I also got so much help from this community.. I'm really not the type to write things like this to repay the favor, but I'm taking the time to write it out haha
These are candidates I picked after searching through all kinds of apps, asking around, and narrowing them down carefully.
ㄴㅅㅎ - ㅅㅇㅇ
Wait: I went in knowing the wait was long, but it was shorter than expected, so that was good. It didn't particularly feel like a factory-style clinic, and in that large clinic there were about 5 patients.
Consultant: She was sooo kind and really great. Among the places I went to, she and the consultant at ㅈㅅㅌ were my top two. She talked honestly, saying if it were her younger sibling she wouldn't recommend it and would stop them, and she didn't pressure or push anything.
Director: I went because the review photos were pretty, and the line wasn't bad. It wasn't to the point where I was like, wowww I absolutely love it, but because I know my eyes and my condition, I was satisfied to some extent. He was kind and told me to ask more if I had anything I was curious about. Maybe because the review photos were so pretty.. The fact that he moved around between clinics here and there does bother me a little, but in my mind he's tied for top with ㅇㅁㄹ.
Conclusion: The consultant was so nice and kind that I thought I wanted to have surgery here, though of course I shouldn't decide based on that.. The director's review photos are so pretty, and the line he drew for me wasn't bad either, so it seems okay.
ㅌㅇㅅ - ㅇㅅㄱ
Wait - I waited for almost an hour.
Consultant - At first she was so unfriendly that I was annoyed, but after talking more, she seemed okay. She noticed I was hesitating because of the price, and she didn't emphasize making a same-day reservation.
Director consultation - consultation fee 20,000 won For the first time among the places I went for consultations, he used a ruler, measured here and there, told me the figures, and drew the line, so it didn't feel like a waste of money. He calmly waited for me to say what I was curious about and was gentle. Among the places I went, he seemed like the person who had studied eyes the most. He identified the problems with my eyes and explained them in the most detailed way, but it was disappointing that he recommended this and that, saying my eyes were an extreme case. It was my first surgery, but when I heard about double-line correction (?) I was like, huh..
Conclusion - The price was really much higher than I expected. Even though it was my first surgery, it was around 4.5 million won. When I saw the surgical progress photos the director showed me, I thought, wow, I want to do it here, but the price made me hesitate first. A certain director at another clinic said ㅇㅅㄱ isn't good at surgery and told me not to go, so I ruled it out.
ㅇㅁㄹ - ㄷㅇㄹ
Incision + upper canthoplasty
Wait: First of all, I went prepared for a long wait, so I wasn't upset because of the wait. I think I waited about an hour. Compared with the size of the clinic, there were too many people, so I did suspect a bit that it might be factory-style.
I had seen reviews saying the staff at the information desk were very unfriendly, so I braced myself before going, and as expected they were very unfriendly. They probably need some CS training ㅠㅠ
Consultant: I got assigned a male consultant, so I was really upset. It was one of my final candidates, but it felt like everything was ruined somehow. Before the director consultation, I had the consultant consultation, and he spoke so fast and felt impatient, so I considered changing consultants.
But after the director consultation, while I was waiting, I heard him talking on the phone with another patient, and he seemed to take pretty good care of his assigned patients, so I gained a bit of trust. After the director consultation, when I talked more during the consultant consultation, the male consultant wasn't bad and was okay.
Director consultation: He's famous for being blunt, so I braced myself before going, but he seemed kinder than I expected..? A little cold but kind, somewhere in between. It felt like a strong T who had socialized into an F. I really, really liked the line he drew for me. He drew the line many times too.. He didn't emphasize anything unnecessary. When I said I wanted dual canthoplasty, he said, “No!! It's not good.” He explained things in an easy-to-understand way using a lot of analogies. He was pleasant. For now, among the places I went, he drew the line the best and I liked it the most, so I want to do it here.
Conclusion: Final candidate, first or second choice.