I thought facial contouring was a major surgery, so it absolutely had to be done in Seoul. But my family home is near Busan, and after surgery I would need to go to the hospital often and receive consistent aftercare, so doing it in Seoul seemed realistically too difficult. I even thought a lot about whether I should just not have the surgery at all. Then, after continuing to visit consultations and search around, the place I found was Paradia Plastic Surgery!!
What attracted me the most was that the director only performs one contouring surgery per day. Since it is a major surgery, I liked that it felt like he would focus more on one person during surgery, and I also felt very reassured that it was not a factory-style clinic but proceeded as 1:1 customized care. And the part where, if an emergency situation were to occur, I could call right away and they could respond also made me trust them.
When I went for the consultation, the director spoke with a lot of confidence and certainty, so I trusted him even more. Before going to the consultation, I carefully looked up articles and reviews, and when I actually met him, he seemed even more trustworthy 😢 More than anything, the atmosphere was not at all one where they excessively recommended or pressured me into things. He did recommend surgeries or procedures that suited my face, but they were areas I had already been concerned about, so if anything I was interested, and he only recommended them and never pressured me, so I was able to have the consultation comfortably 👍🏻
On the day of surgery, honestly, I was more scared of general anesthesia than the surgery itselfㅠㅠ But they checked my medical history and health condition very thoroughly, and explained how they prepare for emergency situations, so I felt much more at ease. Even after I entered the operating room, maybe because it was obvious I was nervous, the director kept reassuring me that it was okay and talked about other things too, helping me relax, so I was grateful.
After surgery, I was hospitalized for about one day, and the nurses kept checking on me all night and took such good care of me that I rested without much discomfort and was discharged. And for one week, I went to the hospital every day to receive swelling care, get IV fluids, and have the director check my progress. That made me realize why people say aftercare is important. I really thought I did the right thing by having it done somewhere nearby.
I originally had a protruding lower jaw, so I had been told I was a two-jaw surgery case, but two-jaw surgery felt too scary and burdensome, so I had only done orthodontic treatment. But the director told me that it could be improved sufficiently with facial contouring as well, and he actually set my chin back naturally, so my face shape changed so much. Now I live almost forgetting that I used to have a protruding lower jaw lololol
And what I was most worried about was that it would be shaved down too much and end up looking like an overly narrow, dog-like jaw, but he left an appropriate angle under the chin, so it came out as a natural and soft line. It does not look excessive at all, and it feels like I became prettier in a way that suits my face, so I am even more satisfied ㅠㅡㅠ
This is not an ad, and I paid for the surgery myself, but my satisfaction is really high. I think choosing Busan instead of insisting on Seoul was the right choice too! If someone around me says they are considering facial contouring, I definitely recommend Paradia Plastic Surgery!!