1. Chief director of ㄱㄴ (ㅇㄱㅎ) First of all, the coordinator was extremely bright and kind, and seemed to have quite a lot of experience. Surgery method: slight eye-correction + incision, but whether they would do a two-line fold or cut out tissue and remove the scar would be decided after entering the operating room, after creating a new line first and then seeing how much extra skin there was! And because he has done a lot of canthoplasty restoration surgeries, he said he was conservative about canthoplasty, so I said I want a lateral canthoplasty or a lateral+lower canthoplasty, but he said he wouldn't do the lateral one and, if I were going to do anything, only the lower one. But I want the lateral one more... If I only look at revision double-eyelid surgery, I feel very drawn to them that day, but I'm worried because they said they won't do the lateral canthoplasty.... I could do the lateral canthoplasty somewhere else later, but I don't have the time to make room for that or to endure the swelling, so I need to do everything together at once. Oh, and he kept saying not to do the lateral+lower canthoplasty by incision...? He said he'd seen many failed cases. There was some pressure to make a same-day reservation, but I liked the consultation with the doctor, so I left a deposit. Still, because of the lateral canthoplasty, I don't know if I'll do it here Anesthesia: sedation + local anesthesia Consultation fee: none
2. ㅇㅇㅋㅌ (single-doctor clinic) The coordinator was calm and kind! Surgery method: incision for the eyes + eye correction, and for canthoplasty, these days if you mention lateral canthoplasty, they automatically do lateral+lower canthoplasty together, so there wasn't really a choice, but here they said if you like a dog-like eye shape, you can do lower canthoplasty together, and if not, you can just do lateral canthoplasty, so I got an estimate for only lateral canthoplasty, with a slight incision. When I said I was worried about the side effects of lateral canthoplasty, they said that happens only when it is overdone, and that they would never do it that way. Also, because the distance between my eyes and eyebrows is narrow and my eyelids tend to be covered a bit, that's something I've always been told during consultations. The best solution would be a forehead lift, but the doctor said I should do that when I'm older and if things sag more; right now he didn't really recommend it! The price was on the expensive side among the 14 places I visited. The doctor was kind! The consultation wasn't bad, so if I also consider the lateral canthoplasty I want, I'm wondering if I should just do it here Anesthesia: sedation + local Consultation fee: none
3. ㄸㅋ (Chief director ㄱㅎㅅ) If I were to pick the worst consultation among the 14 places so far, it was ㅌㅌㅇ, and this one was the second worst. Even though I went on a weekday, the wait was the longest; I waited almost an hour and a half, but the doctor's consultation was the shortest, and the doctor seemed somehow rushed and busy, so I couldn't even ask questions comfortably. And during the doctor's consultation, the coordinator came in and listened too? It was the first time I'd seen that, so it felt a bit uncomfortable, because when I talked to the coordinator first, his personality seemed a bit... like the kind of personality that makes people uncomfortable. Not kind, but not outright rude either, just a vaguely unpleasant tone and expression. And after the doctor's consultation, when I looked at the cost, it was actually on the lower side compared to other places. But since I was doing revision surgery and had said I visited a lot of places, instead of saying something to make me trust their doctor and go with them, he said, "Then you shouldn't be getting cosmetic surgery. It seems like you're a very cautious patient. You don't have to do it at our clinic if you don't want to. If you're looking for a real eye expert, go to (ooo hospital)." lol What is that? There was no pressure to reserve, which was good, but neither the coordinator nor the doctor did anything to make me feel at ease, so I just skipped it. Surgery method: lower the incision line + eye correction + upper canthoplasty (only two out of the 14 places, including here, mentioned upper canthoplasty) + lower canthoplasty was optional They were one of the few places that said to do upper canthoplasty, so that was also not great, and the consultation itself was just bad, so even though I waited the longest, I won't do it here. Anesthesia: sedation + local anesthesia Consultation fee: none
4. ㅌㅇㅅ (doctor ㅇㅈㅁ) I had already consulted with the chief director here before, and I'd also seen a few reviews saying doctor ㅇㅈㅁ was good, so I went for a consultation, but in the end I don't think it suits me lol First I told them all the parts I was unhappy with about my eyes, but they said they didn't really understand my needs,, how else am I supposed to explain it...? So I showed them photos of the eyes I wanted and consulted again. For a slim in-out shape, the line needs to be lowered, but the problem is that then, because of the eyelid, it would definitely become a hidden double eyelid. Definitely, they said.. But up until now, no doctors had said it would become a hidden double eyelid Who is right... So they said to get a forehead lift together if I want eyes like that. But the forehead lift was something the chief director had also mentioned before, and honestly, if I did it, I would probably get the eyes I want more... but at my age..? It feels like over-treatment, and since it's already hard to choose a clinic, I feel like I should just pass on ㅌㅇㅅㅠ Even if I ultimately need a forehead lift, as ㅌㅇㅅ says, it seems like it would be better to do that later because of the cost too! And even if I did it at ㅌㅇㅅ, I think I'd go with the chief director rather than doctor ㅇㅈㅁ! But the price difference is over 1.5 million won lol ㅌㅇㅅ is way too expensive Anesthesia: sedation + local anesthesia Consultation fee: doctor ㅇㅈㅁ normally should have one too, but they didn't charge it..? Anyway, that's the hospitals I went around yesterday, and today I'm going to go to one more place, ㅇㅁㄹ, and then go home It's so hard traveling around from the provinces,, I'll post a review of ㅇㅁㄹ later too!
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COMMENT_ID: 549 CONTENT_KO: You worked hard going around all those clinics!! Was that TS on that day? I saw a lot of pretty reviews there When I went to Thank You, there wasn't much waiting and the consultation atmosphere was pretty good, but I guess people can feel things differently?? Get good consultations at the remaining places too and decide!
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COMMENT_ID: 550 CONTENT_KO: Yeah, it seems like everyone's experience is different