It had been a while since I got a notification, so I came back in, and since I was here anyway, I wanted to leave detailed information and a review in the hope that it might help even a little, so I’m writing this. First of all, I had natural adhesion + front canthoplasty and the diagonal canthoplasty (?) between upper canthoplasty at a plastic surgery clinic in Gangnam Station, and it has been 1 year and it still hasn’t come undone, so it was a successful case for me. The line also turned out exactly the way I wanted, really natural but pretty, so I’m really satisfied. For reference, I have a personality that is seriously cowardly, so even after a year I’m still scared it might come undone, and I still can’t rub my eyes or touch them properly.
To start with the process, I decided to have surgery in December 2023, planning to get it done right after the college entrance exam, and since I’m really, really scared, I think I went to nearly 20 places. I heard apps have a lot of ads, so I chose my list through cafes or friends’ recommendations (but cafes also have a lot of ads). To be exact, 1. Blog reviews where people paid with their own money or genuine reviews (I searched like crazy) 2. Friends or acquaintances who actually had surgery (I’m so timid that I asked literally everyone around me, even friends of friends) 3. This community (there are ads here too since it’s still a community, but I still thought it had the fewest ads) I made my list mainly by searching these three, and only used apps like Gangn**n, B**n T**n, and various cafes like Y**-** as references.
Now I’ll tell you the hospitals I consulted. 1. R** (gem name) (large hospital) - A famous hospital because SM trainees and celebrities supposedly get surgery there. But I thought the doctor they got surgery from and the doctor we would see might be different, and we don’t know which doctor performed surgery on the SM trainees and idols (they may have already moved to another hospital), and it had a factory-like feel, so although I was initially tempted, I decided not to go. I wanted to go to a private clinic or a small hospital instead (I prefer a hospital run by one clearly skilled chief doctor), so this was one I decided to skip.
2. P** M** S** (Sinsa Station, 3rd floor) (private clinic) - A year has passed, so I may not remember exactly, but I told my friend back then that the director was skilled, but had a very strong personal style and didn’t really want to do surgery in the direction I wanted. I wanted natural adhesion as the base and then just a little extra by adding canthoplasty too, but I heard the director strongly said that natural adhesion alone would be enough and that I didn’t really need canthoplasty for my eyes. Even though I was only planning to do a very slight amount of canthoplasty. They said it would be a waste of money and that I didn’t need it. It’s not that they would do the exact surgery I wanted, but I remember that the skill was good, the atmosphere was nice, and they were honest, which I liked. If the surgery type or line style matches, it seems fine?? I think reviews here were good.
3. D** L** (Apgujeong, CGV building) - It was so famous that I went for a consultation, but I don’t remember well; I think it wasn’t bad.
4. M** B** (Sinnonhyeon) (large hospital) - A place a friend of a friend had gone to. I believe it was successful, and it was a large hospital (factory-like).
5. O** K** (Sinsa Station) (private clinic) - A place a friend of a friend had gone to. It was successful and I heard a lot of good things, so I wanted to consult there, but I remember there were too many people waiting and I couldn’t get in. I think the reviews were good.
6. D** L** S** (near S**N** station) - A hospital I seriously considered until the very end. It was the first place I liked, and it was one of the two hospitals I was torn between. I had already had consultations about 4 or 5 times before going there, but until then, whenever doctors drew the eye line during consultation, there hadn’t been a single line I absolutely loved. Everything felt somewhat vague and awkward, but when they drew the line here, it was the first time I really liked it. It’s famous for natural adhesion, and I went after hearing that one female doctor was especially well known. As soon as I entered, I was shocked by how many people there were (the wait was longer than at other places too). (I think the wait was even longer because it was a hospital that became famous after recently gaining popularity, and the hospital is small compared to its popularity.) I had worried a lot because I heard the female doctor was a bit unfriendly, but if I had to put it one way, she had a lot of surgeries and consultations, so she seemed a little tired and spoke like she was 100% T without mixing in emotions, rather than actually being rude. Her voice did sound somewhat businesslike, but she really did work hard on the consultation and drawing the line. I liked the place so much that I asked her to draw it a few more times and requested extremely detailed explanations, and I think she matched my requests and explained things in detail. I tend to worry a lot, so I asked about even small things, and I remember they explained everything well. So I left after putting down a deposit right away, but just in case I searched reviews very thoroughly, and at that time, some slight side effects that bothered me came up. They were the kind of side effects that could happen at any hospital, but one side effect I especially worry about kept appearing repeatedly in the reviews. That was what held me back until the very end. Since it was a hospital that had recently become very popular, many people were getting surgery there, so as there were many successful reviews, there were inevitably many negative reviews too, but it kept bothering me, so I ended up going somewhere else. A close friend of mine was scheduled to have surgery two weeks after me, so I gave them the list I had carefully chosen, and after they consulted at about 10 places, they chose this hospital, and seeing that it was successful even 1 year later makes me think this hospital really is a decent place.
7. M** D** Y** (there was oddly a hospital in the basement floor, near Gangnam Station) - I think this would be a good place for people getting revision surgery. The hospital was really big (not exactly factory-like, but if I had to describe it, maybe a comprehensive plastic surgery hospital? It seemed to do eye surgery, nose surgery, and breast surgery too) and it felt systematic. I got a really good impression here too, but the biggest reason was probably that there was an anesthesiology doctor. Most plastic surgery clinics don’t have an anesthesiology doctor. For something like eye surgery, since it’s one of the simplest plastic surgeries, the surgeon directly gives the anesthesia. But I remembered seeing a news report 1 or 2 years before my surgery about someone dying in a plastic surgery accident, and that it had been related to anesthesia, so I wanted to have surgery somewhere with an anesthesiology doctor if possible. And among the places I consulted, this was the only one that had one. I heard that having an anesthesiology doctor on site greatly improves surgical safety, so I was really drawn to it. The hospital also emphasized a lot that because they had an anesthesiology doctor, they were a safe hospital, and it seemed like it was famous from the start for revision surgery. They said even someone who had nose surgery 8 times eventually settled there. The skilled doctors seemed real. I got the impression that the doctors there were stable and good at difficult surgeries like revision procedures. But the reason I didn’t get surgery here was simply that when they drew the line, I wasn’t really drawn to it. Personally, it didn’t seem like a line that suited me.
8. T** K** (Sinnonhyeon Station, Dr. G H S) - I visited because I heard the chief doctor, Dr. G H S, was famous. It was one of the places that was hard to book. As famous as they were, it seemed like the skill was good, but the line didn’t suit me, so I gave up. My personal impression was that they were a little unfriendly too, though not by much, so I think it may feel different depending on the person. If you visit here, make sure to get your consultation and surgery with the chief doctor!! Apart from the friendliness issue, this was a place with pretty good reputation and reviews in this community.
9. O** R** (color, Gangnam Station, Dr. O O D) - This is where I had my surgery. The clinic was run by two doctors, and I visited after going to D** L** S**. Honestly, this wasn’t one of those super famous places like D** L** S**, R**, or T** K**, and I just went because the reviews were decent enough? I went casually, just thinking I’d stop by on the way, but I was surprised because they drew the line much prettier than I expected. Out of the 20 places, only here and D** L** S** felt right to me, so... The director really does consult in a calm, composed way, right? They were kind of quiet, which made it feel like I was getting pulled in, lol. Even though they spoke so quietly, the line was so pretty that I liked it. Like with D** L** S**, I searched reviews here very thoroughly too, and although there weren’t as many reviews as D** L** S**, there were no reviews about side effects, so that’s why I chose it. I wasn’t expecting to become dramatically prettier (I was already without an eyelid crease, but my eyes were relatively big), my mindset was basically that as long as there were no side effects or drawbacks, that was enough. Oh, but they also do nose surgery here, and I would not recommend the nose surgery. There are two directors, (and the one I had at O O D is not the other one, but I’m not sure whether that other doctor stayed at the hospital or left.) (As far as I know, unless they are the chief director, plastic surgeons around Gangnam Station tend to move hospitals every few years. So blacklists should be remembered by doctor, not by hospital.) The other director, not the O O D director I had, does both eye and nose surgery, and I heard they were put on a blacklist because of nose surgery side effects. But it was more like a side effect that can happen, rather than an accident, so it was a vague blacklist (?). Anyway, there was at least something, whether an incident or an accident, so I don’t think it’s worth getting surgery there for the nose. Still, Dr. O O D at O R is really skilled at surgery (well, I succeeded there, after all..) and kind, so I recommend them.
10. T** B** (Sinsa Station, P** T** building) - I don’t remember. Seems okay.
11. O** H** S** (Sinsa Station, S** H** tower) - I heard a lot of good things. One of the places with very good reviews and feedback in this community.
12. J** T** (Sinsa Station) - I heard Dr. G J T is famous. Seems like one of the well-known hospitals.
13. O** O** O** (close to Exit 11 of Gangnam Station, meaning “broadcasting in English”) - This was one of the places I had the highest expectations for because I heard so many good things about it. The reviews and feedback in this community were really good. Booking was hard, the consultation was kind, and although it wasn’t the line I wanted, I think they were skilled.
14. J** J** (large hospital) I know it as a large, factory-like hospital. It seemed like there were a ton of Naver reviews. At first, I made a reservation after hearing from a cafe that it was good, and the consultation was nice, but it somehow felt factory-like and I just couldn’t warm up to it. Everyone in the cafe seemed to say it was so great, but the tone felt oddly like an ad compared to other places, and above all, I’d heard that if a clinic does bus ads, you should definitely avoid it, so that made me reluctant... Still, since it’s a famous hospital, I recommend at least getting a consultation.
15. J** (a name similar to “good”) - At the time I had surgery, there was almost no information, but now there is a bit more. This is a hospital where surgery is done by an older male doctor? and it’s almost impossible to find on community sites, cafes, or apps. It felt a little far from the trendy hospitals these days, so I really debated whether to include it on my list, but two of my friends had surgery there, so I wrote it down. Both were successful, and it’s one of the few successful hospitals among my actual close friends. Honestly, no matter how well and how much you search, to be completely frank, going to a hospital where someone around you actually had surgery and succeeded is the best. We saw it with our own eyes, after all.
16. O G J S** (in Apgujeong) - It was a big hospital and I had a consultation there, but I skipped it because it was large and factory-like. But a friend of my friend had surgery there and it was successful.
17. G R D (seems like the YBM language academy building) - A hospital where a friend of my friend succeeded, and one I had also looked into while searching.
18. O M R (the meaning is “length”) - A recently famous and popular hospital. The consultation was okay, but the wait was long and booking was difficult.
19. P R O D (the meaning is “pride”) - Okay. I don’t remember.
20. O S O (the last character is 1 in English) - Okay. I don’t remember.
21. O B S (the name of an idol community) - I heard it was okay. I didn’t visit.
22. S S (Gangnam Station, D O building) - I heard it was okay.
23. C Y (meaning: different) - I heard it was okay.
24. O O K (YG idol) - I heard it was okay.
25. N S H (the director’s name) - I heard it was okay.
26. K R M (dessert name) - I heard it was okay.
27. D B O (Sinsa Station, S O building) - I heard it was okay, and the reviews in this community were good. Reviews were good.
28. B N (Gangnam Station) - I don’t remember, but it seemed ordinary, and they were on a variety show.
29. P R O B (meaning: privacy) - I don’t remember, but the reviews were good.
Now to talk about the surgery, I arrived about 30 minutes or 1 hour early on the day, changed into a gown and waited, then got general anesthesia. I was so scared and nervous that I was shaking so much the nurse said my blood pressure was high and that the patient was way too tense. Then I was moved into the operating room, and it was more plain and simple than I had imagined. They also reassured me that the surgery would be over in 30 minutes and was almost more like a procedure, so I calmed down a bit. More than anything, they played K-pop through the speaker, and I was shocked by that and got distracted without realizing it, which I think helped me relax. After that, they put the general anesthetic into my arm, and I found out the anesthetic was a kind of propofol? Because it was a narcotic analgesic, wow, it was such a strange experience. I fell asleep right away while counting to 10, and like in the movies, I could feel myself collapsing. And as I was collapsing, I got on a roller coaster in a space-like place, and I was excitedly traveling through dimensions and riding a roller coaster. It wasn’t just a feeling; I was really riding it in a dream (?) It was such an amazing experience. It didn’t feel like a dream, more like I had come to heaven? I understood why narcotics are said to be dozens of times stronger than ordinary pleasure you can feel. Anyway, I thought maybe 30 seconds had passed, when someone woke me up and told me to open my eyes. It turned out about 15 minutes had passed, and they were waking me to check the line. I kept my eyes open for about 10 seconds and was told to close them again, and after closing them, I felt like I woke up again almost immediately, but after surgery I was in the recovery room. Right after surgery, aside from the sting when they inserted the IV, I didn’t feel any pain because the anesthesia hadn’t worn off yet, my eyes were warmed with an infrared heat pack, and more than anything, I was actually happy and amused because I thought the anesthetic experience was so fascinating. About 10 to 15 minutes later, I left the hospital with my prescription. I thought the surgery was surprisingly no big deal. After that, my parents came to pick me up and I was chattering about what an amazing experience it was, but once I got in the car and the anesthesia started wearing off, it really started to hurt a lot. I wanted to take medicine as quickly as possible, so I hurriedly bought a hamburger and stuffed it down (I’d been fasting for 12 hours because of the surgery), then took Tylenol and lay down, hurting like crazy on the way home. But since it was a level I could endure, it hurt, but I think it was still bearable pain. (I tend to exaggerate a bit.) Once I got home and went straight to bed to rest, it got better a bit. The 1 to 2 hours right after surgery are painful and rough. After that, it becomes pain you can mostly tolerate. From the next day on, it hardly hurt at all.
As for swelling, people talk a lot about drinking pumpkin juice or eating pumpkin porridge, but walking is the best. Walking and warm compresses. I tried pumpkin juice, pumpkin porridge, diligent warm compresses, and every method I could think of, but then I realized that because of eye surgery I couldn’t even go out for 1 to 2 weeks, and since it was vacation, I stayed at home lying on my bed all day for over 2 weeks. I was binge-watching webtoons and Netflix, and because of that, the swelling really wouldn’t go down. Later, I found out walking helps, and when I did it, it worked immediately. Please make sure to walk for at least 30 minutes a day, keep your upper body a bit upright, and do warm compresses regularly. The most important thing is never, ever touch your eyes. There are many reasons why double eyelid surgery can come undone, but I think the biggest reason is rubbing the eyes. Not just touching them, but rubbing them. Please be careful.
Also, about ptosis correction, there are many people who are thinking about that too. I thought about doing it together since they say doing ptosis correction together lowers the chance of it coming undone, but I gave up because I heard it counts among the riskier eye surgeries and can have quite a few side effects. Compared with other surgeries, it’s actually pretty risky. I was thinking of it as something like an added procedure because it has the word correction in the name, but some of the directors themselves said not to do it, so I gave up. If they say you don’t really need it, don’t do it. I don’t recommend it.
Large hospital, factory-like hospital vs private clinic This is also a matter of personal preference, but over the past few years I’ve seen a lot of news about shadow doctors, accidents, and side effects at large hospitals, so personally I don’t recommend them. Even if the hospital is big and famous, the doctor actually performing the surgery has to be skilled. And the doctors at large hospitals seem to move to other hospitals every 3 to 4 years. Unless it’s the chief director who founded the hospital, I don’t recommend it.
That should be everything worth telling you. If you have any questions, write them in the comments. I’m not going to get other surgeries, but I researched a bit, so I know a fair amount overall about plastic surgery. Not a lot, but I do know a bit about double eyelid surgery. And I hid the clinic names, but since I wrote them with parentheses and descriptions beside them to make them as identifiable as possible, I do worry the post might get deleted. If that happens, well... I’d have to hide them a bit more and post again...
I really worked hard on this post.. if there’s a feature for comments or recommendations (?) please leave one... if you don’t want to, then it’s fine...
Lastly, even though double eyelid surgery is treated these days like a light surgery that anyone can do, there are many risky possibilities, so please don’t go into it lightly. Prepare well, and instead of just searching online, visit clinics in person a lot, and like me, get as many consultations as possible before deciding.
Personally, I think this community is the best among the communities. There are really, really too many ads everywhere else. Apps are basically 90% ads or review events, and honestly I think cafes are mostly ads too. I’ve heard that clinic staff write a lot of the comments. I even heard of a case where someone wrote a negative review about side effects on a forum, and someone privately messaged them asking for the clinic’s real name because they wanted to avoid it, and the writer shared it in the hope it would help, only to have it screenshotted and threatened with a lawsuit. (So if someone asks me for the real name of a clinic by comment or private message, I can’t tell them. If you really can’t find it, leave a comment or send a message and I’ll give you more hints.) Anyway, the best thing is to go to clinics where people around you have succeeded. If you make a consultation list and go just 3 or 4 times, you’ll start getting a feel for it, so definitely visit a lot.
Wishing everyone successful and safe surgery!!!
(+ Definitely search Google for the hospital blacklist. Let’s avoid the worst ones. And if you search YouTube for plastic surgery side effects or accidents, blacklist hospitals can show up too. Since those places don’t get reported or sued, if it’s a major incident that made the news, people will tell you the hospital names in the comments.)
(+ Just in case the post gets deleted later, if it seems helpful, save screenshots.)
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