I knew it was a large hospital with many doctors, but it felt even more like a marketplace than I expected. Do they perform lower-eyelid fat repositioning like a factory? I waited quite a long time, but I saw almost five people going in for surgery after washing their faces and coming out. I had only visited single-doctor clinics before, so it probably felt even bigger to me. It seemed like they might not even notice if someone skipped a consultation. The CT cost 30,000 won and the consultation fee was 30,000 won, for a total of 60,000 won—the highest fee among the hospitals I have visited so far. They took the CT after asking on the day of my visit whether I had rhinitis, so I wondered how people without rhinitis receive consultations without getting one. The consultation followed the manager-doctor-manager order. During the manager’s consultation, she briefly explained the basic process of the surgery. I could have met the doctor if I waited longer, but he looked extremely busy. Looking back, I wondered whether he had come straight out of surgery. As soon as he entered, he asked what was stressing me, and when I answered that my nose looked wide, he touched it here and there and continued the consultation. When he asked whether I really had rhinitis, I said I had lived without knowing it, but after getting a CT for the consultation, I learned my septum was deviated. He said everyone’s septum is deviated to about this degree, that he did not know how much the previous hospital had frightened me, and that there was no one whose septum was not deviated this much. He said it was not deviated enough to be unusable, but it was small, so rib cartilage might be better. When I said I wanted to improve the front view more than the side view, he said I would need to raise it considerably, and that I would have to give up one of those goals because my nostrils would become parallel. He also said that if I proceeded without an implant, raising the tip too much would ruin the balance and look strange. He also suggested osteotomy. I said I was worried my nose might become too pointed, thinner, and therefore look longer, but he said osteotomy would not make it that thin. I showed him photos of the nose I wanted, and he explained that I would need silicone to get the desired look because the outline of the bridge was faint. I liked that he clearly said what could not be done and what would happen if I chose a certain approach. Of all the hospitals I have visited so far, this one appeals to me the most. The only concern is that it is such a large hospital. Another doctor would remove the stitches, and the main doctor would only check my progress on days 7 and 14.
- Doctor
- 이경묵
- Price
- ₩5,300,000
- Median for First nose surgery: ₩4,500,000
- Visit type
- Consultation
Ratings
- Doctor’s manner4/5
- Consultation expertise5/5
- Staff courtesy4/5
- Facilities5/5
- Result met expectations4/5