My Plastic Surgery Journey - Part II

Today is my 1 month post op! I can finally start wearing my glasses and drinking alcohol!

I would like to thank Jenny, the english translator from JW, she is absolutely a GEM. She was always there to reply to any of my questions through KakaoTalk and she made sure that everything goes well for me when I was in Korea. She even helped me and my friend ordered food delivery to our hotel after my eye surgery (it was pretty late when my surgery ended) She's such a sweetheart :) Even up till now, she would still answer to any of my questions. I honestly like her more than Jay (another english translator from JW). Jay doesn't seem so friendly :(

But anyways, back to the post....
In today's post, I will blog about my pre-surgery experiences with JW Plastic Surgery Center.
I will post photos of myself and blog about my post op experiences in the next post as this post will get really lengthy (sorry if it gets boring!)

Hmm.. Where shall I start? There's so much to blog about..
Let's start with arriving at the airport in Korea. :)

I flew in to Gimpo Airport from Beijing on September 19. My flight was delayed for more than an hour, and I was really worried that there will be an issue with the pickup. I contacted Jenny the moment I landed and she replied almost immediately. Apparently, the driver was constantly checking on my flight status. After collecting my luggage and walking out towards the arrival hall, JW's driver was standing there holding a board with my name on it. The driver was super courteous, unlike most taxi drivers in seoul (they have so much rage and anger) and I felt like a celebrity when he took my luggage and walked me to a luxury van. I was too excited that I forgot to take a photo of the car's exterior, so I had to google for a photo of it.

See photos below

The driver was even dressed in suit! so professional looking!

The interior does look a little old but it felt super comfy :)

It was less than an hour ride and I was dropped off at my hotel (Hotel Foreheal) at Gangnam. I had time to rest a little while before heading to JW for my consultation. Hotel Foreheal wasn't one of the best hotels around but it was perfect for me as it had a motorized bed (good for post op care), a freezer (for eye mask) and a microwave (to microwave food from the convenience store, DUH). I was searching for a hotel for a really long time and finally found this gem. It was perfect for me and for a really good deal too.

Below are the photos of the hotel

Electronic toilet :)

After resting at the hotel, I headed to JW by taxi. It was about a 5 minutes ride which cost about 4USD. Once I've reached JW, I was greeted by a bunch of pretty ladies at the main lobby. I was then asked to fill in some forms about my past medical history and what surgeries I'm interested in. Once that's all done, I was brought in for eye consultation with Dr. Choi. He gave me a vibe that he knew that he's good at what he does. He was cocky but in a good way, if that makes sense. Also, I was quite surprised that he pointed out things that I never took notice before. He pointed out that half of my face was going downwards and the other half was going upwards. He also pointed out that I wasn't able to close my eyes fully (this I didn't know all my life). We then discussed what kind of double eyelids suited me and I was surprised that he did not mention anything about epicanthoplasty (the opening of the inner corner of the eyes). I really wanted to do epicanthoplasty as I had Mongolian folds, so I asked Dr. Choi if I should do epicanthoplasty and he advised me not to do it as I will be doing rhinoplasty, which will make my eyes look closer. He said that I should wait for a year after my rhinoplasty to decide whether I want to do epicanthoplasty or not. I really like it that the doctors at JW wasn't pushing for more surgeries.
After the eye consultation was done, I went for my nose consultation with Dr. Suh. Compared to Dr. Choi, Dr. Suh had a more humble and polite vibe. The consultation was a quick one as I was just going to briefly let him know what kind of nose I like and what I am trying to achieve from this rhinoplasty. (My nose surgery was on the following day and I will be consulting with Dr. Suh more thoroughly on that day).
Once all the consultations were done, I went in to a room with Jenny to discuss about the price. I negotiated to a price that I was comfortable with and then I went ahead to prepare for my eyes surgery.

THE SURGERY IS FINALLY HAPPENING!

to be continued....