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Day 52 Post Surgery Review: Rhinoplasty and V line at Banobagi Clinic

Day 52 Post-Surgery! My Plastic Surgery Experience in South Korea: Banobagi Clinic Facial Contouring and Rhinoplasty with Dr. Hyeon-Taek Lee and Dr. Chang Hyeon Oh. (I included this because people message me a lot about which doctors I had!)

Link to Day 1 post-surgery here

Recently there hasn’t been any sunlight at all in London, so here is a tube selfie ^^ I’ve been feeling well and walking a lot in the cold, so maybe that has helped with the swelling?

My mum sent this photo of me to her friends and one of them replied saying that I've grown a lot prettier and that she wouldn't have known it was me! I was really happy to hear that of course, but it makes me laugh~ A lot of my friends who I meet in-person don't notice that I have had surgery at all, whereas when I post photos people ask me if I have had eye surgery?! I think it's a true testament to the skill of Banobagi surgeons ^^ I look much better in photos but I look natural in real life too :) A funny story while taking this photo: I used to really hate having high-quality photos taken of me because of my huge jaw, so I kept looking down while my friend was taking photos. He made me look up and smile and I was so nervous to see how the photo would look ><!! It turned out nice?!?! I’m so happy that I had the surgery to help me overcome my massive complex about my facial asymmetry. My confidence is improving!

Do I look professional? One of my friends messaged me saying oh my goodness, you look completely different! He even asked me if I had my eyes done. All I can say is thank you to Dr. Oh for my zygoma reduction! When I consulted with Dr. Lee for my rhinoplasty, he did not advise any eye procedures because he said that my eyes would look bigger once my face become smaller. And it's true! My eyes stand out a lot more now. I really look up to both Dr. Lee and Dr. Oh as they are such experienced and caring healthcare professionals :)

My soft and slim jawline and high nose! Thanks to Banobagi ^^ I feel that the impression I give to others is more gentle now. I only have eyebrow makeup in this set of photos, to give everyone a clear and unbiased look at my recovery.

Leaning in closely to the camera~ I love how my genioplasty elongates my face. When Dr. Oh first suggested genioplasty, I was surprised but agreed to it because I trusted his judgment. It has paid off!! Honestly, my chin has not bothered me at all during my recovery.

I have noticed that I feel a lot more confident wearing less makeup outside. In the past, I would contour my face and nose everyday to make it look slimmer. Now I lazily shape my brows and I leave the house~ it's really refreshing to do something like that every now and then, to give my skin a break.

Having a good time taking selfies and snapchats of my face ^^ I'm really happy that I made this personal decision to have plastic surgery. Just to remind everyone (and myself) how I looked before surgery:

Ahaha there are some interesting photos in this collage. They're all photos that have been taksn of me ^^

I decided to make a collage of photos from my first week of recovery to show everyone the process and what to expect. Looking back at these photos, I feel happy that I recovered well. The first few days were not easy, but each day after that I got stronger and less swollen ^^ this is thanks to the amazing aftercare of Banobagi staff! ^^

And finally the results:

Looking at all these photos side-by-side, all I can say is that having surgery at Banobagi clinic has really changed my life for the better. I can't thank Dr. Lee and Dr. Oh enough!

I’ll keep everyone updated! ^^

P.S Do people like the new blog theme? I'm trying out new ones so it looks better on mobile! ^^

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Day 44 Post-Surgery: Banobagi Clinic- Facial Contouring and Rhinoplasty

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My Plastic Surgery Experience in South Korea with Banobagi Clinic!
Day 44 Post-Surgery
Link to day 1: Here

Hey everyone~ I got a dog! Haha I took a lot of photos with her, so I’ll scatter them throughout my post. Recently I've been doing my mouth exercises but I feel that it will be some time before it shows major improvement. I've been sleeping late for the past week so my facial swelling gets a bit worse in the morning but looks fine by afternoon/evening.

I took this in the morning:

And this is in the afternoon:

There isn't that much difference but my cheeks are slightly less puffy ^^ I’m excited to de-swell more~ have to do my ice pack massage and face binding!

I know that I mention my nose specifically at least once in every blog post, but I honestly love it! I've heard from others that they can't get used to Korean rhinoplasty because the tip is super stiff. While my tip is harder than before, it feels and looks pretty normal. I’m really used to it and sometimes completely forget that I have had the surgery done. Aesthetically, it really fits my face to the point where my friends don't notice that I have had surgery done. This is a good thing for me ^^ My nose looks natural in photos and helps to make my side profile more elegant!

Recently I chatted to a friend who said that a lot of my classmates read these surgery blogposts. I’m really happy! I've had a very good experience at Banobagi and I hope that sharing my story can help everyone. Going to a foreign country to have surgery may sound scary, but I was very well taken care of by Banobagi clinic staff and didn't have any worries at all. I was able to recover well ^^ thank you to everyone for the encouragement.

Showing my face from different angles fearlessly ^^ Who is cuter, me or my dog? Haha I know the answer already~ Before surgery, people taking high quality photos of me on DSLR really frightened me. It was like being confronted with all of my undeniable flaws. Yes, I had a huge complex about my asymmetrical jaw! I need to praise Dr. Oh for my genioplasty. It has honestly made such a difference to my face!!

Today… I truly learnt the importance of a good chin! Personally, I went into my facial contouring consultation with Dr. Oh thinking only about correcting my asymmetrical jaw. However, Dr. Oh considered my facial structure as a whole, looking beyond my biggest flaw and pointed out that my face would still be unbalanced if I only did my jaw. I'm so glad I listened to him!! Dr. Oh has probably seen many patients like me with similar problems, he knew the solution straight away ^^ a true professional.

I want to take more photos next week~ hopefully it's sunny. I like taking photos more and more, because it's so easy and I don't need to filter or edit anything ^^ Look out for my post!

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Day 36 Post-Surgery Banobagi Clinic- Rhinolasty and Facial Contouring

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My Plastic Surgery Experience in South Korea with Banobagi Clinic!
Day 36 Post-Surgery

Wishing everyone an amazing Lunar New Year!! I'm having fun with friends and family, so I have a lot of photos to share~ recently, I feel that my face swelling is the only thing I am concerned about. However, it's only just been over a month. Swelling takes up to 6 months or a year to go down! I'm waiting as patiently as I can ^^

Everyone says that my eyes have gotten bigger. I'm really happy about it- who knew that my cheekbones were making my eyes smaller? I'm grateful to Dr. Oh who did such an amazing job with my zygom reduction. As a result, I've been wearing less eye makeup for a fresher look.

I can take photos happily from many angles now ^^ When I used to take selfies, I would try every single angle and nothing would look good ;-;

Recently my boyfriend showed his relatives a picture of me after surgery. He said his aunts and uncles were super impressed and said I was very pretty ^^ I'm so happy to hear that. Before when people complimented me, I felt really insecure because of my asymmetrical facial shape. Now, I feel a lot more confident. I also love my nose in this picture!! It's all thanks to Dr. Lee. He helped me design my nose and did his best to improve it!

I still feel that I look like myself- my smile is still the same and the differences are subtle. Sometimes when I look at photos though, I'm surprised that I can look so nice in photos 💕💕 Maybe I’m praising myself too much haha.

Recently I've started my mouth exercises! I usually open up a YouTube video, around 7-8 minutes long and open up my mouth with my fingers. I use the technique shown in this leaflet:

I miss being able to eat quickly, so I do my best everyday. While watching videos, the 20 seconds x 20 reps pass by like no time at all, so it doesn't feel like a chore. My boyfriend noticed that afterwards, I can immediately open my mouth much more widely. It's really working!

Here is a recent selfie that I took with my friends at dinner. I used to **hate** being the person who held the phone/camera because my face would look lopsided and massive. Now I don't mind at all! My face is small thanks to Dr. Oh and Banobagi Clinic ^^

That's my update for this week :) I’ll work hard on my mouth exercises land update on how it's working out for me in a week’s time.

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