alar Base Reduction)
Madeyoung (FC)
Pladen (FC)
DARPS (FC)
As you can see, FC is my biggest concern during this trip. I picked one specific clinic out for my Alar base reduction because I really love their result and they seem to specialize in that from all the reviews I read about them. It would be a HUGE bonus for me if there was a clinic I can do both FC and Alar at once but I'm very picky about alar reduction since I saw so many disastrous nostrils so I picked out a specialized clinic for it lol. My plan was to do Alar at Seoul Queen first and then go do FC the next day.... ANYWAYS!
From that list, I narrowed down to 2 main FC clinics I wanted to consult at and ones that are crossed off my list. I'll tell you my reasons.
1. Gyalumhan - Eliminated
Pro- Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against this clinic at all. This clinic was one of my first ever options since a lot of local koreans vlogged their FC journey with them. I also recently read on here from a patient that went there with a super positive experience. They are known to give extraordinary aftercare. Another reason why I had this on my list was because they don't use tubes to drain the blood after surgery and has an accident free record. Their results are very natural too.
Why I crossed it out- I decided to not choose to consult with them because gut feeling. I'm a person that make my decision partially on gut feelings lol. I know it's weird but if you ever do have any feeling like that, listen to it. A youtuber I saw that vlogged their experience there had a positive experience but I don't know why her result make her face still look big. Not that much diff from before surgery (other than being tiny bit smoother). You may think that's maybe what she asked for right? but later on she made other vlogs going to non surgical treatments for smaller face and stuff. She had excessive swelling that took longer than normal people to subside. At first i thought it wasn't much of a huge problem but I came across someone else that also had a positive experience with the same problem: swelling a lot more than normal people. Honestly, I don't know if this differs from patient to patient but that worries me. I'm not korean and I don't have that much time in korea for deswelling treatments like they have.
2. MadeYoung - Chosen
Pro- I came across this clinic through the app Gangnam Unni and Babitalk. The results are sooo beautiful, natural and positive. They are local and don't mass market towards foreigners. They specialize in FC. I tried to look for as much reviews as possible with them but there weren't a lot on here. Prolly just one and their experience was also very positive. Even with just 2 different sources with positive review, I still wasn't 100% sure until I read on chinese surgery review app about them and all of it said Madeyoung was amazing. They loved it. I trust chinese reviews because 1) plastic surgery in korea is heavily marketed to chinese people and A LOT of them come here for it. 2) Chinese people are pretty straight up lol. If they have the fortune to pay for surgery in Korea (clinics bump up the prices for chinese people) then they aren't afraid to call them out if problem occurs... which I have seen many did for diff clinics with positive reviews everywhere else haha.
Cons- Booking a consultation with them is quite difficult since they are busy. My consultation was booked on the 6th day of arriving to korea. That's pretty late for me because I would have only a little over a week to heal. My idea was to do my consultation as soon as possible, decide and proceed the surgery so i can have a long time to deswell and rest. They said they are fully booked anytime before the consultation day. A busy clinic that doesn't need to market themselves are a good sign but not for a visitor with scarce time.
I booked a consultation with them anyways because they have outstanding review and results.
3. Pladen - Eliminated
Pro- Pladen was a clinic that I was settled upon before booking my trip to Korea. Their FC results are very very good compared to Opera and Banobagi. They are quite local as well and on naver, many people said this clinic is good from word of mouth. Word of mouth is one of the most influenced marketing strategy. I didn't do any more research on it because....!!!
Con- Other than specializing in FC, it seems like they are MORE focused on lipo. A lot of their reviews shifted towards lipo and a lot of people go there for that as well. I prefer a clinic that is specialized in 1 thing that i'm most concern about...
4. DAPRS- Chosen
Pro- They have a lot of positive reviews for FC and a lot of mixed reviews for rhinoplasty as I have read but rhinoplasty was not what I'm there for so that's not my concern. They replied really quickly and had my consultation booked the day after I arrived in Korea which was exactly what I wanted. Their FC results were really beautiful on the reviews. Not too dramatic, a perfect balance of a good change. "Dr. LEE"... this name is everywhere if you mention DAPRS on here lol. When i first researched about the clinic, I was so confused on who exactly Dr. Lee was since there were a few Dr. Lee in the clinic alone. If I'm not wrong, there's 2 that specialize in FC.... -_- You guys stop keep using "Dr.LEE". PLEASE USE THEIR FULL NAME CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DR LEE AT DRPS. It got to the point that I thought it was some marketing tactic hahaha. You go in there asking for Dr. Lee and you aren't getting the one that you think you wanted because there's like 4 Dr. Lee (2 specialize in FC - LeeDong Chan and Lee Sangwoo! and the other two I'm not sure what he does).
Cons- Since the reviews were really mixed, however good for FC only, I really wanted to dig into more of what people were saying so of course, Chinese app to the rescue lol. And guess what? reviews were mixed there too. Ah, another reason why it was kinda... meh was because they were having an event and I actually decided to come for the event. When I messaged them about it, they said I was able to have it UNTIL i told them I was foreigner... Event was for Koreans only of course haha. It's known that foreigners aren't allow to have event prices lol. (I knew but I wanted to try anyways)
I booked consultation here anyways because their results are good, alar reduction seems natural (Bonus), they were having an event (of course doesn't effect me but i'll tell you why this is important later).
So that's a very lengthy explanation about my decisions and I'll update on my consultation experience later ^_^
I've been a long time lurker in Purseforum. I do a lot of my research here to pick out the clinics i am interested in. I thought it would be helpful if i share my thoughts and experience with you guys.
I am in korea for FC (vline, genio, zygoma) also alar base reduction. I'm staying here for a little over 2 weeks. Other than purseforum, I use 3 different korean surgery apps and 2 other chinese surgery apps to decide which clinics I would like to check out.
Here's the list of clinics I am interested in:
Gyalumhan (FC)
Seoul Queen (Alar Base Reduction)
Madeyoung (FC)
Pladen (FC)
DARPS (FC)
As you can see, FC is my biggest concern during this trip. I picked one specific clinic out for my Alar base reduction because I really love their result and they seem to specialize in that from all the reviews I read about them. It would be a HUGE bonus for me if there was a clinic I can do both FC and Alar at once but I'm very picky about alar reduction since I saw so many disastrous nostrils so I picked out a specialized clinic for it lol. My plan was to do Alar at Seoul Queen first and then go do FC the next day.... ANYWAYS!
From that list, I narrowed down to 2 main FC clinics I wanted to consult at and ones that are crossed off my list. I'll tell you my reasons.
1. Gyalumhan - Eliminated
Pro- Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against this clinic at all. This clinic was one of my first ever options since a lot of local koreans vlogged their FC journey with them. I also recently read on here from a patient that went there with a super positive experience. They are known to give extraordinary aftercare. Another reason why I had this on my list was because they don't use tubes to drain the blood after surgery and has an accident free record. Their results are very natural too.
Why I crossed it out- I decided to not choose to consult with them because gut feeling. I'm a person that make my decision partially on gut feelings lol. I know it's weird but if you ever do have any feeling like that, listen to it. A youtuber I saw that vlogged their experience there had a positive experience but I don't know why her result make her face still look big. Not that much diff from before surgery (other than being tiny bit smoother). You may think that's maybe what she asked for right? but later on she made other vlogs going to non surgical treatments for smaller face and stuff. She had excessive swelling that took longer than normal people to subside. At first i thought it wasn't much of a huge problem but I came across someone else that also had a positive experience with the same problem: swelling a lot more than normal people. Honestly, I don't know if this differs from patient to patient but that worries me. I'm not korean and I don't have that much time in korea for deswelling treatments like they have.
2. MadeYoung - Chosen
Pro- I came across this clinic through the app Gangnam Unni and Babitalk. The results are sooo beautiful, natural and positive. They are local and don't mass market towards foreigners. They specialize in FC. I tried to look for as much reviews as possible with them but there weren't a lot on here. Prolly just one and their experience was also very positive. Even with just 2 different sources with positive review, I still wasn't 100% sure until I read on chinese surgery review app about them and all of it said Madeyoung was amazing. They loved it. I trust chinese reviews because 1) plastic surgery in korea is heavily marketed to chinese people and A LOT of them come here for it. 2) Chinese people are pretty straight up lol. If they have the fortune to pay for surgery in Korea (clinics bump up the prices for chinese people) then they aren't afraid to call them out if problem occurs... which I have seen many did for diff clinics with positive reviews everywhere else haha.
Cons- Booking a consultation with them is quite difficult since they are busy. My consultation was booked on the 6th day of arriving to korea. That's pretty late for me because I would have only a little over a week to heal. My idea was to do my consultation as soon as possible, decide and proceed the surgery so i can have a long time to deswell and rest. They said they are fully booked anytime before the consultation day. A busy clinic that doesn't need to market themselves are a good sign but not for a visitor with scarce time.
I booked a consultation with them anyways because they have outstanding review and results.
3. Pladen - Eliminated
Pro- Pladen was a clinic that I was settled upon before booking my trip to Korea. Their FC results are very very good compared to Opera and Banobagi. They are quite local as well and on naver, many people said this clinic is good from word of mouth. Word of mouth is one of the most influenced marketing strategy. I didn't do any more research on it because....!!!
Con- Other than specializing in FC, it seems like they are MORE focused on lipo. A lot of their reviews shifted towards lipo and a lot of people go there for that as well. I prefer a clinic that is specialized in 1 thing that i'm most concern about...
4. DAPRS- Chosen
Pro- They have a lot of positive reviews for FC and a lot of mixed reviews for rhinoplasty as I have read but rhinoplasty was not what I'm there for so that's not my concern. They replied really quickly and had my consultation booked the day after I arrived in Korea which was exactly what I wanted. Their FC results were really beautiful on the reviews. Not too dramatic, a perfect balance of a good change. "Dr. LEE"... this name is everywhere if you mention DAPRS on here lol. When i first researched about the clinic, I was so confused on who exactly Dr. Lee was since there were a few Dr. Lee in the clinic alone. If I'm not wrong, there's 2 that specialize in FC.... -_- You guys stop keep using "Dr.LEE". PLEASE USE THEIR FULL NAME CAUSE THERE'S SO MANY DR LEE AT DRPS. It got to the point that I thought it was some marketing tactic hahaha. You go in there asking for Dr. Lee and you aren't getting the one that you think you wanted because there's like 4 Dr. Lee (2 specialize in FC - LeeDong Chan and Lee Sangwoo! and the other two I'm not sure what he does).
Cons- Since the reviews were really mixed, however good for FC only, I really wanted to dig into more of what people were saying so of course, Chinese app to the rescue lol. And guess what? reviews were mixed there too. Ah, another reason why it was kinda... meh was because they were having an event and I actually decided to come for the event. When I messaged them about it, they said I was able to have it UNTIL i told them I was foreigner...
Event was for Koreans only of course haha. It's known that foreigners aren't allow to have event prices lol. (I knew but I wanted to try anyways)I booked consultation here anyways because their results are good, alar reduction seems natural (Bonus), they were having an event (of course doesn't effect me but i'll tell you why this is important later).
So that's a very lengthy explanation about my decisions and I'll update on my consultation experience later ^_^
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