I wanted a glamorous line, so I first booked consultations with places that do a more natural look!
Mint - 1-2 mm silicone, slight hump reduction, osteotomy (optional but recommended), tip (septal cartilage + ear cartilage if insufficient), functional nose surgery (optional)
-> functional nose surgery not included (4.73 million KRW)
First Button - 2-3 mm silicone, slight hump reduction, tip (septal cartilage + ear cartilage if insufficient), osteotomy (optional), functional nose surgery
-> functional nose surgery not included (3.30 million KRW)
I went to these two places.
At Mint, the director wasn’t rude, but it really felt like they only checked the parts that needed improvement, as subtly as possible. I didn’t get a CT scan; I only had photos taken for the consultation. I was told that for surgery, they would use sedation and local anesthesia, then wake me up and show me the nose shape and do a mid-procedure check. They said they would never recommend anything excessive and seemed to pursue a natural look that fit my face. But if it’s too natural, I felt like it would be a waste to pay 5 million KRW, so I passed on this one.
At First Button, they took a CT scan and photos as soon as I arrived. While I was waiting for the director, they played a video where the director personally explained the nose, so I could watch that and not be as bored while waiting. When the director came in, they came in really energetically, haha. For some reason, my first impression already felt good. I know you shouldn’t decide based on that alone. Anyway, the explanation was very kind, and they checked the CT scan one by one to see whether the septal cartilage would be long enough to use. They also explained the surgical line using Photoshop on my face photos while adjusting the nose, which I liked.
They also seemed to pursue a natural look here, but not as much as Mint. When I said I wanted to use higher silicone, they explained well that the height of the silicone is not the most important thing, and that the nose tip line has a much bigger influence, so they explained why the nose line matters.
They also told me that the higher you go, the more the nasal tip can droop later, and I liked that they explained why they did not recommend it.
So in the end, even though it was my second consultation, I decided on First Button, put down a deposit, and came back.
The reviews for First Button were also not bad, so I chose it, but ㅠ Because there weren’t many reviews, I started wondering if there were no bad reviews because there weren’t many reviews at all, so I’m posting this.
If anyone here has had surgery at First Button, please leave a comment!