I had the surgery around the fall of the year before last, so this is a review from about 2 years later.
My skin is on the slightly fair side, and because the skin under my eyes is thin, I had lived with dark circles since I was young. That was a complex for me, so when I discovered under-eye filler, it felt like a whole new world. But with fillers, it isn’t easy to maintain that pretty initial shape for a long time. So whenever the area became a little hollow, I would get anxious and get treatments often, and it even became bulging from overinjection. At that point, I decided to just have surgery and chose under-eye fat repositioning.
For consultations, I went to ㅈㅇㅅ, which is the most famous in this field, ㅇㄴ Plastic Surgery with a doctor from ㅈㅇㅅ, and ㅌㅁ Dermatology. The cost at the three places was around 1.3 to 1.6 million won.
At ㅈㅇㅅ, the consultant was very confident. The director seemed busy, and the consultation was formal and short. At ㅇㄴ, the director felt a bit cold, and ㅌㅁ was just okay. After the consultations, I chose ㅇㄴ. The consultant was kind, it was a bit cheaper than ㅈㅇㅅ, and the director had worked at ㅈㅇㅅ.
The clinic said the recovery period would be about 1 week, but I think you need to stay holed up at home for 2 weeks. The recovery period plastic surgery clinics usually mention is the minimum period, and I think you need to multiply it by 2 before you can go out looking human. On the first and second days, it hurt so much and felt so hot that I regretted it, but once the bruising and swelling went down, I thought I was glad I did it.
Even now, about 2 years later, it is a surgery I do not regret. The tired look on a bare face itself disappears! I also think I should have done it sooner. I recommend this surgery to people who are concerned about dark circles because the under-eye area is uneven.