I went around Gangnam and Apgujeong for consultations
Desired line: in-out (I said I wanted the double eyelid line to start from the inner corner) Eye condition: sunken eyes, hollow eyes
Sinsa Nㅅㅎ Plastic Surgery Around last year, I went for a nose consultation at ㅈㅇㅈㅇ for the first time in my life This was my first eye consultation here It’s apparently famous for doing natural-looking work, but the doctor I wanted was fully booked, so I consulted with a different doctor I waited about 30 minutes? The manager here was really nice. She said if I wrote a text-only review instead of posting photos, I’d get the discounted price. She looked up eyes similar to mine with me and seriously talked through what the result would likely be Out of all the places I visited, she felt like the manager who suited me best There was no pressure either But the doctor came in looking really tired, designed the line 2-3 times, answered a few questions, then asked if I had any more questions and left The consultation was about 5-7 minutes Sedation anesthesia, local anesthesia Surgery time: 30-40 minutes (come back one week later to remove stitches) I can get swelling laser treatment 3 times Swelling injection at one month For scar injections, they said to check whether I have scar tissue, and if I do, I can get the shot * Estimate: natural adhesion 540, front upper canthoplasty 440 (review discount applied) The reservation deposit was 50,000 won, and they said it could be fully refunded, so I paid it and got it refunded a week later
Gangnam Gㄹㄷ Plastic Surgery I went straight in without waiting The doctor was very meticulous here He tried the line many times and kept feeling my eye shape to check what kind it was. I liked the line here better than at Nㅅㅎ He said my brow distance was wide and the space between my eyes and eyebrows was narrow He said my right eye had a more severe Mongolian fold Because my eyes are sunken, incision surgery would be fine, but they’re still eyes suitable for natural adhesion, so natural adhesion would also be okay He talked about doing eye-opening correction, and when I said I didn’t want to accept side effects unless it was really necessary, he said that with any cosmetic surgery you have to accept the risk of side effects anyway;; The manager told me the doctor had examined me for a really long time and very carefully. The consultation felt like about 20 minutes I brought photos of Go Yoon-jung and Suzy, and he said Go Yoon-jung has protruding eyes and Suzy’s eyes are naturally large, so even a thin line would be fine. In other words, I couldn’t look like that Still, because the photos I brought were Suzy with an in-out line, not Wonyoung with a semi-out or out line, the manager said there was at least some chance ^^.. Sedation anesthesia, local anesthesia Stitches removed on day 7 Free aftercare within 1 year Scar tissue injections and swelling laser treatment are done directly by the doctor at each visit Surgery time: 1 hour 30 minutes * Estimate: natural adhesion 1,000, eye-opening correction 1,000, front canthoplasty 800 If you write a photo review and make a tentative reservation, you get 1,000,000 won off here Total: 2,079,000 won Deposit: 100,000 won, and refunds after paying the deposit are made with 10,000 won deducted
Apgujeong ㅇㅅㅈ Plastic Surgery I went after hearing it was a god’s hand and that this doctor had worked on many celebrities I waited about 1 hour This place didn’t have the usual plastic surgery clinic vibe at all. The doctor was really... eccentric. He had huge pride, and I did feel that he had good aesthetic sense But there were too few reviews, and with the doctor rummaging through piles of papers like a scientist and showing me a few old-film-style review photos, it felt way too much like a gamble to decide based on that... Still, when he said people come here after going somewhere else because it was expensive and getting botched, and they weren’t just one or two people, honestly I was swayed, but after the consultation the manager told me the price and I just ran He also gave a speech saying he’s not someone who just draws a line on the eye for double-eyelid surgery, but someone who creates harmonious, beautiful eyes, and that he does surgery to change the structure of the eyes... I happened to see him leaving work, and even in casual clothes he was really a fashionista Also, if you go here, they hit you hard with blunt comments about your looks, so if you’re sensitive, go in mentally prepared. It was dizzying He seems to like dog-like eyes * Estimate: incision, lower front canthoplasty, eye-shape correction, fat grafting, under-eye fat removal Total: 9.6 million (Fat grafting and under-eye fat removal were explained as: because my eyes are sunken, but the under-eye area is slightly bulging, they would remove the fat under the eyes and put it into the sunken eyes...? That’s what he said. He said that would make me look younger.. They absolutely do not do review-event discounts here, so there’s no discount either I heard surgery time was about 5 hours I couldn’t write down the aftercare details because I fainted after hearing the price
Apgujeong ㅋㄹ Plastic Surgery I didn’t wait even 5 minutes It felt like my heart was healed here after getting torn apart at ㅇㅅㅈ It was such a warm place. It felt like getting a quote for cosmetic surgery from my uncle But the manager was the worst here. It felt like she just wanted me to hurry up and leave..? They only do buried stitches, and after trying the line several times, they said canthoplasty probably wasn’t necessary At every other hospital before this, front canthoplasty had been included in the estimate, so I asked about front canthoplasty, but they said my brow distance wasn’t that wide, so it didn’t seem necessary. Eye-opening correction too? Probably not necessary? The strength to open my eyes seemed sufficient They said they only recommend it to patients who really need it I also asked about my nose, and they honestly said not to do hump removal or osteotomy and the like, and if anything, just raise the tip a bit. They said honestly they couldn’t recommend nose surgery because it was risky They said they’re a very conservative doctor, but I’d casually asked about my nose at ㅇㅅㅈ and they had gone on and on about alar base reduction, implants for the bridge, and all sorts of things, so I’d mentioned it out of curiosity They strongly discouraged that old-fashioned alar base reduction surgery * Estimate: buried stitches 1,500,000 No review-event discount here either Surgery time: 40 minutes, total 2 hours Come back for stitch removal 2-7 days later Aftercare period: 2 years Local anesthesia
Gangnam ㅍㄹㅁㅇ Plastic Surgery This was the place I was most excited about because it looked the best to me on the app ㄱㄴㅇㄴ The manager’s pushiness was legendary^^.. She tried to persuade me and held me there twice I waited about 40 minutes. There were a lot of people The doctor was very cool He said my eyes are small compared to my nose and mouth, and that they’re typical East Asian eyes He said the bridge of my nose is high compared to my eyes He said it would be better to pull the line naturally into an in-out shape rather than making it too high. The consultation felt like about 5-8 minutes I think I talked with the manager for over 30 minutes ^^... I didn’t know, but the internet reviews said they mainly recommend incision surgery * Estimate: incision eye-opening correction 3,200,000 + upper canthoplasty 1,800,000 (they said it’s expensive because he’s the lead doctor) An additional 10% is added, so total 5,500,000 If you do the photo review event and post 4 times, it becomes 380 after 260+120 If you schedule early, you get another 10% off.. My brain was totally scrambled They said swelling lasts 2-3 weeks with incision surgery Free aftercare period is 1 year / 50% within 2 years Brief sedation anesthesia, local anesthesia Surgery time: 1 to 1.5 hours Come back 7 days later for stitch removal At each aftercare visit, you can get swelling laser treatment for free
They kept trying really hard to convince me, saying even a famous female idol came here for double eyelid surgery and that I should trust them ^_
Gangnam ㅇㅇㅋㅌ Plastic Surgery Waited about 10 minutes The only place I took photos at.. I was completely flustered The doctor was kind. He had a very “ask me anything you want~” kind of vibe, which was warm, following right after ㅋㄹ While going around to different places, hearing that I had hollow eyes and sunken eyes really damaged my self-esteem, so when I started talking about how I have hollow eyes and sunken eyes and so on, he said hollow eyes are definitely trickier to operate on, but aesthetic preferences differ from person to person, so it’s okay. He said if you look at celebrities, there are many people with hollow eyes who are beautiful, and that they can even look more atmospheric and deep-eyed, which I liked For sunken eyes too, he said they weren’t that sunken, and that I was too young to be taking fat from under the eyes and putting it into the eyes, so I shouldn’t do that in my early-to-mid 20s and should wait until I’m over 40 I also asked about back canthoplasty just out of curiosity, and while other clinics said after feeling around that there wasn’t space anyway and that even if I did it the result wouldn’t be dramatic, he said back canthoplasty would probably be okay, though it was just an option. He said to do it if I wanted my eyes to look longer He tried the line many times, but no matter who drew the line on my eyes, it all looked more or less the same For the line, he was the only one who mentioned in-out and semi-out * Estimate: natural adhesion 715,000 + front canthoplasty 550,000 Come back 7 days later for stitch removal Come back again one month after stitch removal for a follow-up Aftercare period: 2 years (after 1 year, only anesthesia cost is paid) 5 minutes of sedation anesthesia, then local anesthesia Surgery time: total 2 hours, but actual surgery only 30-40 minutes The manager explained things like an AI with zero pressure and just sent me off. There was no same-day reservation discount, so it felt comfortable
I wanted to consult at ㅇㅁㄷ in Apgujeong, but they were already fully booked from the consultation stage, so I still haven’t had double eyelid surgery I went around all these places and still don’t know where to go......