First of all, I have a high nasal bridge with a hump, and my nasal tip droops slightly. I also prefer a closed approach, so I visited 3 clinics among those that can do surgery with a closed approach.
[ ㅇㅆ ] Plastic Surgery 1. Surgical method: closed approach, hump rasping, ear cartilage, fascia use because the nasal tip may show through 2. Cost: 3.83 million KRW (VAT not included, review required) / 3.2 million KRW if booking the same day (VAT included, review required) / refundable except for the 10% deposit before surgery 3. Anesthesia: sedation anesthesia & local anesthesia (wake up 10 minutes before surgery ends) 4. Surgery time: 1 hour 30 minutes ~ 2 hours 5. Aftercare: 2 swelling injections 6. Average number of surgeries per day: about 2-3 cases 7. CCTV: available / to view it, you need consent regarding portrait rights from the medical staff and assistants who participated in the surgery and must complete documents (you have to go through a complicated process) 8. Review discount: available / ㄱㄴㅇㄴ, ㅂㅂㅌ 3 times each (6 times total)
[ ㅍㄹㅈ ] Plastic Surgery 1. Surgical method: closed approach, hump rasping, ear cartilage 2. Cost: 3.3 million KRW (VAT included, review required) / 2.9 million KRW if booking the same day (VAT included, review required) / full refund of deposit possible up to 4 days before surgery 3. Anesthesia: sedation anesthesia & local anesthesia (wake up 10 minutes before surgery ends) 4. Surgery time: 1 hour 30 minutes ~ 2 hours 5. Aftercare: free within 1 year / anesthesia and material fees required within 2 years / revision surgery fee required after 3 years 6. Average number of surgeries per day: varies each time / easy surgeries up to ~4 cases, difficult surgeries 1-2 cases 7. CCTV: available / guardian can check it in real time from the consultation room (if there are many consultation clients, they have to give up the seat) & if requested, they show the recording when you come for treatment / 100,000 KRW if you want to watch the full video 8. Review discount: available / write a total of 3 reviews on ㄱㄴㅇㄴ or ㅂㅂㅌ
[ ㄹㅂㅅ ] ENT Clinic 1. Surgical method: closed approach, hump cutting, cartilage repositioning, tie the nasal tip and place septal cartilage on top of it (because it is quite deviated, if there is not enough, there is a 50% or higher chance of adding donated costal cartilage) (piggy nose possible), rhinitis, deviated septum 2. Cost: 7.11 million KRW including rhinitis surgery, deviated septum surgery, photo-use discount, and donated costal cartilage (VAT included) / no same-day booking discount / no deposit (other costs: about 4,000 KRW treatment fee for each postoperative visit, allergy blood test 2 days before surgery: 87,000 KRW) 3. Anesthesia: 5 minutes of sedation anesthesia & local anesthesia (proceeds while awake after 5 minutes of sedation anesthesia) 4. Surgery time: 2 ~ 3 hours (special note: they give pumpkin porridge for lunch after surgery) 5. Aftercare: lifelong / depending on the period, anesthesia and material fees may occur after mutual coordination 6. Average number of surgeries per day: 1 case 7. CCTV: none / none because it is performed while conscious 8. Review discount: no review writing, but discount is given if you agree to use before-and-after photos on the clinic website
Personally, I liked the last place, but... after three consecutive plastic surgery consultations, I was exhausted and dozing off, then when I heard the cost, tears and snot came right out and I snapped wide awake. The consultation managers at all three places were kind, which was nice.