Haha, so far no complains on dr chi and he seems to be popular so means dr chi is good. Dr nara is good too! U will come back pretty de so dont worry!serena_kow wrote:Yes, so excited and scared at the me time!
totally entrusting myself to Dr Chi. Has anyone heard any negative reviews about him before?
Hey takuda, sorry to hear about your experience. User trilogytwist just had a forehead fat graft in South Korea. You can try contacting her for more first hand information.takuda wrote:wow this has been long guys! think the last time i visited this was 4-5 years back!
anyway, for those who are interested in Dr Chi, here's my review. I had forehead augmentation with him in Nov 2010. My concern was my backward sloping forehead, so i was looking at fat graft (which was relatively new at that time). Dr Chi advised me that the survival rate is uncertain and that I required multiple touch-ups which meant I need to visit Thailand multiple times. He advised the silicone implant, which I agreed.
He told me the implant would be in a 'block' somewhat like rectangular in shapre and would only augment the central part of the forehead ie it will not cover the ENTIRE forehead (extending to the temples or your brow ridge). I showed him a picture of how I want it more perpendicular to the ground and rounder outlook - he agreed.
I think I paid 18, 000 baht.
I cannot vouch for any other procedures because I did not do it with him (i heard good things about eyes and epi at that time too, though i didn't see any pictures). But I strongly advise AGAINST forehead augmentation because now the implant is clearly evident on my forehead. I can see a rectangular block protruding when I lift my fringe up and it has affected me a lot.
I do have to say though, Dr Chi has an excellent stitching technique (because he specialises in hair transplants) and that scarring (within the scalp) is really not obvious, now it's a faint white line. But what I am unhappy is how he used an obviously oversized implant on me resulting in this ugly forehead.
I also believe for such surgeries one has to be put on GA (i didn't think much about it at that time). I believe I was heavily on LA (ie a heavy dose) because I was extremely groggy after the surgery and I vomitted the whole night. I really thought I wasn't gonna make it.
This is getting long - but just my advice for all going to Dr Chi. He is an extremely friendly and nice doctor. He uses an iMac in his office it is very clean and modern too. But in view of his overrated popularity, and how he 'might be relocating to phuket' I honestly think it is not worth it.
PM me for any questions or even post op pic (but im lazy to upload onto imageshack so PM me your email if interested, i'll try my best to show how bad the implant is). Remember, if this can happen to my forehead, it can always happen to your nose or breast.
Lastly, I wanted to add that post op care was horrible. When I came back to SG and emailed him, he took very long to reply, and reply was short and not very helpful. He said things like 'I want you to massage gently everyday on the area' when it was 6 months post-op. I asked him for a revision (THAT I WOULD PAY) he was very hesitant because i think he did not know what to do. We eventually decide on fat graft to smoothen the lines and the contours of the rectangular implant - he agreed but when i asked for an appointment date to confirm my flight he gave me the whole 'i'll be in phuket' kinda bullshit. So I gave up. Now i'm saving for revision in Korea, alongside other surgeries, and tbh it's not life and death or anything but imagine when the wind blows my hair flies away from my forehead.....i'm very conscious of it now.
Hope that helps.
P/s: the above is a neutral and genuine review of the only procedure i had with dr chi. take it with a pinch of salt and of course decide for yourself.
hi takuda,takuda wrote:wow this has been long guys! think the last time i visited this was 4-5 years back!
anyway, for those who are interested in Dr Chi, here's my review. I had forehead augmentation with him in Nov 2010. My concern was my backward sloping forehead, so i was looking at fat graft (which was relatively new at that time). Dr Chi advised me that the survival rate is uncertain and that I required multiple touch-ups which meant I need to visit Thailand multiple times. He advised the silicone implant, which I agreed.
He told me the implant would be in a 'block' somewhat like rectangular in shapre and would only augment the central part of the forehead ie it will not cover the ENTIRE forehead (extending to the temples or your brow ridge). I showed him a picture of how I want it more perpendicular to the ground and rounder outlook - he agreed.
I think I paid 18, 000 baht.
I cannot vouch for any other procedures because I did not do it with him (i heard good things about eyes and epi at that time too, though i didn't see any pictures). But I strongly advise AGAINST forehead augmentation because now the implant is clearly evident on my forehead. I can see a rectangular block protruding when I lift my fringe up and it has affected me a lot.
I do have to say though, Dr Chi has an excellent stitching technique (because he specialises in hair transplants) and that scarring (within the scalp) is really not obvious, now it's a faint white line. But what I am unhappy is how he used an obviously oversized implant on me resulting in this ugly forehead.
I also believe for such surgeries one has to be put on GA (i didn't think much about it at that time). I believe I was heavily on LA (ie a heavy dose) because I was extremely groggy after the surgery and I vomitted the whole night. I really thought I wasn't gonna make it.
This is getting long - but just my advice for all going to Dr Chi. He is an extremely friendly and nice doctor. He uses an iMac in his office it is very clean and modern too. But in view of his overrated popularity, and how he 'might be relocating to phuket' I honestly think it is not worth it.
PM me for any questions or even post op pic (but im lazy to upload onto imageshack so PM me your email if interested, i'll try my best to show how bad the implant is). Remember, if this can happen to my forehead, it can always happen to your nose or breast.
Lastly, I wanted to add that post op care was horrible. When I came back to SG and emailed him, he took very long to reply, and reply was short and not very helpful. He said things like 'I want you to massage gently everyday on the area' when it was 6 months post-op. I asked him for a revision (THAT I WOULD PAY) he was very hesitant because i think he did not know what to do. We eventually decide on fat graft to smoothen the lines and the contours of the rectangular implant - he agreed but when i asked for an appointment date to confirm my flight he gave me the whole 'i'll be in phuket' kinda bullshit. So I gave up. Now i'm saving for revision in Korea, alongside other surgeries, and tbh it's not life and death or anything but imagine when the wind blows my hair flies away from my forehead.....i'm very conscious of it now.
Hope that helps.
P/s: the above is a neutral and genuine review of the only procedure i had with dr chi. take it with a pinch of salt and of course decide for yourself.
Dr Somyos does Premaxillary! In fact he was the first doctor to suggest it to me. Just email him, see how it goes, because I found that he gives the most comprehensive list of problems/solutions than any other doctor. Rather than "you need silicon implant and/or tipplasty" he identifies the issues with your nose and offers his solutions.mimi86uk wrote:Thanks Lemmiknox, yea its been a long time.
Thanks for the recommendation, I think last time i was so desperate to have the surgery done I had stars in my eyes, I overlooked so many warning signs with Dr Pat.
Ryansapa - I didn't know that. If I had done before i really would of thought twice about letting this man touch my virgin nose.
I'm going to have this mess fixed because its soo noticeable, the bridge is sooo crooked it looks like Ive been hit in the face and my nose is soo big now. Plus i paid for a tipplasty but he admitted he hadn't actually done anything to the tip, just putting in a L shape implant.
I'm planning on going to Manila to get it fixed since a lot of other surgeons dont do premaxillary implants in Thailand and Dr pat botched that too.
If you know of any surgeons in thailand who do Premaxillary or nasal spine in thailand do let me know
Ill definitely keep you updated.
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