I had a consultation in March, decided on the surgery schedule, and after a month, I had the surgery.
After making the reservation in early March, I set the surgery date for 10 a.m. on 4/6, and while waiting only for that day, I got my physical condition into the best possible state and had the surgery.
Since I scheduled the surgery after DI Plastic Surgery expanded and relocated, everything was well organized. I asked when the director would be in the best condition, and decided on the date with Manager Kang Jisu.
First, to tell you the surgical result, I am very satisfied!
During the design consultation on the day of surgery, the director explained the parts he had described in a way that would suit my face, explained the effects, and set things up so I could be as satisfied as possible,
comparing them with the profile photos I wanted.
The plan was to use autologous costal cartilage for surgery from the nasal tip to the nasal bridge, and since my current nasal bridge height suited my current line, he said he would carve it so it would connect smoothly from below the nasal bridge.
For the eyes, he said that rather than setting the line high, he would set it low as an inline crease and use the forehead lift effect so I could get as much double eyelid effect as possible.
I listened carefully to the explanations so the results could come out as expected, and because I had fasted and maintained an empty stomach for more than 18 hours from the previous day, I entered the operating room in stable condition.
After washing my face, I lay down in the operating room at around 11 o'clock.
The atmosphere in the operating room was disciplined, and I could see in detail that everything was being done according to procedure, so I lay on the operating table with peace of mind.
An IV needle was inserted into my arm, the operating table was adjusted, and sedation began.
As explained, the first surgical order proceeded eyes -> forehead -> nose, so after the eye surgery under sedation, the process of moving to general anesthesia began.
Under sedation, it started with a slightly dizzy feeling and a lowered state of consciousness.
Afterward, a nurse spoke to me, saying, "Patient, are you sleepy? Wake up."
; If my usual consciousness is about 1.0, after sedation I was conscious at about 0.25.
After that, the director came in and started the surgery.
I could feel the incision being made along the designed line on my eyes with an electrocautery device, but it did not hurt.
I felt a zzzzt sensation and the skin of my eyes trembling, and pain was felt only at the front crease, while I remained calm.
After the incision, I felt my eye muscle being pulled and sensed the needle that shortened the muscle passing through.
After both sides were done, the director said, "Open your eyes! Look at me!" so I opened my eyes and made eye contact.
He balanced the opening strength of the left and right eyes and told me that he had removed a little more fat from the left eye, which had slightly more fat.
The director explained that this was an effort to achieve harmony while performing the surgery.
He said anesthesia may not take well in the inner eye area and it could hurt, but that I was enduring it well.
Up to this point, I think it took about 9 minutes.
Although my consciousness was low, my thinking remained intact, so as I thought about other things and felt time pass, I thought his hands were accurate and fast.
Then he moved on to suturing. I could feel the vibration of the suture needle passing through and only the sensation that the knots were being cut, with no other particular feeling.
It was a quiet time where I only heard the cutting sound of tying and trimming the sutures.
After that, he said, "Open your eyes~" and after making eye contact with the director again and checking, he said it turned out well and that he had paid a lot of attention while doing it.
Afterward, he again explained the surgical process, saying I would now go under general anesthesia, and reassured me.
After that, my memory fell asleep, and when I opened my eyes, my consciousness returned while I was sitting on the bed in the recovery room. In front of me, the nurse and Manager Kang Jisu told me I had done well and explained the precautions. At that time, it was around 3:40. The surgery had ended faster than I was aware of.
After that, I needed to keep waking up and breathing, but I closed my eyes briefly and opened them, and it was past 7:30, so I changed clothes and was discharged.
Postoperative care was:
Day of surgery: compression bandage, cotton inside the nose, nasal splint
Post-op day 1: compression bandage, cotton inside the nose, nasal splint
Post-op day 3: removal of cotton inside the nose, nasal splint
Post-op day 7: removal of nasal splint, removal of double eyelid stitches, removal of nose stitches
Post-op day 10: first forehead stitch removal
Post-op day 14: second forehead stitch removal
Long-term follow-up appointment at 1 month, 5/18
is scheduled.
Overall, I am very satisfied.
In particular, my mother praised my eyes a lot, saying they turned out really well.
She also said my nose really looked like something celebrities have, and that once the swelling goes down it will be even prettier, so I felt good too.
When I went for follow-up as well, Director Jung Yeonik said it had turned out beautifully and was progressing smoothly, so I felt reassured and was going about daily life.
I should have rested a bit, but even after surgery I was working and living busily, and since I was using my head a lot while my nose was blocked, it was a bit painful,
but after removing the nasal cotton, the director checked me well and said the hard part was now all over, so I was able to spend the recovery period feeling it was worthwhile.
Using autologous costal cartilage, he balanced the nasal tip, nasal bridge, and paranasal area all at once, so the base of my nose became more three-dimensional, and the nasal tip and bridge line were well defined.
I am satisfied because he balanced the overall harmony well.
Because my skin is thick, the swelling is larger and lasting longer than when I had two-jaw surgery before, but still, the recovery is progressing very well, so I am looking forward to the one-month mark.
If it gets better afterward, I will upload photos again.
When I first had plastic surgery consultations, I was looking for a director who could really do a good job, and I am very glad I chose DI Plastic Surgery.
Many different doctors consulted with me, but the person who quickly identified the key points and diagnosis accurately and to the maximum was Director Jung Yeonik.
Rather than choosing by separately reading plastic surgery reviews, I really wanted to find someone with high surgical ability and who was at the forefront,
and on YouTube he had handled many very, very difficult cases and separately showed costal cartilage carving in the operating room, so I inferred from the examples of overcoming various cases
that he would do a good job, which is why I chose him.
Usually, channels mainly upload successful cases, but he had overcome many difficult and serious revision surgeries or cases with unfavorable conditions for cosmetic surgery, so I thought his ability with primary surgeries would also be high. I did not separately ask about it, but content saying he is good at primary surgery was also uploaded, and he actively communicates, so I subscribed and watch him.
Since last July, I have gone through many processes, from orthodontic treatment to two-jaw surgery and plastic surgery, to get here, and I truly feel fortunate.
I hope my experience helps everyone with their cosmetic surgery decisions.
I will post again after recovery.
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