First time going for plastic surgery | Overall Plastic Surgery Experience in Korea | Forum

@Josh Tam 

I haven't done any procedures yet but I would think that understanding the possible complications and the required aftercare is mostly enough of a checklist? Finding a surgeon that's skilled in the kind of surgery you want is also important? I am still finding out which is best for my eye enlargement and double eyelid surgery, myself!

For traveling safety:

-Always bring enough cash with you just in case the place that has already provided service doesn't accept cards.

-Make a copy of your passport, At least 2 or 3, so that if you lose your original copy, you have proof to show them that you are who you say you are

-a universal converter for electrical outlets may be needed if you are coming from America

-bring a conversational korean book in order to talk to them and make sure no misunderstandings are present

-if going with the LITE PLAN, in which no food is provided, make sure to do your grocery shopping the first day  day you arrive in Korea because the next day you won't have time since you will be getting surgery

-have a copy of your flight details in hand and keep your documentation regarding your surgery

-SCHEDULE OUT WHEN IS WHAT and be aware of time differences.

-If you have a person or IDOL you want to look similar to, bring a print out picture of them to give to the surgeon

is there any translator there to help us , the foreign patient, to explain what we want to the doctor? is it right if we once did a plastic surgery we have to do it continously? please answer my questions, i need some encouragements to do plastic surgery. thank you

Hey Guys and Girls,

My reply might be long but bear with me =] Me being "VERY" asian with a very white personality, it kind of made me feel awkward most of the time coz i never really fit in. Yeah, on the outside i would laugh with the rest while they joke about my big cheeks and my slanted eyes but it really did hurt, i mean i was a kid ..

And so, my journey began almost 10 years ago:

1. When i graduated middle school, i got my eyes done. It was a new trend, to have the double eye lids and to look more Westernized was something i felt like i needed to do. During the first few weeks, i remember not being able to look up coz my eyes were so swollen and had to stay home for nearly a month coz i was scared of people who would probably stare at me. Eventually, the swelling went down and it made my eyes look bigger and my lashes look longer, or maybe i always had long lashes hidden there =] But, it's been 10 years and it looks very natural and i always get compliments on how beautiful my eyes are =]

2. The second thing about being born from my mom is we literally are FLAT CHESTED, we don't even have the cute lil A cups.. So, i asked for a Breast Augmentation for my 18th Birthday and got a nice 34C in Seattle, WA (5K USD). I flaunted that thing for a good 3 years.

3. Maybe i flaunted them too much coz by the time i turned 21, i found out that i was pregnant. And, from a size 2 i ballooned to a hefty size 14. I am only 5'3 btw and all that extra weight made my skin stretch everywhere that i had no place that didn't have those nasty lines and left me with a nice long scar on my abdomen since i gave birth through a C-section. But i have such a handsome baby boy =]

4. ALl that weight came off, well most of it but i still had the tummy skin hanging and i opted for a Tummy tuck and a Breast revision in Seoul, Korea in June of 2013. The Doctor i went to said that both of them can't be done at the same time due to complications and so i decided to do the Tummy tuck (10K USD) and a rhinoplasty (4K USD). Worst mistake ever! You see, initially i googled some hospitals like BK, ID and VIP but when i got to Seoul a friend of mine told me he knew a smaller but better place, i trusted him and went through with the surgeries there...turns out, he gets a % out of all the customers he brings. In fact this doctor made me look worse than i did before, my nose is soooo freaking big i don't even take pictures anymore and my tummy has a longer scar than before. You know what the worst past is, after the tummy tuck i had a bad case of Hematoma on the left side and on my left side he cut it open under general anesthesia and let me fly 1 hour later!!! I was bleeding on my flight back, i had to use wheelchairs and everything.

5. So, after that horrible experience i decided that i have to stick to an agency, coz at least then i know who i can talk to if anything goes wrong because when i talked to some places to give me advice on my case they said even if i claim a lawsuit the Clinic always wins and there is no law that really protects the foreigners who have had the surgery. So, this is why i chose this place and i am planning to get the following:

- Rhinoplasty revision

-Tummy tuck revision with lipo

-Lip augmentation

-Chemical peels

-V line surgery

-Cheek reduction/ lip

-Chin implant

-Brazilian butt lift

I know it sounds ridiculous, but you know what, you only live once and you have to make the best  of it. An ugly duckling needs to turn into a nice bird, if not into a Swan =] Yeah, i know that real beauty is what's inside that counts, but let's be honest how many have us been judged based on how we look and don't you think prettier people seem to get better opportunities and better luck in romance?

Sorry for the long message but i just thought it's good to let people know that you can't trust everything you hear..gotta do your homework dearies =]