Plastic Surgery Clinics in Korea ***read 1st post before posting***
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and i'm back.....
because i'm keen on rhinoplasty fml.
and shin has not been helpful at all in regards to my enquiries regarding rhinoplasty ( probably because i was troublesome as hell in korea )
but he replied me immediately when i said i wanted eyelids revision.
i think he got paranoid but i told him that everything is fine. i sent him pictures of my current eyelids.
its natural as hell , nobody could tell. they think i change my make up style , with the add on of bangs.
the reason i want revision is because.... i think my double eyelids are a little too low for preference. although mom said it's high enough.
i want it just a little , just a teeny bit higher , like how my eyelids were like 2nd-4th day of surgery ( minus the bruises ) T_T
am i being a perfectionist here or what? or should i be satisfied with my extremely , NO SCAR AT ALL eyes? it's practically a joke how my eyes looks so natural.
idk , i'm quite fed up. i was expecting it to be bigger and idk , wider?
because i'm keen on rhinoplasty fml.
and shin has not been helpful at all in regards to my enquiries regarding rhinoplasty ( probably because i was troublesome as hell in korea )
but he replied me immediately when i said i wanted eyelids revision.
i think he got paranoid but i told him that everything is fine. i sent him pictures of my current eyelids.
its natural as hell , nobody could tell. they think i change my make up style , with the add on of bangs.
the reason i want revision is because.... i think my double eyelids are a little too low for preference. although mom said it's high enough.
i want it just a little , just a teeny bit higher , like how my eyelids were like 2nd-4th day of surgery ( minus the bruises ) T_T
am i being a perfectionist here or what? or should i be satisfied with my extremely , NO SCAR AT ALL eyes? it's practically a joke how my eyes looks so natural.
idk , i'm quite fed up. i was expecting it to be bigger and idk , wider?
i will actually advise people against going with shin , unless going with shin entitles u to a big discount that you think you wont be able to get , by yourself.
on top of the discounted price quoted in the email , you can actually get it further discounted.
i'll update properly on why i'd advise people against going with shin if you guys want me to or if you guys have any questions in regards to shin , do ask.
Because i'm pretty fed up with him as well.
as for my previous thread where i posted my experience with banobagi , i'm not going to be answering any questions or tell you the prices ( because it's personal. i don't want to break their market or have people going in there quoting me. call me paranoid or what , but i don't want people quoting me like " she did everything for x price , why is mine higher " and show them my post ( they might recognise me. since as you know , i was yelling pain , the entire time ) and then quote me higher the next time i go there. sorry girls )
I'm actually contemplating banobagi ( dr lee again ) again for my nose , but my eyelids was way too spontaneous. I'm pretty unsure about my nose , so i need a longer consultation and proper guidance in regards to my nose , not sure if going with dr lee is a good idea. Kind of scared.
april31 is next on my list.
would appreciate it if someone is to advise :/
on top of the discounted price quoted in the email , you can actually get it further discounted.
i'll update properly on why i'd advise people against going with shin if you guys want me to or if you guys have any questions in regards to shin , do ask.
Because i'm pretty fed up with him as well.
as for my previous thread where i posted my experience with banobagi , i'm not going to be answering any questions or tell you the prices ( because it's personal. i don't want to break their market or have people going in there quoting me. call me paranoid or what , but i don't want people quoting me like " she did everything for x price , why is mine higher " and show them my post ( they might recognise me. since as you know , i was yelling pain , the entire time ) and then quote me higher the next time i go there. sorry girls )
I'm actually contemplating banobagi ( dr lee again ) again for my nose , but my eyelids was way too spontaneous. I'm pretty unsure about my nose , so i need a longer consultation and proper guidance in regards to my nose , not sure if going with dr lee is a good idea. Kind of scared.
april31 is next on my list.
would appreciate it if someone is to advise :/
Hi everyone. I'm going to Korea in May for my 2nd round of surgery lol...I had rhinoplasty revision and vline surgery last year. I'm not totally satisfied with my nose revision although it is an improvement so I want to see if I will be able to find a better rhinoplasty revision specialist this time. I'm also going to be getting chin implant and paranasal augmentation. I'm going to consult with Top Class, DA, Dream, and Trend. Anybody have any suggestions to which clinics are good for those procedures? x
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im going ~ it's my first time going so I don't really have suggestions though ^^"
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Hello everyone,
I was on this thread a few years ago while searching for a plastic surgery clinic for my ptosis correction, epi, lateral epi, and full face fat graft.
I did a lot of research and had it done at Girin. They did an ok job and I was happy for a while, until my non-incisional ptosis correction came off and my eyes looked sleepy again. Also, I did not like the way the lateral looked. my eyes just look droppy.
So..... I am back on this thread again. I am travelling to Korea in 3 week time and I just started my research again. what a dread! these are the clinics I plan to visit:
view
teium
girin
migo
asps
midam
april31
However, some of them actually don't speak English and I am looking around for a translator who doesn't get a cut from the clinic I plan to visit. I have had some bad experiences with translators the previous time and now I am more careful. Does anyone know someone who can speak Korean and English? Really need some help here..
I was on this thread a few years ago while searching for a plastic surgery clinic for my ptosis correction, epi, lateral epi, and full face fat graft.
I did a lot of research and had it done at Girin. They did an ok job and I was happy for a while, until my non-incisional ptosis correction came off and my eyes looked sleepy again. Also, I did not like the way the lateral looked. my eyes just look droppy.
So..... I am back on this thread again. I am travelling to Korea in 3 week time and I just started my research again. what a dread!
these are the clinics I plan to visit:view
teium
girin
migo
asps
midam
april31
However, some of them actually don't speak English and I am looking around for a translator who doesn't get a cut from the clinic I plan to visit. I have had some bad experiences with translators the previous time and now I am more careful. Does anyone know someone who can speak Korean and English? Really need some help here..
exactly. credit card = companies and governments all over the world will be tracking where you are and what you buy and what you do (and if you owe them any taxes for it and if they can sell you anything based on what you bought).
cash = almost nobody knows what you do where and who gets your money and who you get money from (though ATM withdrawals and cash deposits can still be tracked).
cash is smartcc is dumb.
totally agreed
use the cash . only the smart way of of using it.
I also was doing epi and some more for the surgery and paid by cash. it got a lot discounted me
I went girin/ It was sooooooo gooood happy now
That sounds like a good deal.. are you from the UK as well? Kindly pm me pls? I'm still trying to figure out how to do it as I'm very new here
Yes dear I'm from UK, I honestly had the best serviced offered to my by Comfort zone surgery in Istanbul.
I am in Seoul now, and did multiple surgeries (v-line,forehead implants, chin implants) last week at Cindrella through doctorfinder!
All major clinics have translator and they communicate via email.
I was expecting more professional service from docfinder! Or maybe I'm just spoiled after using comfort zone surgery in turkey!
Guys I can't comment now as I'm heavily swollen,
here is my email: [email protected]
Yes dear I'm from UK, I honestly had the best serviced offered to my by Comfort zone surgery in Istanbul.
I am in Seoul now, and did multiple surgeries (v-line,forehead implants, chin implants) last week at Cindrella through doctorfinder!
All major clinics have translator and they communicate via email.
I was expecting more professional service from docfinder! Or maybe I'm just spoiled after using comfort zone surgery in turkey!
Guys I can't comment now as I'm heavily swollen,
here is my email: [email protected]
Hey! Thanks for the reply! Wow..you're in Seoul? Hope that you'll be happy with your results! Do you find DocFinder helpful? Did they help you with the bargaining of the price? How much did it cost you in total?
Thanks for sharing your email..will send you one soon! Hope you recover fast
HI all,
I'm here to share my experience at banobagi with Dr. Hyeon-Taek Lee I did non-incision eyelid surgery and nose tip surgery. I came to know about banobagi through beauty blogger sunny and how well her surgeries turn out. because im naive i thought banobagi would be a good choice and simply went with it.
Long story short, banobagi is terrible im 3 months post op now and i think my surgeries look terrible. for you all who said banobagi takes a long time to reply to emails its true. even as for me who was a patient at their clinic, they never replied my emails and this was after my surgeries. they simply dont care about their patients and i feel like its all about them just wanting to pressure sell you into doing more procedures so they can earn more money.
I originally came to korea only wanting to do my eyelids but the doctor convinced me to do my nose tip too and now 3 months post op my eyelids looks similar however it is in a weird shape and have multiple creases and my nose looks pinched and awkward especially when i smile the tip becomes unnaturally pinched looking.
Another extremely important thing I want to mention is that i felt like my surgery was extremely rushed. My mum and I finished our surgeries with only 10-15 minute apart and we both had the same doctor and our surgery was scheduled after each other so either he did my mum's brow-poxy eyelid surgery in 10-15 minute or another doctor did my nose tip surgery or he's just extremely fast. Because I was kind of conscious when they were finishing up my nose tip surgery and I could not recognize the voices around me and I did not hear Dr. Lee's voice. But it could also be me being still foggy from the local anesthesia.
Also for those considering to go to docfinder, I would post my true and un-opinionated view of my experience with them. To be honest docfinder was kind of useless he didnt help me with my translation or bargaining or to show me around korea like they said they would. banobagi also did not offer any of those special treatment services they gave to those bloggers like the hair wash,going to the anti-swelling machine etc... basically those blogs post those bloggers post are not the true story. yes, it may be THEIR true story but they wont offer these kind of treatments for a normal foreigner doing plastic surgery at their clinic. So what docfinder did do is to book my hotel and the clinic and just to ferry me to and from the clinic. sometimes he doesnt personally do it but he just calls a taxi to pick and drop and me off at the clinic or get his driver or worker to ferry us. if you think about it you could easily just get a taxi to do this for you considering the cost of a taxi hire (not expensive) and his commission he gets from our surgeries. Additionally, we were late for our surgery at banobagi because Park shin's (founder of docfinder) worker came to pick us up late. Also I wished that Park shin would be more honest with me, as before my surgery at banobagi he told me that all his customers that went to banobagi was very happy with their results and then about 2 weeks after my nose tip surgery I contacted him asking whether people do go back to do revision surgery on their noses from banobagi and he said yes. In general everyone is just out to make money so be extremely careful.
So to wrap up, If i could rewind time, I would not do surgeries at Banobagi,I actually went into depression looking at myself in the mirror after my surgery and everyone said I looked better before or just refused to comment which is pretty straightforward they probably think I look weird.
I'm here to share my experience at banobagi with Dr. Hyeon-Taek Lee I did non-incision eyelid surgery and nose tip surgery. I came to know about banobagi through beauty blogger sunny and how well her surgeries turn out. because im naive i thought banobagi would be a good choice and simply went with it.
Long story short, banobagi is terrible im 3 months post op now and i think my surgeries look terrible. for you all who said banobagi takes a long time to reply to emails its true. even as for me who was a patient at their clinic, they never replied my emails and this was after my surgeries. they simply dont care about their patients and i feel like its all about them just wanting to pressure sell you into doing more procedures so they can earn more money.
I originally came to korea only wanting to do my eyelids but the doctor convinced me to do my nose tip too and now 3 months post op my eyelids looks similar however it is in a weird shape and have multiple creases and my nose looks pinched and awkward especially when i smile the tip becomes unnaturally pinched looking.
Another extremely important thing I want to mention is that i felt like my surgery was extremely rushed. My mum and I finished our surgeries with only 10-15 minute apart and we both had the same doctor and our surgery was scheduled after each other so either he did my mum's brow-poxy eyelid surgery in 10-15 minute or another doctor did my nose tip surgery or he's just extremely fast. Because I was kind of conscious when they were finishing up my nose tip surgery and I could not recognize the voices around me and I did not hear Dr. Lee's voice. But it could also be me being still foggy from the local anesthesia.
Also for those considering to go to docfinder, I would post my true and un-opinionated view of my experience with them. To be honest docfinder was kind of useless he didnt help me with my translation or bargaining or to show me around korea like they said they would. banobagi also did not offer any of those special treatment services they gave to those bloggers like the hair wash,going to the anti-swelling machine etc... basically those blogs post those bloggers post are not the true story. yes, it may be THEIR true story but they wont offer these kind of treatments for a normal foreigner doing plastic surgery at their clinic. So what docfinder did do is to book my hotel and the clinic and just to ferry me to and from the clinic. sometimes he doesnt personally do it but he just calls a taxi to pick and drop and me off at the clinic or get his driver or worker to ferry us. if you think about it you could easily just get a taxi to do this for you considering the cost of a taxi hire (not expensive) and his commission he gets from our surgeries. Additionally, we were late for our surgery at banobagi because Park shin's (founder of docfinder) worker came to pick us up late. Also I wished that Park shin would be more honest with me, as before my surgery at banobagi he told me that all his customers that went to banobagi was very happy with their results and then about 2 weeks after my nose tip surgery I contacted him asking whether people do go back to do revision surgery on their noses from banobagi and he said yes. In general everyone is just out to make money so be extremely careful.
So to wrap up, If i could rewind time, I would not do surgeries at Banobagi,I actually went into depression looking at myself in the mirror after my surgery and everyone said I looked better before or just refused to comment which is pretty straightforward they probably think I look weird.
Did anyone need to obtain a medical visa to enter South Korea for plastic surgery?
EDIT: I will be traveling from the US
EDIT: I will be traveling from the US
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I didn't need to get a visa for my trip. I'm from Canada, but I think the same applies to the US. See this link: http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/GK/GK_EN_2_1_1.jsp
This one too
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country/korea-south.htmlUnited States citizens are granted 90 days visa free entry into South Korea.
Hope this helps!