I couldn't find an article that gave a general overview while looking into abdominoplasty, so I had a hard time putting it together piece by piece, so I'm writing this to share information.
I'll only write down three places that are mentioned a lot, but since this is a very subjective article, I hope you check it to see if it's like this or that, and find the place that suits you by doing it yourself.
*Mate
VY technique is the representative.
It's a technique where you cut and paste the < above and below the forehead to make a -< shape.
There are an overwhelming number of reviews with photos on the Internet.
It's generally pretty and the scar is less than reverse skin repositioning.
The counselor didn't know why I came, but the doctor looked at my eyes closely and said that she would just remove the stitches once or twice and put on regeneration tape. Later, if there were any dog ears left, she said that she would add an additional cost and slightly shave them with a laser. I liked the part where the doctor started by pointing out exactly what I felt was a problem, and she seemed confident in the surgery.
However, there is a separate open chat room for this, but if there is a lot of restoration, there is an issue
where it opens up into a round shape like the letter ㄷ over time. When searching, there are many reviews of restoration after the VY technique, not just here, so I hesitated. They say that it is because the muscles on the nose are pulled, so the power to gather the corners of the eyes is weak.
It looks really good for subtle restoration (usually 1mm) that seems to have been done but not done, and it is the fastest way to return to daily life.
However, I quit my job and can go into hiding for a while, so I don't think I have to do it with VY, so I don't look into it anymore.
*Eve's
best-seller in the front-end restoration industry. While many hospitals have risen and fallen, it has quietly been protecting the restoration industry.
Reverse skin repositioning technique, which means surgery that reverses the front-end surgery.
They charge a consultation fee of 10,000 won the first time, and 5,000 won for a second consultation. It feels a bit more difficult than other places, as it may not be possible to make a consultation appointment today or tomorrow.
It is a one-person hospital and feels like a hospital specializing in front-end restoration. The surgical procedure and precautions are given on A4 paper while waiting, and since both sides are filled, you can understand the general procedure and outline and consult.
It is good to manage your condition by having the doctor operate about 3 times a day, and to consult only with the doctor without consulting the staff. The doctor speaks kindly and has a comfortable atmosphere. He listens well and can adjust the amount of restoration during the consultation, and he also gave a short consultation right before the surgery.
One of the features here is that they attach a flesh-colored tape called Steri, which is good for suturing and scar management after the surgery, and I especially liked the part where they attached the Steri directly during the consultation to show the expected shape.
(+ There is a comment saying that it may not come out as the shape, but I thought about it and added the information because I was also informed of that.)
They say they also use dissolvable thread for internal restoration.
If you search, you will see that there are reviews of difficult surgeries, restoration failures elsewhere, and re-restorations, and they all have good reviews.
However, there are critical views that the doctor is nicknamed the yes man because he can do anything. I also said that the fine wrinkles in my eyelids and the vertical wrinkles in front of my eyes would all be resolved with surgery, and when I asked what to do if I had dog ears later, they only said that they wouldn't be visible after surgery and didn't offer any alternatives
. There aren't many photo reviews on the Internet because they don't have separate review events, but there are the most general reviews. There are an overwhelming number of people who got the surgery here in the open chatroom for restoration.
The public review photos that you can see by signing up for the website are all old, which is a shame. You can see other photos during the consultation, but they are similar to the website and I don't think there are any cases similar to mine. There is no Mongolian brow after the surgery, and I don't think that's what I prefer.
There are some issues with over-restoration and scars in the Internet reviews, but since they don't manage reviews separately and the amount of surgery is very large, some say that it's a small number of unlucky cases. They
said that general anesthesia costs an additional 200,000 won, you have to fast for 8 hours, and you only sleep for 5-10 minutes, so they recommend local anesthesia.
(+According to the comments from the regulars, general anesthesia is not the same as general anesthesia. In order to avoid the pain of the anesthesia injection in the eye area, they only put you to sleep for 5-10 minutes before the surgery, and then wake you up during that time to check the shape like local anesthesia.) They
say that if you open your eyes with your forehead, it costs an additional 100,000 won and it is good to get forehead botox before or on the day of the surgery.
*Secret
reverse skin repositioning. There is an animation on YouTube that shows the principle of reverse placement surgery, so you can check the surgical method there.
If you search, you will find many posts about going for consultations, but there are few actual reviews.
There are many people who do not like the consultation here, and there was even a review that said that the doctor's tone was too direct and made them cry. They ask you to only talk about your problem when looking straight ahead, not talking about your side, looking from below, or smiling, so please keep that in mind.
You can also consult with the staff, but it seems that it depends on which staff you consult with. I recommend consulting with the director.
I consulted with two staff members and the doctor for re-consultation, but since there were notes from everyone on the chart, I heard that it didn't seem like something he had written. There was a gap in explanation as he went through several people. First, I should have kept asking proactively. It would have been good if the doctor who would perform the surgery had been a little more kind and consulted everything from the beginning, but it didn't seem easy. I'm being realistic and honest, but I feel like I'm talking too much. I'm worried that I won't be able to convince the patient of the parts that I feel were wrong if the surgery went wrong.
There are reviews that say that if the patient's condition is fine because they didn't do an unreasonable surgery, or if it's too severe, they send them back.
The doctor's style is clear, so he usually restores about 3mm, and you can check the official review photos on the blog, and there are more Mongolians than Eve.
When I saw the review photos shown during the consultation, I was most attracted to this place. There were cases similar to mine before the surgery, and there were cases that conservative people would tell me not to do if I uploaded photos in the open chat room.
Actually, I went here first, and I kept thinking about it even when I went to other places, but the consultation process made me hesitate to choose.
Anyway, there are a few issues with over-the-counter surgery on the internet, but there are few scarring issues, and they say that aftercare looks simple because they don't put on tape and just apply ointment. I
think the dog ear will be hidden if you do the front-end restoration, but if it's visible, they said that they can cut it once or twice for an additional cost.
If you don't agree to use the internet, you have to pay 330,000 won more. The doctor's agreement to use the academic society was separate, but you can refuse.
There is no difference in price between partial anesthesia and sleep anesthesia, but the doctor said that he prefers partial anesthesia for double eyelid surgery and sleep anesthesia for front-end restoration. When the eye anesthesia is administered under local anesthesia, tears may flow, but they said to hold them in as much as possible even if they feel like they are going to come out.
If the doctor thinks it is necessary, they will inject forehead and glabellar botox at the end of the surgery (2 people commented).
+ There has been an issue recently regarding Mongolian ptosis.
**Related terms
- Nuho: The red part inside the eye. Where tears gather.
If the nuho is excessively exposed, the eyes may look sunken in aesthetically, and functionally, the eyes may feel sore.
- Dog ear: A protrusion of skin that occurs when skin is left at the end of the suture line after skin incision.
- Mongolian: A wrinkle at the front of the eye (inner canthus). A wrinkle that extends below the front of the eye. Common in Asians.
- Mongolian band: A hook-shaped wrinkle that forms after an epicanthal fold.
- Tracheal scar: A scar that mainly forms near the front of the eye. One of the main side effects of epicanthal fold surgery.
- Lagophthalmos: A symptom where the eyes do not close.
This surgery may not always produce the desired shape, and there are reviews of famous hospitals going out of business.
Above all, it is a surgery that leaves scars around the eyes.
I hope you think carefully about whether it's really what you want and whether you can handle it if it doesn't work out.
I don't know exactly what each hospital does and the aftercare after the procedure, so it would be better to check it out yourself. If
I'm wrong or have anything else to add, please let me know!