Excellent from start to finish, Mr. Kim is a friendly, kind and caring man who listened to me and explained everything very clearly. I felt in very safe hands and very well looked after both during my stay in hospital and the aftercare that I received.
I have had a mole removed which turned out to be Melanoma. I have seen Mr. Kim privately and also on the NHS and the care I have received from him has been excellent. He has shown me nothing but patients and understanding even when my anxiety was at its highest. Mr. Kim is truly amazing at what he dose and seems to always go that extra mile for his patients which is hard to find these days. Anything I may need in the future, I will not hesitate to go back to see Mr Kim. His accuracy and quick turn around when it comes to your health is nothing but the best.
I had a breast enlargement with Mr Kim at the Nuffield Norton. He was an absolute professional from the very first consultation. I was fully informed about all the benefits and risks prior to going ahead. I am now 4 weeks after surgery and so pleased with the results. I went from a 30 B to 32 D and the results are so natural. I’ve also had minimal scaring under the breast . Comparing my results to that of my friends who have used other surgeons i know that I picked the best . Highly recommend for those who want a natural result .
I had an abdominal liposucture procedure in July 2017. After 6 months I wanted a small revision to take down my upper abdomen further. Mr Kim was excellent and agreed that there was some room for improvement. I am now 2 weeks post op and the results are amazing. I am beyond happy with the correction and I am very happy with how Mr Kim dealt with my revision request.
After 4 caesarean cuts and losing weight I was really self conscious about how my stomach looked. I first met Mr Kim early this year and he was so professional and reassuring that despite normally avoiding surgery I decided to go ahead. I am so glad I did, both Mr Kim and his team have transformed my stomach and my confidence. The whole procedure was no way near as painful as I had expected and I consider Mr Kim a professional and highly skilled surgeon that I would recommend to anyone. Thank you to all involved!
Hi , I am 36 years old , mam to 3 boys aged 18 , 8 and 6 , I have never had a problem with being overweight , however on my second pregnancy I was left with a lot of loose over stretched skin mostly from and below my belly button , the skin had lots of stretch marks and is very numb in places (presumably from over stretching ) , the third pregnancy I just grew into the loose skin and then looked like a deflated balloon again . Having wanted this procedure for so many years and reading such a lot of helpful reviews on here , i wanted to share my own experience in the hope I can maybe help others to . I have decided to go to BMI woodlands in Darlington as it is fairly local to me , I went for my initial consultation where I met my surgeon to be , Mr Jong Kim , the initial consultation cost me £150 so I made sure I went armed with a million and one questions . I sat down and Mr Kim asked me what it was I was wanting him to do , and what I was wanting him to achieve , he then took a look at my tummy . This for me was the most embarrassing bit , he made me feel at ease but I'm just very self conscious , he wanted to see if I had any muscle seperation , I was very surprised to find out it was only very slight (2cm) , I used to bloat very easily following my third pregnancy but with doing t25 exercise that seems to be tightening the muscles making the bloating disappear , he said that he does not think I need any stitches in the muscles as I could look a bit odd ( people with a six pack have a slight gap between muscles and to stitch it he said could make it all look like one ) I said to do what he thinks , I have not not got the determination to ever achieve a six pack ! He said he could probably take about 6-7cm of skin off my tummy , unfortunately my tattoo will still be there but I guess I can't have everything ! , he also took some photographs from each angle of my tummy. I told Mr Kim that I would like my tummy as tight as possible , he told me that he would do it but sometimes if you do it to tight you also pull up the pubic area which can look strange ( I had not very considered that ) ! Anyway I was very happy with what was said , he made me feel at ease , what I did like was that the tummy tuck includes liposuction to the hip area , and no extra charges for anything , wether you need to stay extra days in hospital , other surgery ( dog ears ) or follow ups , cost is £5600. I have booked my surgery for 17th December , I'm off work for two weeks and so us my husband so I will have lots of help , rather than getting it done earlier and getting myself in a mess and potentially damaging myself . I have to say that although I'm very excited I'm also very nervous , I have had surgery before for breast Implants and rhinoplasty and both were great and were so worth it - this is what is keeping me going . I will update more closer to the time , hope this has helped so few people x Updated on 11 Aug 2015: As you can see the saggy skin stems from around my tummy button , a lot of the skin around that area is numb and has a lot of stretch marks , the surgeon will be performing a full TT and is hoping to remove 6-7 cm of loose skin . Updated on 2 Dec 2015: Ok so today it was if to the hospital for my pre op , I was met by wonderful welcoming nurses , I had blood pressure taking , heart checked with ECG machine , blood taken and height and weight measured , oh also a urine sample test to , everything was fine and I had a tun down of what would happen on the day both before and after the surgery . My surgery is scheduled for 18.00 hrs on the 17th December 2015 so not long to go now , I'm starting to feel nervous but thankfully the excitement is still more than the nerves so I'm feeling in control ....so far ! I'm going to start planning my hospital bag soon , I know I will be staying in hospital 3-5 nights which I'm happy about , would like to stay in as long as possible so I know I'm in good hands if I have any concerns , will update just before my op ...it's getting very real now ! Updated on 16 Dec 2015: So on Monday I had a final consultation with my surgeon Mr Kim , he just wanted to look at my tummy a final time and go through any questions I might have , I have been told he can remove quite a lot of skin and is going to try and contour it in to give a better shape , he is not sure if he can do liposuction as he said I do not have much body fat us just loose skin but the machine is there if needed , I came away from the consultation feeling happy and confident he will do a good job ! So my operation is tomorrow , I have to be at the hospital for 17.00hrs and I have my op at approximately 18.00hrs , I gave been told it will last 2.5 - 3 hours , today I feel extremely tearful , I'm so cross at myself for wanting a tummy tuck when my body is not really that bad , wish I could be happy in my own skin but I just can't be , I'm really scared , I will admit I'm scared of the operation but mostly I'm scared of the recovery , having read lots of reviews on here I can see that some people have an ok recovery , others really bad although I'm quite a fit person and active I just don't know how I will take to it , all I know is that I'm perfectly healthy now and tomorrow I'm in for a hell if a tough ride for god knows how long , think thus is just nerves , my head is banging , can't stop crying , feeling very confused , just hope I feel stronger tomorrow , need positive thinking to get me through this ! Updated on 19 Dec 2015: Arrived at the hospital at 4 and was taken into theatre at 5 , no messing about their ! , had plenty of checks done on me , blood pressure , temp and so on and had procedure explained and my body marked up by the surgeon , I don't even remember being put to sleep which was great , upon waking it was horrendous , I was violently shaking which I could not stop , I was told it was an effect of the anaesthetic wearing off , it only lasted approx 10 mins but that was long enough ! , I had a morphine pump but didn't use much of it , the staff could not have been better and checked and checked my pulse , blood pressure and temp maybe around 20 times during the night , I woke needing to wee but it just would not come out and I ended up feeling faint and fuzzy from sitting and needed oxygen , I was given a catheter to help me pee which was a relief , apparently anaesthetics can stop people peeing ! Surprisingly I have had very little pain in fact the worst bit is I seem to have developed wind , again this is quite common apparently because your stomach us not working as efficiently so I have had peppermint oil capsules which seem to help , in this last hour the wind seems to be going from just burping to moving downwards so I'm hoping for a bit of relief from it . The one thing that has surprised me was how emotional this is , I know a lot of people told me this but it really is , spent a lot of time crying thinking I have made the biggest mistake ever , it is hoping to be an incredibly long journey . Mr kim the surgeon told me he has taken 350cc fat by liposuction from each hip and 400g of Loose skin , I asked him to take a pic of what he took out ( I'm weird like that ) it's a huge piece , I will post pics when he sends me them . My drains apparently have not had much in them and are getting taken out tomorrow , I'm also allowed home tomorrow not sure how I feel about that to be honest , I'm weeing fine by myself , I have had a flannel wash which was nice and have been for very hunched up walks up and down the ward , progress ! Mr kim removed my binder last night , I'm very swollen and look more tube like in my body , no defination at all with swelling but the skin is stretch mark free and smooth which alien to me ! I will keep you all posted ! Updated on 21 Dec 2015: So yesterday I was allowed home , day 3 , I was really apprehensive but my lack of sleep in a hospital bed was difficult so you can only improve , anyway I managed to climb the house stairs which I didn't expect , managed to use the toilet which us quite low so thought I would struggle and went out for a walk round the block which felt good . The pain in my lower back is worse than I expected it to be so soon so if anything I'm taking my paracetamol more for back ache , managed to lie down in my own bed relatively easy and was asleep in minutes and had my first real sleep from 9-8.30 ...bliss . Still have not been able to go to toilet for a number 2 which is a concern , I'm taking lactulose but will step it up a notch with milk of magnesia if I don't gave any results by tomorrow . I am starting to get very itchy above by buttocks near my hips and feel a bit sore near my incisions , it's the first time I have felt this but I'm guessing it's because I'm healing . The hardest part of today I would say is not being able to lay or sit comfortably , I just want to curl up in a ball but unfortunately it's a no no , I'm feeling less emotional and more happier in myself , really am noticing daily improvements which I never expected this soon . Is the op worth it ....the jury is out still I'm afraid , it's a hell of a procedure , a long recovery and a lot of pain to remove what I had ...maybe I will feel different when I see my new tummy , I'm guessing I will , think I'm a bit discouraged because I'm used to being slim but with the binder and the padding under the binder I'm walking around much bigger than I'm used to , I feel like I look huge , when it's all removed and I can feel good in my clothes I'm sure it will be fine ! Updated on 21 Dec 2015: Not a bad day at all , today I woke and washed my hair and dried it , it wasn't easy but was not to hard , got some make up on , I was just desperate to feel more human , made my sons breakfast and went for a hunched up walk with my husband , I walked 1.4 miles which I didn't think was to bad , I felt fine doing it unfortunately the weather decided to pour down and my nice clean hair ended up plasters to my head in a soggy mess ....typical ! Still no number 2 so bought some milk of magnesia which has worked a bit so will gave some more tomorrow to try and clean me out properly . Only had 2 paracetamol today and lactulose , the wind that has been giving me grief this last few days has dispersed thank goodness . Noticed a massive difference from yesterday , incisions do not feel as sore today , still have itchiness around the back of my hips but I'm happy that I can do something , I gate admitting defeat , not going crazy but do wasn't to be active , still wearing the sexy support stockings and can't remove them till I'm mobile properly , I hope that's soon as they are awful ha ha . I'm off to see my surgeon Mr kim a week on Tuesday and he said he will take the binder off and remove the glue from the incision so I'm really looking forward to that , I have only seen my new tummy for 20 mins , need to see why I have put myself through this ! Xx Updated on 21 Dec 2015: Marked up for surgery , my binder was removed for 20 mins , it was less than 24 hours after surgery and I can't remember why it was loosened , my skin was smooth and tight although it was swollen , I looked very tube like obviously no defination whatsoever as expected ! Updated on 26 Dec 2015: Well it's been 8 days since my op , I have kept my binder on the whole time however I took it off for the first time whilst standing just to flannel wash myself ( been told I can not shower for another 4 days when I go back to get assessed ) , so pleased I did , it looked amazing ! , just the boost I needed , I cried tears of joy for the first time , I was not really that swollen , although I had only just got out if bed , so happy and boosted now ! Updated on 30 Dec 2015: So today I went to the wound clinic , all went really well ! , the nurse took off my dressings , I was amazed at how good my incision looked , I was expecting it to be red and raised but is wasn't , just some small black blood bits on the cut and that was it ! , my belly button also looked good , I was thrilled to bits when the nurse removed my belly button dressing and said "wow that's one of the best belly buttons I have seen " !! I have been told that I need to keep a compression garment on for 6 weeks , I'm going to use the hospital one on a night but using a marks and spencer tummy control all in one bodysuit for day time . I was told I have some swelling but it's not to much , the dressings were taken off and reapplied , I need to go back in a weeks time to get them taken off completely , I'm still not allowed to bath or shower for another week which us a pain but it also minimises risk of infection so I'm more than happy to go along with it ! All in all I'm feeling good in myself , still not stood upright but I'm able to go about my housework pretty much as normal , the nights are still difficult , sleeping on my back us hard , I find I either sleep like a baby or go completely the opposite way , last night I was awake from 3.15am , not used to that as I normally sleep well , that's the only downside at the moment ! Updated on 8 Jan 2016: So today I am 3 weeks and 1day post op , I have had all my dressings removed and the scar looks absolutely great , much better than I would have expected , it's pink and healthy looking and has healed great all over , in the last 3 days I have managed to stand upright and I am absolutely in love with my new tummy , the difference it has made to my confidence has even surprised me , when I wake in the morning I can see some defination , but even by night I'm hardly swelling which when you think about what has been done us very surprising , I have walked 15 miles in 4 days as I'm desperate to try and keep myself active , and that has had no ill effects on my tummy at all , I have to say that despite all the initial tears and concerns that I had I am so glad I have had this surgery , it actually was only 2 weeks of discomfort and I gave got my dream body , I'm so pleased with my progress , I'm back driving , doing housework , working , looking after kids , in fact the only thing I can't do is exercise , I'm going to wait till my next appt with mr kim to find out when I can start again but I'm in no hurry to rush , I want to do the best by my new tummy ! Updated on 9 Jan 2016: Asked the surgeon if he would take some pics of what he removed from me ....and here it is ! Updated on 9 Jan 2016: So these are my latest pics , taken on the afternoon , swelling us a bit more apparent , more so to the incision site which feels extremely hard , my scar is losing the scab and glue and looks healthy underneath , when I wake in the morning my stomach looks amazing , I can actually see a bit of a contour , can't wait for swelling to go , but mega happy with the results !
Yes, arm lift or arm reduction surgery is the most effective treatment for excess loose upper arm skin and tissue. The down side is a scar. However, the scar is place inferiorly and is difficult to see and also matures well.
