First, the direction I want for surgery = safety first, minimizing side effects, improving nasal tip drooping, improving the hump ㅇㅇ I have absolutely no intention of using donated costal cartilage, and I’d prefer not to use silicone either if possible ㅠㅠ I guess I want to see results using my own existing tissue without being too greedy, as much as possible. It’s my first surgery, but when I went around for nose consultations before, they all said my septum was too small to use, so I’m even considering autologous costal cartilage. I’ve booked appointments at ㅎㅇㅂ, ㅇㅇㅂ, ㅂㅌㅇ, and I’m planning to visit ㅂ, ㅈㅇㅌ, ㅂㄹㅋ, ㅇㄷㅇㅇㅇ, ㅂㄷㄴ, ㅁㅂ, ㄱㅅ, ㅊㄷㅊ, ㅋㅂㅈ, ㅋㅇㅍㄽ, ㅁㅌ too. If there are any hospitals among these that you think are not good, please leave a private comment ㅠ
Also, I think it was around 2019,,, I’ll roughly post reviews of a few hospitals I went to for consultations back then, as they come to mind. It probably won’t be very helpful, but if you’re curious, take a look.
ㅇㄱㅈㅅㅇ I went here after seeing it on Gangnam Unni or something like that and applying for an event consultation. First of all, the consultant was really~~ kind ~~ At the time I was a student and had saved money from part-time work, so when I said I was worried because I didn’t have much money, they said they’d match it to 1.8 million won. I scheduled the surgery date and came home, but my mom told me not to do it, so I canceledㅜ.ㅜ But I think it was good that I didn’t do it. The director came out in surgical scrubs as-is for the consultation, and said that after opening the nose, if the septal cartilage could be used, they’d use that, and if it wasn’t enough, they’d switch to donated costal cartilageㅇㅇ Thinking about it now, all the other hospitals said septal cartilage wouldn’t work and told me to use donated costal cartilage, so would this place really have been different? Anyway, I’m glad I didn’t have surgery.
ㅇㅇㄷ This is a large hospital, just a famous place, so I went thinking I should at least get a consultation. Should I say the director wasn’t good at speaking? Or had no confidence? They didn’t seem professional at all, and they said they only operate using ear cartilage!! I think they said they don’t use things like donated costal cartilage. Since I’m also someone who firmly believes using autologous tissue lowers the chance of side effects, the surgical method itself was good, but I didn’t like the director themselves, so I immediately passed on this place. I think the price back then was in the 2 million won range, but I’m not sure.
ㅋㅇ This place had so many reviews that I thought, wow, they must really be good!! and went for a consultation. I think there was a consultation fee, maybe 5,000 won. Anyway, I went because it seemed trustworthy, but I immediately deleted this place from my list. First, while waiting for my consultation, I slightly overheard a conversation between the manager and someone who hadn’t had their nose surgery long ago. And I heard them say they were sorry and that this would need revision surgery. The director Photoshopped a photo they took of my face, but honestly I didn’t like the shape either.
ㄹㅁㅊ This is also a place I found through a cosmetic surgery platform. They touched my nostrils a lot with their thumbs and then recommended donated costal cartilage, saying I had no septal cartilage. I’m not a doctor so I don’t know, but can you tell by touching whether there is no septal cartilage? Anyway, I didn’t trust them. I also remember the price being expensive.
I think I went to a few more places besides these, but it’s been so long I don’t remember ㅠ A few years ago I gave up on nose surgery and got Hiko and filler once, but the effect wasn’t that great and I’m stressed, so I’m looking into it while leaving my job,, How should I wrap this up? Everyone, fighting!