I had a consultation with Director ㅇㄱㅁ, and he was much nicer and more straightforward than I expected. He has nearly 20 years of experience, and he felt like a young doctor radiating the confidence accumulated from a lot of surgical experience? I’m considering autologous costal cartilage, so I need general anesthesia, and how should I put it. I felt a sense of trust that, at the very least, I wouldn’t fail to wake up on this person’s operating table. After going to consultations at several places, I think this is also an ability. He seems to be very sensitive about surgical safety. Because of that, he tends to use light sedation, so if I had sedation, I think I’d be really scared I might wake up in the middle ㅠ
Usually, directors who prioritize safety + natural results are quite lacking in shape, but this doctor seems to make good nose shapes too? “A straight line that extends smoothly + a curve that isn’t too masculine + a nose length that isn’t long” I think he does exactly this well, but I’m hesitating because he doesn’t seem to be someone who creates the rounded nasal tip I want. I saw photos on Instagram of people who had surgery a few years ago, and the nose proportions and height were very natural, but it wasn’t the nasal tip shape I want..
The director is good, but I’m bothered by the hospital itself feeling like a factory-style clinic. While I was waiting for the consultation, one manager harshly scolded a new employee, and I wondered, do they really have to do that where patients can hear? But since the hospital is big, I also thought maybe they have to do that to manage people. I went in the morning, so it was relaxed, but since peak season is coming soon, I have a feeling that when it gets busy, everyone in the operating rooms and at the desk will be extremely on edge.
The consultation manager was also exactly the large-hospital manager type. Moderately kind, but if a problem comes up, I got the feeling she would immediately draw a line and go completely cold.