Hi all,
This post aims to share my post Rhinoplasty experience and esp for those that is thinking of going to BK Clinic in Korea.
I did mine on 14 Apr (Good Friday). I arrive thru' a mid-night flight and reach BK Clinic at 10am... after a short consultation, 11.30am...I'm on the ops table liao.
What I did is "I" shape gortex (not silicone, but is implant as well) + ear cartilage and some alar reduction too. Altogether when I wrote email to Dr. Kim, he quoted me US4,500 but after the consultation, the "consultant", one of the head in admin kind told me that it should be US$6000 since I ask for alar reduction which is US1,000 more and gortex which is US$500 more... After much negotiation, they agree to give me a slight discount of US$300.
I requested to stay in the Admission Rm which is FOC. But Dr. Kim would suggest you to move to a hotel near by where there's spcl rate for BK patients, it's called Riverview. It cost around US$50 for 1 night. But I've decided to stay there for 3 nights then move to a
Service Apartment. Since Sat and Sun there's not much pple, he finally agreed cos by right rhinoplasty do not require staying over night.
I guess $ aside, which if can buy good result, I'm sure all of us will go for it. Today is my 4th day and all I can feel is very hard nose tip and a funny feeling when I touch my bridge... something underneath, ie the implant. But the worse is... my right ear... I recall Dr. Kim told me that there's no effect on the shape or function, even family members or lover can't tell there was surgery done. Based on that, I went for it. On the 2nd day when the dressing was change to a very light one without much bandage... I start to realize the edge of my right ear become numb... there's no more feeling. Though it's just one part of the edge, but it feel so so so sad... feels like a disable....
The next day I asked the nurse and they said it will slowly come back, around 5 days...but when I told her that it's my 3rd day already... she then ask me to ask the doc. I was so worry that I decided to wait and see Dr. Kim, despite he busy schedule. But after 1 full day of waiting in the admission room, the nurse finally said that he still got a big operation going on, couldn't see me. She helped me to ask the question and he said the feeling will come back too. I'm really not sure whether I should believe in him. But if I not, what else I can do?
The result of my nose, perhaps is a bit too early to say... but it's just from an ugly nose become another ugly nose... for all the "cost" I added in... I would rather just go for alar reduction and shouldn't be greedy.
And allow me to side track and share another unhappiness. I was really careless when stayed in the admission room, thought that there's nobody will ply around. Even they gave me a big locker, I just leave it unlock and on the 3rd day afternoon, I realize the envelop with Korean won is gone... so S$400 lost! I'm not sure if I misplaced it, but it doesn't look like it... sigh... at that point, I really really want to cry... but must hold it cos once I cry, the running nose will flush away my plaster...it's really sad until beyond imagination.
Like Hatemynose previously warned us, Dr. Kim is really very busy. Today he got almost 8 big and small ops (cos the ops room is on the same floor of the admission room, I can see ladies in and out, it's really amazing). Despite of numerous request, I still couldn't see him. However, he could find time to meet a potential patient for consultation downstairs... so I'm not sure what to comment, but if you are going to BK, just be prepared that you will not have any after surgery comfort by the Doc. But there's a Chinese nurse whose name is Kim (Chinese is 金银姬), she is really very nice! She helped me to order food, come in periodically when she is free and when I press the bell to ask for attendent, she alwasy come in within 1 min. Sigh... but that's only something good to have, the most impt is the surgery result...
However, I must say, Dr. Kim's skill is good. I did alar reduction before in SG, it was not much reduced and the scar was obvious, but for Dr. Kim, it's an open rhinoplasty and stitches are a few in the collumna and the base of the nose is also significantly reduced without much stitches. Hopefully there won't be obvious scar after recovery. How I wish I can turn back the clock and just ask for alar reduction, then my ear and my funny nose tip will be remain intact....
I'm really in a sad mood, wanted to just vent it out and alert other's who are planning to BK. Pls. don't ask me for before and after photos yet. I took it but I'm really in a bad mood to download it... and I may not actively replying your questions... wait for me to recovery both physically and psychologically ok?
In short, 2 person, mynose and hatemynose (1 girl 1 guy) been there for silicon implant and they are happy with the result. and me, the 3rd one is neutral (can't say it's bad, but I don't like it). You better make your own judgement.
Something for you to think thru', be it BK or other doc.:
1) can you really acept implant in your body... frankly, I'm not... don't know why I made such decision and now every minute I'm touching my nose and can stand 1hr in front of the mirror, not admiring, but regreting...
2) if you are going for ear cartilage for nose tip (for lengthening), though shape and function is the same, nobody can tell what happened, be prepare you may lost feeling for some part of the ear...
Since it's my 4th day, I really hope I can come back and tell you all these are just "in progress" and the final result is good and I can happily share with you my photos.
Rabbit @ korea