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Eye Surgery Reviews

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Three years ago, the buried-suture double eyelids I had done at another clinic loosened, so I had revision surgery with a partial incision. I had watched almost all of their YouTube videos and went there with a good impression because they often seemed very attentive to symmetry. I liked my original crease, and since I was only having it redone because it had loosened, it was not a difficult double-eyelid surgery. They could simply have recreated the original crease, but the asymmetry is so severe that I cannot understand why they did it this way, and one side has a higher posterior crease, making it look awkward. They recommended an upper canthoplasty, so I had that done too, but it caused asymmetry at the front of the crease as well. One side is a completely covered parallel crease, while the other is a completely open in-out crease.. Of course, I fully understand that everyone has some asymmetry and that differences caused by innate conditions such as eye position and skin thickness can occur. I am not particularly sensitive to asymmetry either. That is why I would not even have mentioned a minor difference. Moreover, my eyes were symmetrical after the first surgery. Comparing photos from the first and revision surgeries is unbelievable.. haha I waited without making a single complaint, thinking it was because of swelling.. but no, it was not. It has been well over a year now, haha. They will obviously say that dissatisfaction with the shape is not covered by aftercare, and even if they offered to fix it, I would not want it done here... I heard on YouTube that Dr. Koo is an ISFP, so he seems kind and good-natured, but the consultation was not professional at all. There was no anatomical analysis or explanation; he just smiled kindly and said things like, “It’ll turn out well~” I felt something was off then, but I think I just said okay because I wanted to get it done quickly.. Unlike what I saw on YouTube, even on the day of surgery their system did not make the design consultation go smoothly. I remember the doctor looking extremely tired even though I was the first appointment, and I remember being ushered into the operating room in a daze. When I said the crease they designed felt a little too much, the doctor said, “If we make it lower than this for a revision, won’t you regret it later?” but then said they would compromise if I preferred a natural look. But the result was.... T_T I guess this is considered natural by the doctor.. T_T haha. Ha, it was not a revision for extreme-looking eyes; I was simply redoing a crease that had loosened, so of course I thought they would match it well.. lol In fact, from YouTube you can tell that Dr. Koo prefers somewhat high double eyelids, or, putting it less kindly, sausage double eyelids. Even among the videos proudly uploaded as very successful cases, some made me think, “Huh, aren’t those too sausage-like?” I should have gone back when I felt uneasy, but I think I looked past it, assuming they would accommodate my needs if I explained them. Also, it seems that many of the people who did well there naturally had eyes that would look good no matter who operated on them, such as slightly prominent eyes and thin skin. Anyway, the doctor’s aesthetic sense seems to be like that.. haha... And even if we generously call natural-but-glamorous a matter of taste, what is the reason for making the creases asymmetrically high..... And what is the reason for doing the upper canthoplasty asymmetrically..... Actually, I had already had an epicanthoplasty during my first surgery, and I came to fix a loosened double-eyelid crease, so there was no need for upper canthoplasty. Looking back, the doctor recommended it to create the high double eyelids he prefers. I remember hearing while looking up reviews at the time that among the staff, Dr. Lim, who has since left and opened a private clinic, was more meticulous and natural than Dr. Koo. Sometimes I regret not choosing him. I think I heard he was an ISTJ, but since I dislike the result, I now find myself even attaching ridiculous MBTI labels to my thoughts. Argh.... lol Finally, the worst part..... The clinic is luxurious and clean, but it operates very much like a factory, and it was blatantly obvious that the staff were trying to make money by selling scar ointment and bruise cream to patients inside the clinic. (Just buy them at a pharmacy.) The basic hot-and-cold pack they give out also seemed cheap. Compared with the pack I received at another clinic before, even the material felt inferior, and perhaps it was defective: although I did not use it roughly or heat it at high power for long, its contents leaked in less than a week. Even funnier, when I told a staff member on the day I went to have my stitches removed that the pack had burst, they told me to buy a new one from them, haha..... Anyway, I do not usually write negative reviews, but I am posting this for the public good.. It is not as though I was obviously ruined to the point that everyone would gasp. Because people do not compare the symmetry of another person’s face while looking at them, I can get by reasonably well, but the fact is that it is clearly worse than my first surgery at another clinic. Other than feeling frustrated every time I do my makeup because I have to make both eyes look completely different, like Jekyll and Hyde, I can manage...... So I am currently deliberating whether to have another revision.

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