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[jadewyt316]

Second mini review is JW plastic surgery clinic. So I was only able to go to 2 clinics because of time and I felt comfortable with the doctor at the second. I went with JW to do my surgery.

My initial plan was to visit: Item, JW, Pitangui and Wonjin. Wonjin is actually a bit far from the 3 other clinics. So in the future if I was to do another surgery/consultation I will try to find ones that are cluster in the same area. The in house translator is Emily. She’s friendly and her English is very good. However, she’s also in charge of domestic and international marketing, so whenever she mentions about how great or different JW is from other clinics, I would be a little skeptical about it. So I said myself to trust my instinct and not her words.

Anyways, JW has 3-4 floors and has 3 doctors. They have 4 Chinese in house translators and 2 English. Emily said they have a lot of Chinese clients and that’s why they have more Chinese translators than English. I arrived on time for the consultation but had to wait 40 min for the doctor because he was doing a surgery. So the whole time I was Emily and we talked a lot. She asked if I went to see other clinics and I was honest and told her yes. I even told her what other clinics I’m planning to go afterwards too. When I finally got the see the doctor, he was inside of his office waiting for me. He was very friendly and approachable. He spoke English (with an accent) but I understood him no problem.

He took his time and looked at my eyes, and tried to see which fold suited my eyes and face. He recommended partial incision (Item recommended this too) and epi. The reason (which he explained) is that since I live abroad I won’t be able to come back for touch ups if I was to do non-incisional. He kept poking my eyes with this metal instrument but he was very gentle. We even chatted for a bit, talked about Toronto. I learned that his sister lives in Toronto too. He didn’t try to up sale me anything. I told him my eyes are even (one is bigger than another) but this was because one side of my face is lifted higher than the other. He didn’t try to say “we can fix it by doing other surgeries”, instead he told me not to worry as it’s normal. Everyone is not perfect if we are then we’re aliens. Lol.

Although, he didn’t mention this, I asked him if I needed lateral canthoplasty. This doctor does not specialize in lateral canthoplasty lol. There is another doctor that specialize in it and I would need to see him. Wow. I was surprised about this. They’re so detail about which doctor can do what procedures. I’ve read online that some doctors will perform procedures even if it’s not their speciality or best at it.

So when I was done with this doctor, I was escorted to another floor to see the other doctor who specializes in lateral canthoplasty. He was also waiting in his office before I arrive. This doctor understand English but did not speak it so Emily was translating the whole time. He was also very nice and patient. Again, he used this metal instrument to poke mu eyes and tugged the outer corner of my eyes and stuff. My eyes are a little slanted (never noticed before lol!!) and he can lower it a little by 1-2mm to make it even/lower. And he showed me pictures of clients who has the same “problem” as me.

But! He mentioned that since I’m from Canada the standard of beauty might be different (ex. Slanted eyes is normal and may consider pretty outside of Korea). I never took this into account. I didn’t want to look “white” or totally different. I just wanted my eyes to be more awake and be able to put makeup on. I took this into consideration, thanked him and left with Emily.

Emily took me to this little room to discuss about price. Double eyelid and epi = 2.3 million won Lateral canthoplasty = 1 million won If I was to do all three then after discounts it will be exactly 3 million won. I decided not to have lateral canthoplasty but still wanted a discount lol. So Emily’s final offer was 2.1 million won for double eyelid (partial incision) and epi. JW offer aftercare services such as deswelling with laser therapy and shampoo. And also free pumpkin juice (who can forget about pumpkin juice right? Lol!).

Item didn’t offer any aftercare services when I asked them. Only to come in and remove stitches and cleaning. I was quite pleased and impressed, I liked both doctors and I felt comfortable with them. The whole consultation was close to 1.5 hours. I got the impression from item that double eyelid surgery is a minor operation and that the doctor doesn’t need to invest time in it (profit wise). But at JW they paid close attention and was very detail about my eyes. Didn’t feel rush or anything, they took their time even though I’m just doing two small/common procedures.

So I decided to do my surgery with them and don’t bother to check out the other clinics. Not sure if this is the right decision but it was a decision I felt was the best. So my operation is today (13th) at 4pm and I will need to fast 6 hours before the surgery. I’m excited and scared at the same time haha. I hope my mini reviews are helpful. They are really a rough draft because I’m typing on my phone and writing it in the middle of night (can’t sleep because of jet lag). I will update how my surgery went and the aftercare etc., When I go back to Canada I will post before and after pictures too.