r/KoreaPlasticSurgery

Basically the title. I’m torn between Turkey & South Korea for my rhinoplasty, and my brain's fried from the research.

Turkey is more budget-friendly and seems decent for a relaxing recovery. However, South Korea seems to have the edge on the specific ultrasonic (piezo) techniques I’m looking for.

I have started reaching out to a few facilitator websites to get a sensible picture of the travel and package quotes, but the price gap is still massive.

Honestly I’m confused… should I just go for the better technique even if it costs more? Or is Turkey good enough technically?

Would love some advice. Thanks!

Hi all- I am getting smart lipo on my flanks in a few days and I’m a bit nervous about recovery!
I will be laying down on my stomach for procedure and given general anesthesia but it is laser assisted, the doctor will make incisions on my upper butt/ lower back area.
I am Caucasian and bruise easily and am concerned about bruising and swelling as I will be going out of the country 3 weeks and 2 days post op to visit my grandmother and would prefer for bruising not to be visible by then (in case I’m in a bathing suit)
I would love any input or experience, and anything else I should know. Thank you so much

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Especially as a guy. I’ve spent basically my entire mid to late twenties living in Korea, so I obviously knew how common cosmetic procedures were here, but I always assumed I just wasn’t the target audience for any of it.
I’ve had eye bags since I was literally a pre-teen and over the past few years they got BAD. Like no matter how much I slept, drank water, touched grass, whatever, I constantly looked exhausted. I think living in Korea also made me more aware of it since appearance is definitely a bigger thing here compared to back home.
A good friend of mine randomly suggested under-eye surgery and I gotta be honest, I didn’t even know surgery for eye bags was a thing until like 5 months ago 💀
After researching and seeing how insanely common the procedure actually is here for both women and men, I finally decided to just go for it.
I’m turning 30 next month so I figured screw it, birthday gift to myself lol.
Now I’m 17 days post-op and I’m honestly kind of shocked by how smooth the recovery has been. I’m almost fully healed already. Most of the swelling and bruising faded much faster than I expected, and I pretty much look normal in daily life now.
I definitely have a more noticeable “aegyosal” now lol but overall I just look waaay less tired, which was the main goal anyways.
Getting older weirdly made me stop overthinking what other people might think all the time. This ended up being one of the best things I’ve done for myself and I didn’t expect it to boost my confidence this much either.
Anyways, guess I wanted to make this post for other dudes (or just people tbh) who are considering under-eye surgery but feel hesitant like me because it feels weird admitting you even care about this stuff as a guy.

I’m 26 days post-op from rhinoplasty in Korea and I’ve been reflecting a lot on the recovery process and honestly… there were so many little things I wish I was told beforehand

For reference, I got my surgery done at Link and ended up getting a bridge augmentation + tipplasty, short nose correction, hump reduction, and alar reduction. Before surgery I spent SO much time researching clinics, consultations, surgeons, procedure types, etc. that I barely thought about the actual recovery side of things until right before surgery.

One thing I really wanna emphasize is removing ALL metal piercings ahead of time. I know it sounds basic, but I completely forgot about my nose ring and ended up having my friend remove it for me in the waiting room the day of surgery and that was NOT a pleasant experience

Also… avoid mirrors in the very beginning if you can. I’m serious the swelling during the first days/weeks can really mess with you mentally especially with rhinoplasty because your nose will probably look the biggest it’s ever looked in your life and it changes constantly. I would literally spiral and convince myself I ruined my face some mornings. Looking back now at almost a month, I’m really glad I went ahead with it.

Another thing is how much sleeping sucked at first. I’m naturally a side sleeper, so trying to sleep elevated on my back felt genuinely impossible the first couple nights. I suffered for two nights before making my friend order me a better neck pillow off Coupang. If you’re also a side sleeper, PLEASE get a comfortable neck pillow beforehand because it made such a difference for me.

I’m also really glad I packed a lot of comfy clothes and button-up / zip-up tops because not having to pull shirts over your face right after surgery is such a small thing but very helpful!!

Something else that helped a lot was going outside for light walks once I had the energy. HOWEVER do it in moderation lmao I was told walking helps with swelling, so I kind of overdid it on my second day and almost made myself sick 😭 Especially now that the weather is getting hotter, please be careful and stay hydrated.

It’s also crazy how dry my mouth got from the mouth breathing, so definitely get a good lip balm or whatever else helps with dryness because I was STRUGGLING.

Honestly though, one of the biggest things that helped mentally was taking progress photos every single day. A bit anal of me but swelling changes so gradually that without photos I think I would’ve convinced myself nothing was improving.

If anyone else went through rhinoplasty recovery and had things they wish they knew beforehand or things nobody warned you about please feel free to leave a comment!!

Hey everyone, I’ve been considering getting some work done to my nose. Happy with my front profile but not so much with my side profile as I’ve got a really sharp bridge. I was wondering, apart from rhinoplasty and fillers, are there any order procedures I could go for that would help flatten my nose bridge? Thanks in advance

Hi can anyone share their experience with under eye fat repositioning with or without fat grafting?

So I've looked around quite a lot and have narrowed down some clinics I've reached out to. Currently I'm most likely looking to do endoscopic brow lift + cheeks fat grafting, however this isn't set in stone and I have yet to have a video consultation with anyone.

The thing is, it seems people here recommend to book directly with the clinic in order to get better price. I'm fortunate enough to have a net worth big enough that money really isn't an issue for me. But getting the absolute best surgeon for the job + ensuring the absolute lowest amount of risk is way more important than saving a couple thousands. As a result, I was thinking it might be better to consult with some concierge that could not only recommend the best places / surgeons but also recommend which procedures would result on the best outcome + lowest amount of risk. Obviously this has a price, but I'm more than happy to pay it.

So I've found some concierge like WERGO and Seoul Cosmetic Surgery but there aren't a lot of testimonies, and I'm not sure if they're actually good or just factory-like. I've also contacted Lalamedi based on a recommendation I got, but no answer from them yet. Are there other recommendations from reddit on which one to go with?

When did you start to see the outline of your face shape after surgery? I'm 3 weeks post-op and I can't even tell what my jaw is going to look like.