Surgery buddies next year? Lets share our journey
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Since the quarantine shorten to 10 days I decided to prepare my travel too. I applied and receive K-eta document and I have a question is it possible to change the address of Airbnb/hotel at the airport or they will check and call the number ? Because I wrote the first guest house founded actually
There is talk about Jan 7th but it’s not solidified, especially now with the omicron variant. I’m in quarantine right now (actually last day) and have my surgery tomorrow Ik it’s just my schedule is very tight bc I have to fly back for university like a bit after a week so I am only staying here till dec 31st. Pm me and I’ll send my kakao id/WhatsApp/wechat! I’d love to make/meet plastic surgery buddies while here!
I heard people had different experiences on quarantine, some hate/love ir or is neutral about it. How was yours since it's shorter now? And where are you getting surgery and what procedures?
It was okay, I am pretty introverted and liked being at home and having privacy (I didn’t get much back home) and I was able to entertain myself and also connect with friends on WhatsApp, Instagram, etc. I also was studying for a final and trying to get some undergraduate lab work done so those also kept me busy. I went to Braun, and i got a rhinoplasty with Dr. Kim Tae Gyu. Im 2 days post op and everything is new to me (this is my first surgical procedure) but overall it is an experience lol. It’s not too bad but at times it’s annoying (a lot of fluid and swelling and my sinus area feels super compressed and uncomfortable) but im doing relatively okay. The worst thing right now is just the sleeping position (what I was recommended to do) I’m not used to it and the first night was a struggle (sleeping, getting comfortable, not moving or positioning myself wrong) it’s too soon to say how it looks, the day I got out of surgery I was not swollen but at night/in the morning is when it started to hit me (the swelling, fluid, pressure, etc) but one think I like is the side profile. The incisions (I got alar plasty/alar base reduction) looks crazy too but hopefully it will subside and deswell.. gonna trust the process. I’ve already accepted it may not be what I want, but I can say I do see some improvements so I’m happy/just chilling so far.
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Many people will have surgery next year!
Nice to see you
I am new, a Korean Japanese and grew up in US. I am currently studying at a language school in Seoul. My aunt lives in Korea, so I came to Korea alone to visit my family after a long time. The US is also in a pandemic situation due to Covid-19, but Seoul was better than I thought. I have been vaccinated with Moderna from the US and being very careful in Seoul.
For a long time, hump nose was a complex to me and I decided to get plastic surgery in Korea because Korean surgeons seemed to do the best with Asian faces. I did not sign up for a forum and only searched, but this time I joined because I want to share the information I found out.
There are so many plastic surgeries in Korea than many forum members know. The hospitals we know and the famous hospitals in the local area were a little different. Hospitals that we know of are about 5% of the number compared to the local area. There are a lot of clinics that we do not know that much, but they are really good at surgery at a good price. However, it is impossible to find such a clinic if you do not speak Korean well.
I can’t speak Korean well, but my aunt’s family is in Korea and my cousin has had surgery on her eyes and nose, so she helped find a clinic that is really famous among Koreans and offers good surgery result.
I told her that I wanted to go to a clinic that does natural nose surgery to correct my hump nose, and she said that DA, Premier, and Miho are popular in Korea.
DA is a clinic that I saw a lot on forums and they said it was very famous. About five clinics were recommended and I also looked into the prices.
In general, I heard that the cost of rhinoplasty is 5-6 million won, but there seemed to be many clinics offering promotions. There were also places that offered a lot of discounts when performing multiple surgeries together. I just want to do rhinoplasty, so I’m looking for only rhinoplasty. According to my cousin, I should go to counseling first and ask for a discount if there is a doctor I like. If I deliver my words well, they would give me a little discount, so I’m going to go to counseling first.
First of all, I received a consultation via email, and most clinics said that rhinoplasty cost 5-8 million won, and some they said that they had to send a full face picture to tell them about the surgery cost, and some said that the cost of Asian rhinoplasty was only 1 million won because it was being promoted (originally 3 million won). I was surprised if this price was real, so I asked my cousin and she said that there are many clinics that offer nose surgery at that price. So, I will go to a clinic where the cost of rhinoplasty for foreigners is 1 million won. It’s a plastic surgery clinic with many plastic surgery specialists, but they said the consultation and examination fee was free, so I’m going to visit. Even the translation service was free. There are quite a few clinics like this. If you have any further information, please share.
This is as far as I know. It’s getting a bit cold in Seoul right now, so I’m going to go to counseling when it gets a little warmer. I’m planning to have surgery in March or April.
For those who came from local areas and had plastic surgery in hospitals in Seoul, please recommend me any good clinics and doctors that are good at rhinoplasty without being too expensive!
If you are coming to Korea for nose surgery in March or April, please contact us. DM me
Many people will have surgery next year!
Nice to see you
I am new, a Korean Japanese and grew up in US. I am currently studying at a language school in Seoul. My aunt lives in Korea, so I came to Korea alone to visit my family after a long time. The US is also in a pandemic situation due to Covid-19, but Seoul was better than I thought. I have been vaccinated with Moderna from the US and being very careful in Seoul.
For a long time, hump nose was a complex to me and I decided to get plastic surgery in Korea because Korean surgeons seemed to do the best with Asian faces. I did not sign up for a forum and only searched, but this time I joined because I want to share the information I found out.
There are so many plastic surgeries in Korea than many forum members know. The hospitals we know and the famous hospitals in the local area were a little different. Hospitals that we know of are about 5% of the number compared to the local area. There are a lot of clinics that we do not know that much, but they are really good at surgery at a good price. However, it is impossible to find such a clinic if you do not speak Korean well.
I can’t speak Korean well, but my aunt’s family is in Korea and my cousin has had surgery on her eyes and nose, so she helped find a clinic that is really famous among Koreans and offers good surgery result.
I told her that I wanted to go to a clinic that does natural nose surgery to correct my hump nose, and she said that DA, Premier, and Miho are popular in Korea.
DA is a clinic that I saw a lot on forums and they said it was very famous. About five clinics were recommended and I also looked into the prices.
In general, I heard that the cost of rhinoplasty is 5-6 million won, but there seemed to be many clinics offering promotions. There were also places that offered a lot of discounts when performing multiple surgeries together. I just want to do rhinoplasty, so I’m looking for only rhinoplasty. According to my cousin, I should go to counseling first and ask for a discount if there is a doctor I like. If I deliver my words well, they would give me a little discount, so I’m going to go to counseling first.
First of all, I received a consultation via email, and most clinics said that rhinoplasty cost 5-8 million won, and some they said that they had to send a full face picture to tell them about the surgery cost, and some said that the cost of Asian rhinoplasty was only 1 million won because it was being promoted (originally 3 million won). I was surprised if this price was real, so I asked my cousin and she said that there are many clinics that offer nose surgery at that price. So, I will go to a clinic where the cost of rhinoplasty for foreigners is 1 million won. It’s a plastic surgery clinic with many plastic surgery specialists, but they said the consultation and examination fee was free, so I’m going to visit. Even the translation service was free. There are quite a few clinics like this. If you have any further information, please share.
This is as far as I know. It’s getting a bit cold in Seoul right now, so I’m going to go to counseling when it gets a little warmer. I’m planning to have surgery in March or April.
For those who came from local areas and had plastic surgery in hospitals in Seoul, please recommend me any good clinics and doctors that are good at rhinoplasty without being too expensive!
If you are coming to Korea for nose surgery in March or April, please contact us. DM me
Hi, yes I responded to hvyln’s questionHi Horimiya
Did you get rhino at Braun?
How is it?
I’m happy with my result so far. It was crazy how fast my face got swollen from the first day to the second and now the third (it’s the most swollen and bruised on the third) but the staff and the English translator were so sweet and treated me well along the process. They’re so hardworking and this sounds so weird to say because I would be skeptical of what I’m saying right now but I’m really appreciative/grateful for their help along the way and during post op appointments. I’d say good thing to do is make sure you ice your eyes well!! (But not to put any pressure on the cast because the ice pack they give you is a eye cover wrap and just be careful around your cast) other than that everything seems to be going well and I still have a long way on my healing journey but I have to say I’m pretty happy even looking swollen like a puffer fish XD
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I'm in the UK but I'm planning on going in April around Easter. I haven't booked anything yet though as I'm still researching clinics
I just checked and mixed up the doctor’s name- I got mine done with Dr. Ryu Dong Wan
Misamisa did you manage to apply to going Korea? I also in Australia but Thai passport.
We got the Australia kakao group if anyone want to join can message me. We sharing information on surgery and how getting to Korea. Also got people from other country also. Right now all waiting to see when can apply keta visa I so stressing this because I am Thai but I live in Australia so i don’t know if I need waiting for Thailand passport can apply visa or waiting for people flying from Australia can go.
Could you pm me the aus kakao group? I can't pm you since I'm still new here. Thank you