Hi Everyone,

Just thought I would share my experience with AB Plastic Surgery, located in Gangnam. For the longest time I have been wanting to get a rhinoplasty but was absolutely terrified of the process. There is so much information and opinion out there that I was extremely overwhelmed. I ended up settling on AB plastic surgery specifically because they were highly rated on both foreigner and Korean specific apps such as Unnie.

When I made contact with them for an initial online consultation, I was still hesitant as this was would be my first time getting any surgery done overseas and whilst I had my reservations and was super nervous, I am so glad that I chose to get my procedures done through AB.

They gave me a guide on what they recommended and heard out my own concerns and desires. One of my biggest fears that I wanted to avoid was a ‘copy and paste nose job’, but AB assured me this was not the case through both their words and approach to designing the nose corrections they recommended.

My second biggest fear were from some opinions that had been posted online stating that Korean Plastic Surgery clinics specialised in Asian aesthetics and that if you were Caucasian you needed to go to Turkey. As someone who has a friend whom had a very bad rhinoplasty experience in Turkey, I wanted to avoid this at all costs. Luckily this was a complete misconception and I can say that whilst AB did assure me this was not the case, as someone who’s has now come out of the other side of the process I can say from experience that this is not the case and Korean plastic surgery clinics absolutely can work with all nose types.

When I finally arrived in Korea I was pleasantly surprised with the service that AB provided, even before my actual surgery. They are professionals of the highest order! My pre-op consultation with them lasted 4 hours and in that time I completed my blood work, imaging, met with multiple consultants and my surgeons all the while their amazing translator Jessica stayed with me the whole time and made me feel so comfortable and at ease.

I also was so surprised at how heard I felt which was extremely important for me, given as I stated before, I didn’t want a copy and paste procedure. They exceeded my expectations in this part as we discussed my procedure for a good length of time and they were continuously make adjustments to their recommendations based on my in person appearance, close up photos as well as my own outcome goals and expectations. I am so grateful to the guidance they gave me and the outcome we arrived at together.

In terms of the day of the procedure, I won’t go into to much detail as there is so much information on what to expect and how to prepare as well as what to expect during the recovery and aftercare process, so I will just jump into the results so far (posted above).

In the end I ended up getting the rhinoplasty with Dr Seo Je-Won and some fat grafting (hence the peripheral bruising in the images). I am about three weeks post surgery at the time of this post and my swelling is now looking a lot better - however my nose is still quite swollen and is expected to be this way over the next few months whilst most of the swelling goes down, with the remaining 3-4% of the swelling expected to go away in about 12 months. I will provide an update to this post after about a month post surgery to further highlight the results I am experiencing. My Dr has said to expect the tip become more defined and drop ever so slightly, the bridge to become thinner and the septum to move up and inwards towards the nose as the swelling dissipates over the next few months.

Please be aware that my specific results are exactly what I had asked for which was naturalish looking nose, with some elements of aesthetic flare, as I was not super concerned with my change looking undetectable and wholly natural. Furthermore they corrected my breathing issues (deviated septum), straightened the symmetry of my nose and corrected the bulbous tip and provided some much needed lift.

At this stage in process I am super excited and satisfied with the result, and whilst my nose is still quite swollen I can already tell the direction it is heading aesthetically and I am super excited to see it when it reaches its full post op position in about a year.

I hope this review can help anyone who is looking at getting a rhinoplasty but is unsure or nervous. Obviously this is my own personal experience and my results are based on my own goals.

To finish off I can say the whole process with AB was so thorough, reassuring and felt so luxurious! I will be definitely be back time and time again for their expertise on other aesthetic treatments I may want down the line, and I am genuinely so happy to say that I can recommend AB Plastic Surgery based on my own experience and results with them.