*Revision eye surgery: ㅅㅅ, ㅈㅇ, ㅍㄹㅁㅇ, ㅇㅇㅋ For my first surgery, I had incisional double eyelid surgery with ptosis correction, but the surgery was done too conservatively, so the line is excessively low and my eyelids droop, so I looked into revision surgery.
My needs are as follows -Make more of the dark part of the eye clearly visible than now, for a sharper impression -Slightly open up the blocked inner corners without overdoing it -Correct asymmetry in the shape and height of both eyes -I want the line raised to about an inner double eyelid where the outer end is slightly visible
(1). ㅅㅅ The hospital is small, but the interior is unique.. kind of like a spaceship The director is full of confidence and very straightforward. As expected from a place famous for canthoplasty, he actively recommended medial/upper canthoplasty to me too, and while reading through the list of requests I had prepared one by one, he emphasized that they could be addressed with medial/upper canthoplasty. When I asked what about ptosis correction, he said we should release it and fix it again more clearly, and he held the line nicely. The director was kind, but he didn’t examine my eyes in huge detail; he confidently diagnosed that doing this and this would be enough, answered a few questions, and it ended, so the consultation finished very quickly. When I went out, the consultant said, “Huh, it’s already over?”
* Final quote: incisional revision eye surgery + revision ptosis correction + medial canthoplasty + upper canthoplasty
(2). ㅍㄹㅁㅇ I’d heard it was packed with people and like a chaotic marketplace, so I went prepared, but maybe because it was off-season, there weren’t many people, about four or five. I waited about 30 minutes and met Director Jang. After examining my eyes carefully, he said he did not recommend surgery itself. He said the surgery itself is still on the well-done side, and my eyes themselves differ on both sides in shape, protrusion, and bone structure, but it actually looks like the asymmetry was matched as much as possible. Then he said that if I were his family or relative, he would dissuade me from surgery. He also held a line for me and said this is only about as high as it can go, but he still doesn’t really recommend it. But honestly, I really liked the line he held for me too… Anyway, his stance that I didn’t need surgery was so firm that I came out in 5 minutes.
* Final quote: surgery rejected
(3). ㅈㅇ It took 2 weeks to make the appointment, but there was no waiting list when I went. The director examined my eyes carefully and said, “Oh, this came undone… this part came undone too… it wasn’t fixed strongly from the start…” and asked whether I was open to medial canthoplasty, so I said yes. When I asked if upper canthoplasty wasn’t needed, he said there isn’t really a substance to upper canthoplasty that makes it a separate canthoplasty, and that while doing medial canthoplasty, when setting the line, it only opens the upper part of the eye a bit more (I don’t remember exactly). After looking at my requests, he found and showed me several before-and-after photos that matched them and explained in detail how he would operate. Some reviews say he is unfriendly, and although he does give blunt reality checks, he was fairly kind and gave a long consultation. But he said holding a line right now would be meaningless, so he didn’t hold a line for me.. Was I the only one he didn’t do it for?
* Final quote: incisional revision eye surgery + medial canthoplasty
(4). ㅇㅇㅋ I waited a month and a half and went for the consultation The director’s first impression was blunt, but he became kinder as the consultation went on. This was the only place where they took photos before the consultation, and he pointed out that my ptosis correction was not undercorrected; my right eye is overcorrected. (Because my upper eyelid droops and covers my iris, I never even thought it could be overcorrection.) After looking at the requests I prepared, he said that since the shape of my two eyes itself is asymmetric, raising the line could make the shape asymmetry stand out more. But when I said I could accept the shape asymmetry if the height could be matched as much as possible, he held the line several times, saying it could be raised to about this level. He held the lines on both eyes at the same time with both hands and also while pulling for medial canthoplasty, which was kind of fascinating. He said if I’m going to have surgery, I need medial canthoplasty, and upper canthoplasty is included in medial canthoplasty. For ptosis correction, he said if I don’t have any discomfort now, we can leave it, but during surgery he will open it up and, if needed, release it a little or adjust it. He also said my previous surgical scar is severe, so he would revise that as well.
* Final quote: incisional revision eye surgery + medial (upper) canthoplasty
——————— * Facial contouring (receding chin): Yang ㅇㄷ, ㅌㅋ
(1). Yang ㅇㄷ I was a bit surprised that the hospital was in the basement. The director touched my face here and there, asked me to open my mouth, and examined me carefully. While explaining with the CT, he said my chin is set far back right now, so I need double osteotomy with two-step advancement, advancing it about 10-12 mm. He said my nerve line is low, so it is a case that is around the borderline? for whether two-step advancement is possible, but it’s not impossible, and he would proceed as safely as possible. Also, since my chin is not on the short side, if it’s only brought forward it will look too long, but because my nerve line is low, it would be difficult to shorten it by shaving while doing double osteotomy. So he said that from the side, he would advance the chin while lifting it diagonally upward. When I asked if one-step advancement wouldn’t work, he said with one step, about 6 mm is the limit, so it would be far from enough. I asked a few more things I was curious about, then he told me to discuss the rest with the consultant and left.
*Final quote: two-step genioplasty advancement (10-12 mm)
(2). ㅌㅋ The director was very kind but had a powerful presence. Here too, he explained while looking at the CT. He said that if matched to the Ricketts line (nose tip-lips-chin), I’m short by 13 mm, so he would advance about 8 mm, fill about 3-4 mm with fat grafting, and the remaining 1-2 mm is a limitation of my natural contour that I should accept. When I asked if two-step advancement wasn’t needed, he said maybe if I were a woman whose chin tip could come out slim, but since it’s a male contour and we want to preserve body volume, this approach seems better. As in the reviews, he also did Photoshop for me on the spot, and while it’s better than now, somehow…it felt subtly lacking. Regarding the surgical method, he said the basic approach would be T-osteotomy, but he would make a wide horizontal osteotomy in an inverted S shape to preserve body volume and also preserve a masculine contour. He said he personally had protruding mouth + receding chin and planned his own surgery in his thirties to receive chin tip advancement, and he empathized well with the sadness and difficulties of having a receding chin. As in other reviews, the consultation was detailed and lasted about 1 hour.
*Final quote: chin tip 8 mm + chin tip fat grafting
For contouring, I’ve only been to two hospitals so far, and I have additional appointments booked at ㅅㄷ and ㅅㅅㅇ. There are fewer receding chin advancement reviews than I expected, and for the contouring hospital list I made, I don’t know if I chose too strictly, but after searching one by one for side effects, negative reviews, and bad rumors and filtering them out, there aren’t many places left to go.. (Of course, there’s obviously no hospital with zero bad reviews…)