While I was in Seoul, I went on a plastic surgery consultation tour... I thought I was getting tired of it, and I wanted to be of some help to those who were worried about hospitals like me, so I tried my best to write it down on a notepad. All of them were based on non-implants and I hoped for a natural feel, so I mainly visited hospitals like that
. My nose is small and low, with a nose that slightly protrudes like a beak in the middle. It's not a box nose or a dragon nose, but it feels a bit spread out. The bridge of my
nose and nasal septum are bent, but there's no functional discomfort at all. I don't have rhinitis, and I can breathe well through both nostrils.
1. ㅂㅈ
- The only one. Waiting time for a CT scan is 20 to 30 minutes? As if you were caught, you first consult with the director, wait in the consultation room, and then move to the director's office.
- There is CCTV and real-time viewing is possible (there is a separate CCTV viewing area, so guardians can watch in real time. If they don't believe it, they can observe from inside wearing surgical clothes. (I was impressed because he spoke with such confidence)
- Consultation fee 10,000 won / Consultation time about 30 minutes
- My nasal septum is deviated and needs to be corrected, and my nose bone is wide to the side, so an osteotomy is essential
- The only thing they recommend is to raise the eyebrows. The material used for the eyebrows is ears. They say they cover it with the periosteum of the ears because the cartilage can show through, and since the bridge of the nose is low, they say it will be effective if the eyebrows are aligned. It seems like it was my first consultation, so I don't remember exactly. Anyway, he strongly recommended it
- He said he would only use the nasal septum for the tip of the nose, but if there wasn't enough material when opening it, he would use ear cartilage
- Did the director feel comfortable overall?
- After-sales service period: 3 years / If you are dissatisfied with the aesthetics, you can re-surgery by paying only the cost of anesthesia
- After-care includes a swelling laser as standard, and injections to the breast area are available free of charge
- The amount was 480, but if you make a deposit of 10 on the day, they will fix it for 430. They said that if you cancel the reservation deposit, you can get a refund of 90,000 won at any time, excluding the consultation fee of 10,000 won. Even if you cancel next year, you will get a refund of 90,000 won, and even if you have surgery next year, it will remain at 430. And here, 140 will be charged separately for the actual cost of the nasal septum. If you receive about 80% of the cost, the out-of-pocket cost is said to be in the low 3 million won range (430-140 = 290, so if you receive a refund of 110% of the actual cost, the surgery will cost a total of 320) / But I still don't know what advantage the hospital will gain by implementing this reservation fee system. Well, it's good because I can get a refund and it's at a discounted price, but... I was skeptical even after paying the reservation deposit (430 is said to be only available during consultations, so it feels like coercion? It makes me feel like I'm losing money, haha. It feels like home shopping is about to sell out) There are two cases in which the reservation fee is not refundable. What if the surgery is scheduled 2 weeks before? You can either cancel or have the blood test done at this hospital (they say the cost of the blood test is 100,000 won)
- Surgery takes 2 hours
- Gauges are removed the next day, splints and stitches are removed 5-6 days later
- While removing the above. Progress report 2nd week progress report
- Other: There were more foreign patients than expected. There were white people, there were Chinese people, and it felt like there were a lot of patients waiting. The counseling director told me before I asked any questions, so I was busy writing them down on a notepad, but it was nice to hear first what I had missed. The director appealed to me by saying that he only performs surgeries three times a day and that he doesn't do any marketing, but is famous through word of mouth. I took a picture of my profile with this tablet and did virtual plastic surgery on the spot. Of course, the quality wasn't great, but it was good to know the general direction I was pursuing.
2. ㅂㄷㄴ (I'm ㅋㄴㅍ)
- The plastic surgery building was all a 5-story building that they used, and it was a place for consultation. The surgery is on the 4th floor, the 5th floor is for R&D... Did they make a lot of money? I wanted to
- Each person has their own consultation room, and after consulting with the director, you wait and the director comes in. The waiting time seemed to be less than 10 minutes.
- There is CCTV, but it cannot be viewed in real time. Instead, they said they would film it with my cell phone (I was a little surprised)
- Nose cartilage and septum. He asked me to use it to raise it by 3mm. I asked if it would be too high, but he told me not to worry because his nose
was something he couldn't be greedy of in the first place, which made me laugh. - He said that an osteotomy is also necessary here, but he said that it felt like my nose bone was wide, but it was curved, so I had to do it
. When I brought up the story about my eyebrows that I had heard at my previous hospital, I got a nuanced response that said, 'I don't think I have eyebrows, but I can raise them if I want to,' and 'You don't have to raise your eyebrows if you don't want to.'
- Previous hospital, 3 times a day When I brought up the topic of surgery, he laughed and said that there was no limit and that he had to work hard to earn money. He said that things didn't work out the way he wanted because he did a lot in the peak season and not much in the off-season.
- Overall, the director seemed kind and he didn't answer questions that weren't asked first. Look and write down the list in advance
- Surgery time takes 1.5 to 2 hours
- After-sales service period: 2 years / If cosmetically dissatisfied, reoperation is possible by paying only the cost of materials and anesthesia
- Aftercare: Swelling laser, breast injection, bruise cream, etc.
- 2 After 1 day, the cotton was removed. After 5 days, the splint was removed. After 3 weeks, after 3 months, after 6 months, the progress was seen (the director appealed that the director would unconditionally see the progress in person)
- The price is 350 (if only beauty treatment). If you pay a deposit of 20 on the day, you can get a discount of up to 320. When I consulted with the director, I heard about septum correction. When I asked if the functional part was not included, it was not so severe that it was enough to be officially charged? The surgery is not performed. If you want to have a functional surgery, 120 will be added. I don't have any functional discomfort, so I don't want to do it. For your reference, I already paid a deposit of 10 at ㅂㅈ, but I didn't pay a deposit at ㅂㄷㄴ. 20 is counting, and there is no surgery here. If you do it, it flies away... I heard that there are people who bet 100,000, but I didn't specifically ask how the discount would be applied if I bet 10 (since I wasn't going to bet anyway)
- Do you think the manager's speaking skills are good? To put it in a bad way, it feels crazy? It was a consultation that made me feel like an outsider. I appealed to the fact that there is only one director who specializes in rhinoplasty here, so there is no need to change the doctor right before the surgery, and while talking about the plastic surgery building, I appealed to the fact that the director has taken root, so I can come and see him at any time. Ham
- I liked the before and after photos overall, and the manager did a virtual plastic surgery, which was good because it wasn't excessive and was similar to the design I wanted.
3. ㅇㅈ
4. ㅅㅇㅅ
- Hmm... Honestly, I regret visiting. Haha, if anyone is curious, I'll write about it next!