Today is DAY 20 of my Plastic Surgery Journey and i must say i am pleased with what i see so far! Full Recovery for eyes take about 2-3 months and for nose it might take as long as 6 months but it all depends on your body and how disciplined you are.
Recovery for Daryl and I has been pretty quick and our results are looking pretty good! I am really happy that by DAY 10 i looked "normal" and was ready to put make up and go for events. Although still swollen, i didn't exactly look "bad". A lot of my friends were amazed at how speedy my recovery was and yes, so was i! I will give you some tips on how to recover quickly at the bottom of this post.
On 21 October, Daryl and I flew to Korea to get some work done on our faces. I did my surgery on 22 October at SM Plastic Surgery clinic in Seoul, Korea. Despite it being a newly opened clinic, Dr Lee is not new in this industry at all! He has worked at the most reputable Plastic Surgery clinics in Korea and has now decided to set up his own clinic cus well, i'm sure he'll make a lot more $ this way. My face is extremely important to me so i won't let a lousy doctor work on my face. Dr Lee has worked on a few people i know and i've met them and liked what i saw.
The SMPS Singapore team helped me arrange everything from the flight, to the accommodation to transport etc. It is best to have a "middle man" to help arrange everything for you. Saves you a lot of time researching on how to get to the clinic and where to stay. What the SMPS team usually do is arrange for a group to travel together so they can travel with you and bring you around. It sure isn't easy getting around Korea. Most people don't speak english and the taxi drivers can't read the address if it's in English (most of the time). Plus a lot of people i know of want to get surgery done but have no idea how to get started. With the SMPS Singapore team around, all your questions can be answered by them (or via Video Conference with Dr Lee) without you traveling all the way to Korea to consult the doctor.
I am thankful for Ivy from the Singapore SM Plastic Surgery team for arranging everything and ensuring everything runs smoothly. Without her, i can't imagine how Daryl and I would get around Korea. Daryl and i went to explore Korea and went shopping one day and it's like nobody seems to understand us there?! There were times we got so frustrated and stressed up trying to find a certain place.
This is our "lets do our ugliest faces before we become chio" shot hahahaha
A week before the surgery, i met the SMPS Singapore team to do a video conference with my doctor Dr Lee. He advised me on what procedure to do and i had a week to carefully think about what procedures i wanted to do.
At the SMPS Korea Clinic
SMPS Surgery Room
SMPS Recovery Room
Dr Lee and I meeting in real life for the first time
Marking my face
Entering the surgery room and saying goodbye to Daryl and Ivy!
Contact the SM Plastic Surgery Singapore Team for more information...
Ivy: +65 91999621
Email: smpssingapore@gmail.com
A lot of you must be curious to know what procedures i did so in this post i will share what i did!
Fat Graft on Forehead and Temple.
My forehead is pretty flat and there's some dents on my temple so Dr Lee suggested Fat Grafting. It is one of my favorite and i really highly recommend you to get Fat Grafting done on your Forehead if you want the "korean look" or if you have a flat forehead like me! It only lasts around 6 months though as fats get burn away by your body. :( I WISH MY FOREHEAD REMAINED AS FAT AS WHEN IT WAS SWOLLEN. I loved it so much!
I did Magic Epicathoplasty (cutting the inner corner of my eyes) and 3D Lateral Canthoplasty (cutting the outer corner of my eyes).
Reason why i did those 2 surgeries was because i did not like the shape of my eyes. I have always wished for wider eyes as my eyes are pretty round. I didn't lengthen it though, cus if i did, my eyes would be too close together and i'd look so weird!
I also did Non-Incision Double Eyelid Surgery. I already have double eyelids as you can see but Dr Lee recommended i make it more defined. He wasn't a fan of too high eyelids so my double eyelids height remained the same but the line is more defined now.
I have done Alarplasty (reducing the size of nostrils) when i was 17 if you don't already know! This time with Dr Lee, he recommended i do Rhinoplasty. Instead of using silicon implant like most people, i used Dermis Graft to make my nose bridge higher. It is actually taking skin and fats from your tailbone area and putting it into your nose to add height. I actually really did like my natural nose bridge and am pretty lucky to have a nice side profile thanks to my nose. Dr Lee also used my ear cartilage to raise the tip of my nose so my tip will look sharper cus it's pretty round from the front.
My cheeks were really fat and it was very difficult to get rid of the fats there so i did Face Liposuction. Dr Lee didn't really recommend it cus he said when i grow older i will regret it but i really really wanted the fats off! I'm always taking pictures from good angles (knowing your best angle is super important) so not many people can tell my face has that much fats haha.
And yes, this is my Before face. No Photoshop allowed in this post.
Now time for some pictures which will make you cringe...
The surgery was painless as i was sedated. It took 4 hours long and i felt nothing!
Woke up looking like this...
Looks painful but i really felt no pain! Everyone kept asking me if it was painful and when i said no they all said i was confirm lying but i really really didn't think it was painful at all despite looking like that.
It just felt really uncomfortable cus my whole face was swollen and felt heavy? And i looked crappy every time i look at myself in the mirror which made me feel sad all the time.
No but seriously, not pain lah!!!!
You know what's painful?
REMOVAL OF THE STITCHES. Especially on my eyes. DAMNNNNN. That really really hurts but other than that 10 torturous minutes removing stitches, everything else not pain one. Lie to you guys also no money to take so i really am not lying hahaha.
Or...maybe my tolerance for pain is pretty high? I don't know la haha
The next day i went to clean up the wounds and remove the plaster on my forehead. I LOVE HOW FAT MY SWOLLEN FOREHEAD WAS!! It has subsided but i really wished it remained that fat! Haha.
And the following images would be my day to day recovery progress. :)
It certainly was a mood lifter receiving such a big bouquet from a friend. :') Lucky me!!!!
I remember crying a whole lot on Day 5 because looked crappy and it really really made me super emotional! I don't know why but thinking about how depressed i was that day makes me wanna laugh now. Did i seriously think i'd look like that permanently? LOL!
I am now at DAY #20 and this is how i look with make up!!
I've been receiving a lot of comments on how i look better Before surgery but but but looks are really subjective so maybe i think i look better but you beg to differ. Anyway, this isn't the final results yet!!! I still have another month for my eyes to fully recover and maybe another 3-5 months for my nose to fully recover? Of course i'm praying everything will be faster la so i'll continue working hard by taking my anti-swelling medication and putting ice/hot pack as frequently as possible.
My nose is still very swollen especially at the tip so it looks pretty big and my eyes are asymmetrical cus one side is more swollen than the other. Also my jaw line is still a little swollen so my face still looks rather wide. I must say for DAY #20 post surgery, it is considered very good already leh! I will do a post on how to speed up the recovery process after Plastic Surgery soon!
Do follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/ohsofickle to watch my progress k?
If you are interested in getting Plastic Surgery done, you can contact the SM Plastic Surgery Singapore Team for more information...
Ivy: +65 91999621
Email: smpssingapore@gmail.com