My plastic surgery with Dream Medical Group
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Hi @K Couture I am planing to revision my previous incision des with dr park. If dr park don’t revision for incision des which dr at Dream is good with incision eyelid surgery
Hello there!
I'm Thuong Le. I'm planning to go to Korea this July for my eyes and nose's plastic surgery. I've been done a lot of research and had online consultant with some clinics. Up till now, Dream is my first choice. As for my eyes, I got a recommendation from Dr. Yoo Anna to do non-incisional double eyelid as wellas ptosis correction, and fat removal on my eyelids. For my nose, I got a recommendation from Dr. Hong to make my nose a little longer and raise the tip with ear and rib cartilage.
For the eyes, the price is 4,800,000 KRW. For the nose, it is 7,700,000 KRW, and the tutor is 2,300,000 KRW so a total of 10,000,000 KRW. I know this clinic has a good reputation and well known by the locals. However, this is the highest price I've got compared to other clinics.
The online consultant told me right now they are offering a lot of discounts and they can give up to 30%. However, I told them my trip is in July and asked her will the discount last till then. She said if I put a deposit of 50% of the surgery fee, they can give me the same discount of 30%. I don't want to make deposit before I meet their doctors but do you guys think it's worth it? I asked her how long it takes to the surgery day if things go well after I meet the doctors, and she said they can't guarantee the surgery day because once the Corona situation gets better, there will be a lot more patients. I will come to Korea by myself and probably will stay there in 14 days. I'm afraid if I don't book the surgery day before I came there, I won't have enough time.
Could you guys please give me some advice? Thank you so much for your time!!!
I'm Thuong Le. I'm planning to go to Korea this July for my eyes and nose's plastic surgery. I've been done a lot of research and had online consultant with some clinics. Up till now, Dream is my first choice. As for my eyes, I got a recommendation from Dr. Yoo Anna to do non-incisional double eyelid as wellas ptosis correction, and fat removal on my eyelids. For my nose, I got a recommendation from Dr. Hong to make my nose a little longer and raise the tip with ear and rib cartilage.
For the eyes, the price is 4,800,000 KRW. For the nose, it is 7,700,000 KRW, and the tutor is 2,300,000 KRW so a total of 10,000,000 KRW. I know this clinic has a good reputation and well known by the locals. However, this is the highest price I've got compared to other clinics.
The online consultant told me right now they are offering a lot of discounts and they can give up to 30%. However, I told them my trip is in July and asked her will the discount last till then. She said if I put a deposit of 50% of the surgery fee, they can give me the same discount of 30%. I don't want to make deposit before I meet their doctors but do you guys think it's worth it? I asked her how long it takes to the surgery day if things go well after I meet the doctors, and she said they can't guarantee the surgery day because once the Corona situation gets better, there will be a lot more patients. I will come to Korea by myself and probably will stay there in 14 days. I'm afraid if I don't book the surgery day before I came there, I won't have enough time.
Could you guys please give me some advice? Thank you so much for your time!!!
Did you even up seeing Dr. Yoo Won Jae from Dream? If so, how was it? I plan on seeing him soon!
Hi K Couture! Just saw your comment in another thread. I read the 1st page of this one about your experience with Dr Park Yang Soo at Dream. That was back in 2014 - are you satisfied with your revision rhino? I'm looking for a revision specialist who uses autologous rib cartilage only. Mine will be a second revision, third in total too. I had an infection so I do not want to use silicone again. Would love your input & advice. Thanks in advance!
yeah mine is great but Dr Park doesnt use autologous rib. Only irradiated. So you best find a different surgeon. Also he only does the endoscopic method which might not be suitable for your case. That technique only works well for certain nose structures
I'm thinking of getting a rhinoplasty at Dream.. I can't really find an answer whether they're good at it or not. Any tips? Is the dent problem common?
I saw a couple of people on this thread that had their noses dented after their primary at Dream. I'm a little new to this thread but I have been reading nonstop about what to expect, it's all just a little overwhelming.
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gosh this thread is like since 2014 I dont remember the contents of 48 pages LOL. I do remember a forumer who had a dent but hers was using diced cartilage and fat graft, not UC silicone.
DO NOT go to Dream. Was left completely botched with a completely crooked and huge bulbous nose, permanent scarring all around the outer part of my nostrils, breathing problems.. and absolutely no responsibility taken on Dr. Park & the staff there
oh and while I was in the recovery room after my surgery there was another girl who had come to get her nose revised by Dr. Park as her previous rhinoplasty (also performed by him) led to her nose becoming completely shifted to one side.
Hey was ur primary by dr. Charles S Lee of Enhance Medical CenterLast year at the end of October I had made a trip to seoul and had multiple consultations to different clinics. I eventually, after meticulous comparison of proposed methodologies and seeking multiple opinions from respectable plastic surgeons I decided on Dr Park Yang Soo and Dr Kim Young Joon at Dream Medical Group for my procedures.
5 days ago i had undergone my 2nd revision rhinoplasty, forehead fat graft and acculift. Dr Kim performed my acculift while Dr Park did the fat graft and revision. And I have to say other than Bryan Mendelson 2008's president of the ISAPS, I have never had so much respect for the skill of a plastic surgeon as I have with Dr Park. This man fixed my botched nose through the use of closed rhino, a technique very few surgeons are capable of pulling off through the closed technique. This technique is far less invasive, has no risk of weakening the elasticity of the collumela and also alleviates risk of scarring both externally and more importantly internally. Internal scarring can cause your alars to be lopsided.
Day of Surgery:
The schedule was as follows: a) Final consultation with Dr Park and Dr Kim at 9.30am b)discuss final surgical price with the consultant and c)get prepped for surgery at 1pm
As far as surgical methodology goes, the main concern for me was my rhino revision. This was going to be my 2nd revision, 3rd rhinoplasty. My nose had been severely damaged by Charles Lee of Beverly Hills, who used a mix of diced ear cartilage and goretex for my nose. I had asymmetry, bumps, a hump nose and cartilage extrusion which caused visible thinning of the skin tissue. The method I agreed upon with Dr Park was using ultra soft silicone placed above the bone and under the periosteum to protect my weakened nose skin from extrusion and prevent and potential deviation. I had mentioned to Dr Park that after speaking to Dr Mendelson, I was concerned that my periosteum might be too damaged to protect my nose from potential complications. So Dr Park's plan B was to use auto dermis should my periosteum be too damaged. He would also use the existng scar tissue in the bridge to protect the implant.
While Dr Park and Dr Kim are both fluent in English, not all of the other staff (nurses etc) were. Hence I had the in house translator Daphane, a lovely singaporean lady shadow me throughout my every move in the clinic. She really made the entire experience more comforting. I highly recommend anyone who is a native english speaker requesting daphane as your translator during your activities at the clinic. She is super helpful accommodating my every diva request. I even asked to borrow one of their humidifiers to bring back to my hotel and they let me lol
Last thing to do before surgery was discusss price with the consultant. Her name is Mi Yeong Lee and she gave me a nice discount. Initially she already gave me a discount but i felt that i could negotiate a better deal as I was able to recommend alot of people to her, thus increasing her commission in terms of quantity. Basically i told her (with Daphane as my translator) that being a surgical junkie, i know alot of other surgical junkies too lol. And under the caveat of having satisfactory post op results, i would not only recommend my friends to her i would also write a glowing review for the clinic should she agree to give me a better price. She also promised to give my friends a better price too when they come in for their surgery. So that was my bargaining strategy and I actually kept my end of the deal. I am happy with my results hence why im writing this review. Tho to be honest if i weren't happy i would still write a review...a flaming one that is lol
During Surgery:
So i decided to use Sedation + Local Anesthesia seeing as it is less stressful on your body. It was the best decision i ever made and ill explain why in a moment.
First up was the acculift performed by Dr Kim. A minute after he walked into the room the sedation was administered through my iv and i immediatedly felt like i was having the most amazing trip. It was as if i was on a fun relaxing amusement park ride. Then moments later my vision came back and i noticed Dr Kim doing the acculift. This took only 20 mins. Once i was done the nurses took me to the toilet for me to relief myself. I actually took an extra 5 mins updating my facebook about how my swelling made me look like id been face bashed lol....After that we went back to the OR where nurses laid me down while we waited for Dr Park to come in. Daphane had been watching by me this whole time while i got the acculift
Next procedure was the fat graft to the forehead. Now i barely remembered much during this part. I was reallly out of it and by the time i regained consciousness again the procedure was done.
Final procedure was the revision rhino. This part was surreal. I was actually fully awake albeit a little sleepy. I could even see Dr Park performing the procedure on my nose. I could hear him removing the cartilage and the goretex and was actually speaking to him during the procedure. We were even cracking jokes from time to time. I was trying my best not to do the "are we done yet?"(even tho i did...) while he was concentrating. Anyway we actually encountered some difficulty during the rhinoplasty but Dr Park discussed it with me DURING THE OPERATION. The conversation went like this...
Dr Park: Your periosteum is damaged. Your skin is too weak for the 4.5mm implant you chose. I need to use the 3.5mm one.
Me: Should we try using our backup plan? The auto dermis?
Dr Park: I tried that, it doesn't fit your nose. Your scar tissue also had to be excised because it grew into the goretex so we cannot use that to protect the ultra soft silicone either. But don't worry I can use fascia to protect your skin.
Me: The fascia from my diced cartilage graft you just removed? Because I don't want you to harvest any from my scalp.
Dr Park: No the fascia from your diced cartilaged is damaged and cannot be used. Since you don't want to harvest fascia I will use donor fascia from Germany. Its really strong, also very expensive, do you want to pay for it? (jokes)
Me: No thanks, but put it in anyway lol (we both laughed)
Dr Park: So we cannot use the cartilage we removed from your previous surgery, I will use donor cartilage for the collumela and dermis graft to project and protect your tip.
Me: Am I bleeding alot? Because i was told by previous surgeons who did my nose that im a bleeder
Dr Park: No if surgeon is skilled you won't bleed much.
Me: I have a friend from Hong Kong who said a handsome surgeon did her nose
Dr Park: Oh, must not have been me (laughs)
After he was done he handed me the mirror. I could already tell that it was really well done. Then he placed the cast on my nose with a light packing only for the incision in my nostril. So it was not the one that goes down your throat. I actually had a blocked nose so i ended up removing it myself 4 hours after the surgery.
That evening I opted to stay in the ward for an additional 150 000 won. I always believe the first night is the more crucial and the highest likelihood for something to go wrong. Also it really eases your mental state knowing u have professional care. Oh and i forgot to mention that i was actually sick with a sorethroat and cold during the surgery. For some odd reason when i ended up back at the ward all my symptoms had disappeared :S????
2 hours after lying in the ward I start to notice an odd sensation at the top part of my bridge. That is the part where i had extrusion from the cartilage. I've had 2 previous nose jobs and never felt this sensation before so I immediatedly started to panick as i thought the silicone is going to extrude. I contacted Daphane who arranged for Dr Park to come see me the moment his last surgery was done. 30 mins later Dr Park showed up, removed the cast to reveal a deep bruise in the damaged area on my nose. He explained that the reason for the odd sensations ive been feeling is due to how damaged the skin was by the previous surgeon. Then Dr Park examined the area and told me that there was good circulation going on so there's nothing to worry. But just to ease my worry he will check up on me in the morning once more before I leave the ward. To my surprise, the next morning the brusing had actually disappeared and there was just redness now.
Post op Day 1:
so swollen i look like id been bashed
Post op Day 2:
so swollen i look like id been bashed. But this time i noticed 2 slight dents in my forehead above the brow. So panick mode again, i contact Daphane and sent her pics. She showed them to Dr Park who said that ive been having too much muscle movement that is dispersing the fat cells. He told me to come back the next day to get some botox to solve the problem. No extra charge
Post op Day 3:
Swelling Peaked I looked like id been bashed over and over again
Post op Day 4:
Swelling finally started to go down. I bought a fashionable black surgical mask (ninja much?) and walked around a little with it. The dent was also less visible
Post op Day 5:
Went back to Dream to get all but the stitch in the nose removed. Saw Dr Park for our final post op check up. They provide me with a complimentary Healing Lite II laser to speed up deswelling and to help ensure the fat cells are evenly distributed. I was also given a nose retainer (didn't know there was such a thing) to wear for 3 months while i sleep. I asked him that since we could not use my periosteum or scar tissue to hold the implant, what would protect it from deviation. He said the top of the implant was placed into a pocket in the area between my brows to stop any movement. Well so far im still too swollen to go out without my black fashion surgical mask. Nose is more swollen on the right side since the closed rhino was performed from the right nostril.
Tomorrow Im scheduled to meet Dr Kim for our post op check up. Updates then!
Can I have more info on this please?
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hi K Couture,
I just wanna say how much your posts have helped me and really glad to have someone like you sharing your experience.
I'm based in NZ so I'm considering doing a consultation with Dr. Bryan before I go to Dr. Park from Dream to do my 1st rhyno and eyelid revision (and maybe my chin).
I wonder if it's possible to pay you to do a consultation via video call? it'd be tremendously helpful to me...
(sorry would have messaged you privately but I haven't posted enough on the forum to use that function).
im happy to answer questions with what knowledge i have gained over the years but im not a surgeon so you should really be speaking to a surgeon for a proper consultation.hi K Couture,
I just wanna say how much your posts have helped me and really glad to have someone like you sharing your experience.
I'm based in NZ so I'm considering doing a consultation with Dr. Bryan before I go to Dr. Park from Dream to do my 1st rhyno and eyelid revision (and maybe my chin).
I wonder if it's possible to pay you to do a consultation via video call? it'd be tremendously helpful to me...
(sorry would have messaged you privately but I haven't posted enough on the forum to use that function).