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***SORRY—-I looked up my paperwork to make sure I was sharing correct info—it was a SMAS facelift, not a deep plane—but I can’t edit the title

The below information is my experience ONLY - NOT a personal recommendation for YOU. YOU don't need plastic surgery! You are beautiful just the way you are!

I’m an open book—- if you have questions, feel free to ask. I AM biased though because my experience and results exceeded my expectations.

I'm going to add a lot more pics/info under u/Viviennewanderwell -- but this is just the start of it. I'm only posting under this account so you all realize I'm not new to reddit -- but I don't want my "main account" to be mainly associated with all the plastic surgery stuff.

Traveling for the next month or so -- and it will be about 4-6 weeks before I can get it all organized -- but I WILL be posting day by day reels etc on tiktok/insta, etc under Viviennewanderwell name but in the meantime see info below -- 

Some things to note:

• The best doctor for my face and my desired outcome might not be the best doctor for you.
• Clinics that target foreign clientele might not be the doctors with the most skill or best outcomes. but they ARE the best at marketing to foreigners.
• This is my ONE and ONLY face. I was not looking for the cheapest price, I was looking for the best doctor to deliver the results I wanted. I felt like S Korea was the place to go for my desired outcome. My personal opinion is if someone cannot afford to hire whom they feel is most capable of doing the BEST job - they should wait. In my research, I have seen horror stories.
• If you want a consultant involved, I found it best not to contact clinics myself first. Many clinics won’t allow outside representation to negotiate if you’ve already initiated contact.
• Almost ALL clinics will offer a discount for a review to get the word out - I'm not a paid shill for the clinic, but I'm so happy with the consultant I used and this doctor that I'm POSTING IT EVERYWHERE -- discount or not. My offer is outlined below -- I was not asked to write about specific things or that it be positive -- just an honest review.

If you’re considering surgery in Korea, one thing I learned the hard way is that going directly to clinics can mean a lot of runaround, inflated pricing, and limited transparency. What helped me avoid that was using an independent consultant to handle communication and negotiations from the start.

An experienced consultant likely already knows which clinics have strong reputations—and which ones to avoid (ghost doctors, inconsistent results, or “factory” outcomes where everyone ends up looking the same --plastic surgery industry in Korea is crazy, if they get known for botching cases, they will literally shut down, move, rename and reopen -- the only chance in hell you have of knowing this is if you have a local doing the research). They also understand pricing structures and can step in if anything feels unclear.

For my independent consultant, I used a company called OnJeong. They can either manage the full process or simply act as translators/representatives if you’ve already booked. In my case, they negotiated $4,000 off my surgery. They offer hourly or package pricing; in hindsight, the package would have made more sense for me because I asked for extensive research and back-and-forth. Also, frankly speaking -- they are Korean. There are a lot of "foreigners" that are transplants that provide this service. I'm sure they are fantastic -- but I wanted a local that speaks Korean as a first language (and is well versed in all cultural nuances) rather than a "foreigner" that is fluent in Korean.

Surgery consultant company ONJeong - WhatsApp +82.10.5861.5568 --

Let them know you got their info from Rachelle on Reddit

They prioritize jotform requests over what’s app messages b/c it’s easier to start the conversation right away – they are getting bombarded right now b/c my pics are getting a bit of attention b/c the doc’s skill and healing so fast, etc…so they are getting a lot of requests. To skip the line as much as possible, use the jotform –they will get back to you if you whatsapp – just faster if you do the jotform ahead of time b/c they know you’re serious and it’s just a more efficient way for them to get necessary info

https://form.jotform.com/260505297668063

As for my surgeon, I saw Dr. Yang, head doctor at Hugo Plastic Surgery - if you contact him directly, let him know Rachelle sent you...I don't work with him as far as getting a referral fee or anything -- BUT maybe if enough people contact him to get work done, he'll throw me a bone when I go back later this year to get some other less invasive things done! haha...

I am BEYOND happy with his skill and results. That said, regardless of which clinic you choose, the VERY best action I took was having independent representation throughout the process. (NOT a clinic employee)

My research led me to believe that the in-house translators are biased and are Clinic employees, so there can be a lot of gaslighting if something goes wrong

Now, for the numbers --

My total was $22,000 after negotiation. YES, I KNOW this is considered EXPENSIVE for S Korea. Some comparable USA quotes including all the work I had done were well over $150,000 and I honestly would have found a way to pay for it if I thought they would have done the kind of job I got in s. korea but I didn't have faith that they could do it. I chose my surgeon based on skill and fit for my goals—the lower cost was secondary but a huuuuuge fringe benefit. you absolutely can find a facelift in Korea for less than $20k, but it very likely won't be by the doc with the most skill or the one that most closely aligns with your preferred aesthetic. I'm apalled at the people willing to risk their faces to save $1k. it's WILD!

Finally, part of the negotiation is that whatever clinic you book with will likely ask you to write a review on an American website (or whatever country you are based in) -- I was offered $1k to write an honest review of my experience 3 months post op (after swelling has mostly dissipated).  Hell yeah, I'll save 1k by writing up a quick post---I haven't done that yet-- timeline has not approached -- I've just been telling everyone already b/c I'm so happy and want to share the info. This is not actually that post b/c I'm not yet 3 months out, but I want to share the info now.

Procedures I had:

Forehead/brow lift with hairline lowering

SMAS facelift

Lower blepharoplasty with fat repositioning and muscle reattachment

Stem cell injections/IV

Fraxel laser

I plan to return for maintenance treatments and will continue using a consultant each time. For me, it removed a lot of stress and uncertainty from the process.