They have a very clear preferred surgical method and preferred line, and they look re~ally busy, so I think people who are timid may feel that they are not kind.
I think you need to communicate the nose shape you want properly and clearly. They showed me with a cotton swab, and I said it seemed way too high, but they said it has to be raised this much for the wide-looking nose from the front to improve. Also, I wanted no implant, but they said my nose absolutely needed silicone. When I asked why, they said that to correct a wide nose, the nasal tip has to be raised that much, and the connection point with the nasal bridge could look sunken, and that my nose is originally like that. So I had no choice but to put it in, but after looking at reviews from other clinics, some say it can also be filled by crushing cartilage. I think it’s better to look into it carefully before going. Living with an implant inside is scary, you know haha..
At the pre-surgery consultation, I think we talked for over 10 minutes. After surgery, because of the side effect of redness at the nasal tip (I still have symptoms now, over 6 months later), I went back several more times, but I could only talk for about 4 minutes? I asked whether the nasal tip redness was because the tip had been raised too much, and whether they raised it while considering that my skin is thin. They responded along the lines of, it’s pretty, it turned out well, you only know if the skin is thin after opening it up, who knows before opening it? So I was like, huh? ㅠㅡㅠ No one knows what will happen later or whether the redness will go away, but I live thinking I’m fortunate it isn’t a more serious side effect.
The consultant is kind and responds well when I contact them with questions. When I go to the clinic, they’re busy and don’t really acknowledge me. The other staff aren’t extremely kind. Just like office workers you’d see in daily life? I didn’t think much of it.
I said I only wanted the wide nose improved, definitely just naturally higher, absolutely not too high, and that I had no greed, but the nasal tip became much higher than before. I think it could have been a little less high ㅜㅜ I guess they had their reasons…?
The redness at the nasal tip had been there continuously since the splint was removed, and they said it would disappear within 1–3 months, so I held out and waited, but it still hadn’t, so when I contacted them again, they said recovery can take up to 6 months. So I waited again, but even though the weather has gotten warmer, it’s still there haha… Now I can’t even blame the weather. Right now I can’t go immediately because of work, but when I have time, I’m planning to go for another consultation… That time, I’ll definitely bring questions. Otherwise, because they’re busy, they go out to handle other work. The clinic facilities seem clean. It’s much bigger than I expected, like a large hospital! Like other reviews say, after more than a year passes, will it have lowered?
+ I’m writing again after 1 year. This is my personal opinion. The nasal tip redness hasn’t disappeared completely, but aside from occasionally becoming red, it’s better than before
And the nasal tip did not lower. The nasal tip is the same, and as swelling in the nasal bridge went down, a step-off appeared
But I developed a functional side effect. Starting in September, seasonal rhinitis symptoms appeared, and on the side where the nasal septum is deviated, my nose was blocked. Then when the rhinitis ended, the turbinate suddenly shrank, and I developed symptoms of empty nose syndrome, and it hurts all the way to my throat ㅠ I also went for a consultation because of the functional side effect, and as soon as I arrived, they showed me a photo of my original nose and said, “Do you really want to go back to this nose? ;;” I didn’t want to be seen for only 4 minutes like before, so I wrote down my questions, but they used the word “you yourself” to the patient and gave rough answers, and they didn’t answer my question about ghost surgery. I’ll only write this much about what happened during the consultation…
Also, during the pre-surgery consultation, they said they would only do a septal cartilage support strut, 2 mm silicone shaved down, hump trimming, ear cartilage for the nasal tip, and bulbous nose correction (cartilage tying). But after asking around, I heard that “they also perform manipulations that weren’t mentioned during the pre-surgery consultation,” so ever since the functional side effect appeared, I asked the consultant to tell me exactly what was done in my surgery. It turns out they also did “septal extension,” and they harvested and used “not only septal cartilage but also bone” together… When I said there was no such explanation before surgery and asked why they did it, they said extension is basically included in every nose surgery, and there has never once been a problem from harvesting bone
And during the pre-surgery consultation, I asked, “If problems like inflammation or contracture occur, I’ll remove everything, and even if it’s a shape issue I’ll remove absolutely everything, so can it be removed without problems?” They said yes. But when I went to remove it, they said various things like, “Why on earth are you trying to remove it, if you remove it, it’ll droop like the support pole coming out of a tent, I don’t understand”… I suspected since the splint removal that their words before and after were different, but I didn’t think it would really be true…
Also, starting one month before the 1-year mark, one nostril suddenly looked pinched. When I contacted the consultant, they said the director’s answer was that it was becoming slimmer as the swelling went down The consultant is kind? They prepare things like the surgical records too… But when I ask questions because problems occurred, it’s a fixed mechanical response… only the tone is soft… Since I kept contacting them because of side effects, they said something like they’re answering even on their day off and so on. It’s their job, though, so why… Then where am I supposed to contact…
And they said because there was a step-off, silicone had to be placed, so I had no choice but to place it. But instead, because the nasal tip is too high, a step-off developed. When I told the clinic, they told me to get revision surgery. Before surgery they tempted me by saying they would only charge the anesthesia fee, but then they asked me to pay material costs too, quoting an amount about as much as it would cost at another clinic
I saw really pretty nose review photos on places like ㄱㄴㅇㄴ and ㅂㅂㅌ, and that made me more interested, but it turned out they were broker posts? That photo was also circulating in this community, so someone here posted with a link attached. That’s when I realized I had gone there after being fooled by brokers…
Please make sure to read other reviews too and choose carefully… Think carefully about whether a clinic being famous for revision surgery means they really do everything well, or whether it’s famous for revision surgery because people whose first surgery was natural look for a more dramatic clinic for revision.