First of all, I have a low bulbous nose with a very slight hump. Thick skin at the nasal tip A straight-to-slightly-curved line close to straight I don’t like a pointy nasal tip I’m aiming for natural to naturally polished!
1. 431 (Director ㅂㅅㅇ) Consultation: CT 50,000 won (no consultation fee if booking surgery the same day) Nasal bridge: silicone 3-3.5 mm Nasal tip: ear cartilage (He said the septal cartilage is short, so he probably can’t use it) The doctor seemed slightly safety-oriented, a bit conservative. When I mentioned costal cartilage for the bridge, he said he doesn’t recommend costal cartilage for a first surgery and told me to use silicone instead (he said it looks too artificial). He also said once you reduce the nostril wings, you can’t reverse it, and since I can do it later, I should think about it more. This place is famous for revision surgery and functional nose surgery! My friend had it done there, and it really turned out extremely natural. Both the doctor and the consultant were kind This place is really natural to naturally polished. Price: with review-writing condition, nostril reduction (O) 5 million / nostril reduction (X) 4 million Deposit 100% refundable up to 1 week before
2. ㅋㅇㅍㄹㅅ (Director ㄱㅈㅇ) Consultation: CT 10,000 won Nasal bridge: silicone 3-4 mm Nasal tip: donor costal cartilage + ear cartilage Here too, like 431, they said my septal cartilage is thin and short, so it would be better not to touch it. Here, they recommended nostril reduction. I don’t know if that’s good or bad, but it seems like their approach is to just do everything the patient wants (...) There wasn’t really any restraint. But they were extremely kind. The line here is reeeally my style though Price: 5.83 million won with review-writing condition (6.33 million won if using autologous costal cartilage. I almost fainted when I heard the price;;) Deposit 100% refundable up to 3-4 days before
3. ㄷㄷㅇ (ㅣㅔㅣ) (Director ㅊㅅㅊ) I don’t think there was a separate consultation fee! They take both CT and photos. Nasal bridge: silicone 5 mm Nasal tip: donor costal cartilage My septal cartilage is on the small side, but he said if it can be used once opened, he’ll use it. If not, he’ll use ear cartilage. But he said he would use donor costal cartilage as much as possible. The doctor here also really tries to go very safely. He’s a bit conservative. He said I probably don’t need nostril reduction and told me not to do it. Even if I said I wanted it, he said he would want to talk me out of it (lol). He said it can’t be reversed and that he originally doesn’t like nostril reduction (;;). He said to do it later if needed. He really touched and checked my nose a lot and did all sorts of things. Honestly, I liked the doctor’s consultation the most. And I was complimented(?) for knowing a lot of things lol The consultants and the doctor are all kind! Price: review-writing condition, base 2.95 million + donor costal cartilage 770,000 (if cartilage is used, an additional 330,000) = 3.73-4.06 million A little bit flashy by my standards?... Deposit 100% refundable up to 1 week before
4. ㅍㄹㅇㅂ (Director ㄱㅈㅎ) Consultation: They don’t take CT separately here and only take photos?... Nasal bridge: silicone 3-4 mm, but it could be made higher Nasal tip: septal cartilage + donor costal cartilage used Even though they didn’t take CT, based on just looking at my bare face, he judged that septal cartilage would probably be okay to use, and said he would use it. He said nostril reduction and osteotomy probably aren’t necessary. Here, the consultant was really, really kind The doctor pointed out only the necessary parts clearly and spoke neatly, so it was easy to listen to. Price: 4.62 million won with review-writing and same-day booking condition 100% deposit refund is not possible, possible from 90%
I only went to 4 places, but it does feel like I can roughly judge after going to several places. 431 says they only use ear cartilage, but somehow, considering my skin characteristics (thick nasal tip, short columella), I feel a bit uneasy using only cartilage, so I’m putting this place on hold. ㅋㅇㅍㄹㅅ is so expensive that I can’t even think about it;; Why is a first surgery so expensive ㄷㄷㅇ (ㅣㅔㅣ) feels somewhere between naturally polished and flashy, and I heard bulbous noses need to be done more flashy than you expect to be satisfied, so I’m debating. But I really liked the doctor’s consultation ㅍㄹㅇㅂ was just solidly good. The doctor seemed very confident, and the consultants also seemed to have a lot of pride. But this place is already very famous.
Right now I’m torn between ㄷㄷㅇ and ㅍㄹㅇㅂ, but I don’t know where to do it I put down deposits at both!
I hadn’t thought about costal cartilage at all, but I was a little surprised because 3 places recommended it... Where would you do it if you were me??