Initials are limited to the first two characters only, based on my personal consultation notes, so results may vary depending on each person's condition.
R.S Consultation fee: no / CT: yes The director was kind and the consultation was decent, but I excluded it because from the start they kept recommending things that did not suit me, which I felt was excessive recommendation. The director's style is kind, quickly figures out the shape of the nose and my needs, but recommends their own surgical method, saying it would look pretty this way. You must use autologous costal cartilage. It can be done without it, but then the shape won't come out. You should have the surgery using autologous rib cartilage. That kind of thing.. However, I don't think my nose needs so much that it requires autologous costal cartilage, but they could not explain that clearly. The consultation manager kept trying to persuade me by saying rib-cartilage surgery has good results and that many people are doing it these days, and inside I was like, please stop~ I don't want to use rib cartilage if possible, and I want to avoid major surgery, but I do not feel the need for autologous rib cartilage. Unless it is a nose that needs reconstruction due to capsular contracture or severe inflammation, I do not want to add a major surgery unnecessarily. No consultation fee, CT taken and explained, and they pushed a 10% discount if I booked that day. The manager kept dragging out the conversation, and I felt like I was being treated like an easy mark, so I wanted to leave quickly. The estimate was roughly around 9 million won (revision nose surgery from 3.5 million + materials, etc. additional 1.5 million + rib cartilage 4 million + @)
K.Y Consultation fee: 10,000 / CT: no No wait and a fast consultation, with a single director. The director has a firm approach to noses in their own way. You can see experience and seniority. They quietly draw sketches and explain things one-sidedly. It was sleepy. They observe and judge well on their own, explain things in an easy-to-understand way, and accurately identify the shape I want. For the surgical method, donor rib cartilage is used for the nasal tip. They do not recommend autologous rib cartilage, and said their own surgical style uses donor rib cartilage. That already put me off. They said ear cartilage or septal cartilage may be too small or insufficient, so they use donor rib cartilage. I could feel that they insist on their own method. I was very curious about the brand name of the commercialized donor rib cartilage and where it comes from, but I did not get an explanation about that. I have not yet seen any hospital where the surgeon clearly explains the source of the materials used in surgery, such as silicone or donor rib cartilage, meaning which brand they are. When I go to the dentist, they tell me the names and brands of all the implant types, but I wish there were surgeons who clearly explain the origin of the surgical materials used in my own body. In plastic surgery, communication with the doctor seems just as important as the materials themselves. They did not seem very receptive to questions during the consultation. They recommend donor rib cartilage and seem to prefer a simple surgical method, but compared with that, the price is rather high. The estimate was roughly around 7 million won (including donor rib cartilage + 1 million), with a 20% discount for writing a review in the app, and if the deposit was paid the same day, several hundred thousand won more could be discounted.
S.W Consultation fee: 30,000 / CT: yes The director's explanation was brief, not the kind who explains at length. In communication, the director had a model-like feeling but also a certain discomfort, and they seemed like the type who would not communicate well with customers because of their own stubbornness. They probably understand the theory academically, but the explanation itself made me lose the desire to entrust the surgery. The consultation appointment was set right away. And this applies to all plastic surgery clinics: most consultation managers are unnecessary. People who are, frankly, below the level of the visiting customers (patients?) sit there and spout medical knowledge as if they were the doctor, and listening to them, the surgery-related talk is ridiculous. If the doctor finds it tacky and embarrassing to talk directly about discounts on surgery fees, and uses a go-between instead, then they should act according to that position, only tell the surgery cost, coordinate the schedule, and function like one of the front-desk staff. It is absurd for an unlicensed employee who is neither medical staff nor a nurse to talk about surgical methods, progress, and effects as if they were a doctor. Maybe only after a consultation manager disaster happens will manager marketing disappear too. For now, anyone and everyone becomes a consultation manager. It is funny, but I listened for quite a while. In my head I was like, are you the doctor? After the director's consultation, I had to meet the manager again to hear the cost, and while they tried to come up with a quote that would land, the introduction was painfully long. 'Silicone removal fee' roughly 5 million. They repeatedly emphasized that there would be no cosmetic shaping, only removal. 'Revision nose surgery fee' roughly 9 million. Using autologous rib cartilage, and if you want a pretty cosmetic shape, they said to do it as 'revision nose surgery'. This place is unusual in that it draws a boundary between whether the purpose is removal or revision surgery, but asking me to choose that boundary itself is contradictory. In cosmetic surgery, they force an ambiguous boundary. It's like having to choose only between a circle and a square, with no triangle. Plastic surgery is about aesthetics, so does it even work like that?... Right from there... Ah... I got the sense that their aesthetic sense would be lacking. It just sounded like an escape hatch made because the doctor was not confident in the surgical result. If the consultation manager wants to explain/persuade about the surgical method, then get a medical license and say something that makes sense from start to finish. I felt no kindness at all, and there was just too much talk. I regret the 10,000 won consultation fee + 20,000 won CT scan fee + 10,000 won parking fee, for a total of 40,000 won.
Y.Y Consultation fee: 10,000 / CT: no There was no wait, and I was quickly guided to a consultation with the chief director. First of all, there was no overuse of clumsy medical knowledge by the consultation manager. Before seeing the director, they briefly wrote down notes and then guided me to the director's office. It was comfortable because the consultation manager stayed within their role, handling guidance and scheduling. Honestly, I wanted to re-do the consultation manager's eyes and nose surgery myself.. . I keep thinking again: they are young, obviously inexperienced, lacking both experience and knowledge, and even basic service skills are underdeveloped. I do not know why this odd consultation-manager position is needed. From the standpoint of the hospital image and service, rather than having several awkward consultation managers, it would be better to have one capable schedule manager in their 40s, early to mid-40s, with life experience and seniority, who takes good care of themselves. That would give trust to visitors, meaning customer-patients, and would also improve the hospital image. Every time I go for a consultation, having to see the consultation manager first is annoying and a waste of time. They should just have the front desk staff take the registration and hand out a form to record the surgery history. Repeating the same thing two or three times with the manager before seeing the director is extremely annoying. Anyway, this world makes it hard to find proper employees.. This chief director is famous for breasts, and is very clear-headed. They ask questions, and I liked that. They need to ask the necessary questions to understand the patient's needs and intentions accurately. In fact, I felt like I had not prepared enough, so after I got home I watched the director's YouTube again. They seem to pursue natural results, aiming for beauty without overdoing it. Just being able to express that middle ground suggests an aesthetic sense, and they explained clearly the difference between noses that need rib cartilage and noses that do not. Just that alone cleared up my confusion amid the flood of information, and there was no excessive recommendation. It was a consultation where I could hear the information I was curious about and wanted to hear to some extent. While consulting, I could reasonably question whether I could trust this director with my case, and I could see whether they were flexible in communication and open-minded. The consultation content was a little disappointing, but overall positive. Silicone replacement, use of ear cartilage for the nasal tip, and a relatively simple surgical method are also good. The revision surgery cost itself is high, but compared with other places it is the most reasonable. The estimate is under 4 million won. As of now, if I do have surgery, I want to do it here.
J.S Consultation fee: 10,000 / CT: no (if wanted, 50,000) It was a consultation with the chief director, and this director was the one I liked best. Their personality also seemed very gentle, and I could see that they tried to listen and think from the patient's perspective. When I asked various questions, even though they had just finished surgery and come out, they explained each thing in detail with a bright face and without showing fatigue. Their words also felt human, they were friendly, and they had confidence backed by a high level of learning. They seem to value harmony across the entire face, and personally they seem to prefer a somewhat flashy look and would likely perform surgery that way, but their effort to accept the patient's needs was impressive. They tried to catch the parts I wanted and correct things in that direction. The surgery cost was around 5 million won. They seem to use the entire building here, and there is no parking fee. The director was very kind, but overall, except for one front-desk staff member, the consultation staff or the people who looked like operating-room nurses walking back and forth had very sullen expressions, and from their gait alone they seemed rough and rude. Staff like that drag down the hospital's image. They were like people who do not understand service mentality, almost as if they were Chinese. It is true that the consultation manager only records things and does not really consult, but their attitude was rude, and the excessively long, sharp gel nails were also hard to look at.
I had consultations at five places, but I still have not decided where to do it. I have been consulting and worrying for years. For revision surgery, anything from the late 3 million won range to the 4 million won range is fine, and places asking more than that will all be excluded. I know that the market sets the price, but places that charge extremely excessive fees are to be avoided and I would not recommend them to anyone. Going around for consultations is tiring, but it helps. I can tell what I need and what I do not, and by hearing different opinions from different directors, I can distinguish what to accept and what to discard. You can hear, see, and feel many things, so the consultation fee is not wasted. I hope you do not try to save on consultation fees. Instead, you should study a lot yourself and bring questions before going to the consultation, so it does not feel wasteful. If I had researched the first surgery this carefully, I would not have had to undergo revision surgery later... Personally, the reason someone ends up needing revision surgery is, of course, sometimes complications, but more than that, it is because they were ignorant themselves, did not research enough, or simply rushed into surgery on impulse. Decades ago, there was not even a way to research properly, and in fact the technology was not as advanced as it is now. Also, if I myself do not properly understand what suits my face and undergo surgery in a direction that does not suit me... then revision surgery becomes necessary. These days, in the information age, so much information is openly available that it is a world where you can easily find what you want. If I were having my first cosmetic surgery in this era, I think I could avoid revision surgery by researching as much as possible, studying, and going to consultations. Research as much as possible, and above all, clearly know what you want yourself and convey it properly to the right doctor.