It has been three months after my operation and not a day goes by that I don't regret walking into Mind Plastic Surgery and Letting Dr Lee carry out he procedure on me. I have always been a very natural girl and I've been fortunate enough to look younger then my age. (I'm 35) I've always been quite content which how I looked and didn't have many qualms about my body, however, I've always been quite fascinated with plastic surgery and I always knew I'd be the type to go under the knife rather then 'age gracefully' as I got older. My decision to have these procedures culminated after going through an extremely tough time, suffering through a cluster of setbacks, prolonged trauma and coming to a horrible epiphany as to why these negative events had been happening to me. I had lost my job and my self esteem was at an all time low. I felt I needed a new start and I thought I could use the sabbatical between jobs to have this procedure done so that I had some time to heal, adjust and in the process regain some of my lost confidence before I took on another role. What a bad idea that was....Korea was a draw card for me. When I decided to have these procedures, having them in Australia was not something I had entertained. Fat grafting being so popular and common place in Korea as a procedure, I felt I'd get a more experienced surgeon and get a better result over there.I had conducted my research, read reviews on a number of hospitals and had made a number appointments for consultations with surgeons. I had also reached out to 'Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association' who had recommended 'Mind Plastic Surgery' . The consultant advised me that Dr Lee had previously worked in one of the major plastic surgery hospitals and has set up his own clinic. He was highly regarded, had a great reputation and was a very popular sought after doctor at that hospital. Having gone to the other appointments I was charmed by Dr Lee at Mind Plastic Surgery who had perfect English and a very relaxed manner during the consultation which made me feel at ease. His office was beautiful, all his equipment was top of the range and he offered a great after care program. It wasn't long before I decided to go with him.During the consultation I had showed pictures from a few of years back when I had fuller cheeks. It was this volume I explained that I wanted restored somewhat. I was a little apprehensive as to the rhinoplasty as I was quite content with the way my nose looked and was a little frightened that I would end up with a tiny fake looking nose. I told the doctor that I wanted my nose to remain the same 'button' shape but just a little bit smaller. I wasn't after a different nose or a minor change. I had also told him that I had a fracture in my nose but it wasn't much of a l concern as it was not noticeable. He assured me All would be ok, that the nose was a relatively simple procedure and I had nothing to worry about. I was booked in for the surgery the next day..When I woke up from surgery and returned to my hotel I had a nagging feeling that something was wrong. When I felt my cheeks, there didn't appear to be any volume added and instead, thy felt uncharacteristically flat. That volume of fat that I expected was not there yet there was significant swelling lower down on my face.Day 3 and my lower jaw had swollen to comical proportions and I voiced my concerns to the consultant who relayed it to the clinic. I was reassured that I wold see that volume in my cheeks become more apparent over time and the swelling on my jaw was just the result of the swelling going down. There was apparently no fat injected into my jaw and I had nothing to worry about.A few days before my departure and I started to panic, my cheeks were flat and there was that volume in my jaw. After speaking with the consultant I was booked in to see Dr Lee.Dr Lee assured me that there was no fat but to alleviate my concerns, he would do a quick procedure that should only take about 15min just o make sure the fat had not travelled lower down.Last day before departure, I had the stitched and the bandaid removed from my nose. My nose bridge was terribly swollen, my nose tip looked strange, my face still swollen but I was reassured that it wold take a month or so for the swelling to go down.Month on after the procedure and the volume on my lower jaw remained, there looked to be a loss of volume on my cheeks. My face, normally quite full and heart shaped took on a rectangular and gaunt look.I've exchanged countless of emails since the procedure with he surgeon in an attempt to get him to justify what happened and get him to send me medical charts so that I can find out what has been done. I have requested a refund.I'm normally a very optimistic person but having this done to my face had me hardly leaving the house an avoiding any social situations.I have been turned from looking younger then my age to looking middle aged. My skin texture once firm has turned spongy and saggy..Looking at pictures of how I once looked it torturous. The surgeon has done thousands of dollars worth of damage to my face and I'm stumped as to how to fix it to try and get it back to looking like it did.
