I did rhinoplasty and alar-reduction surgery and I would like to share my experience with Woori Plastic Surgery.
I’m a foreigner, male in my mid-thirties and I have been wanting to get a nose surgery for awhile now and Woori Plastic Surgery Hospital was recommended to me by my friend who had some work done in the past. She told me that the doctors at Woori would give reliable advice on the type of surgery suitable for individual and are not pushy, even though we are foreigners. At Woori, they have a translator, Katherine, who very fluent in English and Korean so you don’t have to worry about language barrier. I was assigned to Dr. Lim Pyeong Jin.
My main concern is to have an alar-reduction surgery as I am aware that I have a relatively wide alar/nostrils and would like them to be reduced. Upon having the first discussion over WhatsApp, before flying over to Seoul, I expressed my concerns, sent over all the different angles of my face and Woori got back to me the next day after their internal discussion with Dr. Lim.
I actually also wanted to have a longer chin but Dr. Lim thought that based on my facial proportion that it was not necessary, especially after the nose surgery. He suggested for me to shave my nasal bone, have a slightly narrow and more refined bridge, fixing my hooked nose tip, adding columnar support, and also an alar-reduction surgery. I agreed to go ahead with the procedures as it will harmonise my nose entirely eventually.
Once I’m more or less sure of the surgeries that I want to do, I am able to book a surgery date before I flew down with a deposit of 700USD via wire. The surgery date comes with a consultation with the doctor right before the surgery, if you decide not to go with the surgery, you won’t be able to get the deposit back, pretty straight forward. If you decide to have the consultation first before booking a surgery date, you can, but you might not be able to get the next latest surgery slot, especially when you are a foreigner and not staying in Seoul for a long time. For me, I was more or less comfortable and pretty sure that I’m gonna do it. So for this part, please do your research online before you fly down.
Post surgery-
I would say I was well taken care of post surgery, I was given very clear instructions on the Dos and Don’ts both via verbally and in a printout to take back to my hotel with a ice-pack for the swelling.
Any questions that I’ve encountered I would just WhatsApp Katherine and she would reply me the soonest and I got all my questions resolved. I had to go back to the hospital on day 2, 5 and 9, cleaning or to remove stitches and whatnot, Katherine would be there to ensure that the communication between the nurses and doctor were smooth and clear and I never once felt frustrated or lost in translation.
Rhinoplasty recovery is a very long one, even so, Katherine still maintain communication with me. I am almost 2 months post-surgery and Katherine would still be checking in on me once in awhile to monitor the state of recovery which I find it very ensuring. I look forward my full recovery.
I’m a foreigner, male in my mid-thirties and I have been wanting to get a nose surgery for awhile now and Woori Plastic Surgery Hospital was recommended to me by my friend who had some work done in the past. She told me that the doctors at Woori would give reliable advice on the type of surgery suitable for individual and are not pushy, even though we are foreigners. At Woori, they have a translator, Katherine, who very fluent in English and Korean so you don’t have to worry about language barrier. I was assigned to Dr. Lim Pyeong Jin.
My main concern is to have an alar-reduction surgery as I am aware that I have a relatively wide alar/nostrils and would like them to be reduced. Upon having the first discussion over WhatsApp, before flying over to Seoul, I expressed my concerns, sent over all the different angles of my face and Woori got back to me the next day after their internal discussion with Dr. Lim.
I actually also wanted to have a longer chin but Dr. Lim thought that based on my facial proportion that it was not necessary, especially after the nose surgery. He suggested for me to shave my nasal bone, have a slightly narrow and more refined bridge, fixing my hooked nose tip, adding columnar support, and also an alar-reduction surgery. I agreed to go ahead with the procedures as it will harmonise my nose entirely eventually.
Once I’m more or less sure of the surgeries that I want to do, I am able to book a surgery date before I flew down with a deposit of 700USD via wire. The surgery date comes with a consultation with the doctor right before the surgery, if you decide not to go with the surgery, you won’t be able to get the deposit back, pretty straight forward. If you decide to have the consultation first before booking a surgery date, you can, but you might not be able to get the next latest surgery slot, especially when you are a foreigner and not staying in Seoul for a long time. For me, I was more or less comfortable and pretty sure that I’m gonna do it. So for this part, please do your research online before you fly down.
Post surgery-
I would say I was well taken care of post surgery, I was given very clear instructions on the Dos and Don’ts both via verbally and in a printout to take back to my hotel with a ice-pack for the swelling.
Any questions that I’ve encountered I would just WhatsApp Katherine and she would reply me the soonest and I got all my questions resolved. I had to go back to the hospital on day 2, 5 and 9, cleaning or to remove stitches and whatnot, Katherine would be there to ensure that the communication between the nurses and doctor were smooth and clear and I never once felt frustrated or lost in translation.
Rhinoplasty recovery is a very long one, even so, Katherine still maintain communication with me. I am almost 2 months post-surgery and Katherine would still be checking in on me once in awhile to monitor the state of recovery which I find it very ensuring. I look forward my full recovery.
