When I was preparing for rhinoplasty and going around for consultations, I thought the notes I wrote in my memo app might help, so I’m sharing them!!
For reference, I already chose one of these clinics and finished surgery I’m getting my splint removed tomorrow Everyone, I hope you find a good clinic too!!
Oh, and for me, bulbous nose correction + hump correction were basically assumed, and the doctors’ opinions differed on these 3 things: nostril reduction, osteotomy, and whether or not to use silicone! Of course, opinions also differed a lot on materials
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1) DA (Park Jun-woo) - no consultation fee (CT) Booked an appointment for the same day My nose is on the firm and thick side If I put in silicone, it would probably look a bit cleaner and prettier But since my nasal bridge is on the higher side, if I don’t want to do it, I don’t have to Recommended silicone 3-4 mm / donated costal cartilage Recommended nostril reduction Did not recommend osteotomy 3.9 million won on condition of writing a review 100,000 won deposit (2-year time limit) Consultation ended quickly in 5-10 minutes
2) Mind (Lee Young-taek) - 10,000 won (CT, photos) Said my nasal bridge is high, so not to use silicone Recommended ear cartilage + donated costal cartilage Recommended osteotomy and nostril reduction 5.56 million won on condition of writing a review Consulted while drawing it out with Photoshop Since summer is peak season, they asked me to book one month in advance
3) D-Day - no consultation fee (CT, photos) One-director clinic Recommended septal cartilage or donated costal cartilage Did not recommend nostril reduction or osteotomy Recommended silicone 4-5 mm On condition of writing a review, 4.05 million won if using donated costal cartilage, 3.61 million won if using ear cartilage The director is the type who actively explains a lot of things
4) Named (Lee Byung-jun) - no consultation fee (CT, photos) The reviews on a clinic-review app are fairly good Did not recommend nostril reduction or osteotomy Prefers cartilage and septal cartilage Recommended silicone 2-3 mm 4 million won on condition of writing a review The director seemed confident and was the type who actively explained a lot of things
5) Mint - 10,000 won (photos) One-director clinic Recommended silicone 1-2 mm Recommended osteotomy if I want frontal-view improvement Nostril reduction can be done later, so did not recommend it for now Seemed to prefer a natural look Said they wake you up near the end of surgery to check the nose shape The director somehow felt like Jesus Maybe because he was tired, but he was a little scary
6) K Plus (Kim Jin-woo) - 10,000 won (CT) Recommended septal cartilage + ear cartilage Did not recommend nostril reduction Said to do osteotomy if I want to Recommended no implant 3.6 million won on condition of writing a review The director seemed to provide a careful and thorough consultation He showed me many review photos, and the overall feel looked more semi-scooped than straight-to-semi-scooped
7) Wonna - no consultation fee (CT, photos) One-director clinic Recommended osteotomy Recommended no implant Recommended donated costal cartilage + ear cartilage Did not recommend nostril reduction If booked within April, 4.94 million won on condition of writing a review I liked that the director referred to himself as “teacher”; it felt warm. He also gave a fairly long and thorough consultation
8) Nano - 20,000 won (CT, photos) One-director clinic Went on my mom’s recommendation Recommended autologous costal cartilage Recommended nostril reduction Osteotomy is optional Recommended no implant 6.9 million won if doing nostril reduction, 5.8 million won if not Only this clinic said it might actually be pretty to preserve the hump naturally Maybe because the director specializes in revision surgery, he recommended autologous costal cartilage even though this was my first surgery!