- Ghost surgery exists, and doctor qualifications are difficult to verify
- There are a large number of medical and aesthetic institutions in South Korea, and there are a limited number of regular plastic surgery specialists. Many Internet celebrity clinics rely on deans to drain them. The actual surgeries are performed by interns and non-specialists, which is often referred to as "ghost surgery." Language barriers make it difficult to verify the doctor's qualifications. It is difficult to obtain evidence and hold accountable after surgery by an expert who promises to perform the surgery. Once the operation is wrong, serious problems such as skewed prosthesis, necrosis of the nose head, and damage to the nasal septum can easily occur, and the difficulty of later repair doubles.
- There are great aesthetic differences between China and South Korea, and it is easy to fail to meet expectations after surgery.
- Korean rhinoplasty prefers a high, straight, thin nose bridge and a pointed and upturned net red nose. It is suitable for South Korea's flat, narrow and long face shape, and is not suitable for the rounded, wide-faced five senses of most Chinese people. Coupled with the short face-to-face consultation time and deviation in translation and reporting, the natural soft nose shape you want can easily be made into an exaggerated red nose. When the swelling subsided after returning to China, I found that the nose shape was abrupt and uncoordinated. If I wanted to adjust again, I could only do difficult nasal repairs.
- Prices are opaque and premiums for foreign customers are prevalent
- Many low-cost rhinoplasty promoted online are only aimed at local consumers. The price of domestic beauty seekers doubles directly after face-to-face consultation. There are also hidden consumption such as anesthesia fees, prosthesis upgrade fees, and inpatient care fees. Coupled with airfare, accommodation, and translation expenses, the overall cost often far exceeds that of formal domestic institutions, making the cost effective.
- Lack of follow-up after surgery makes it extremely difficult to protect rights when complications occur
- One to three months after rhinoplasty is a period of high incidence of infection and prosthesis rejection. Once redness, rupture, or prosthesis displacement occurs after returning to China, it is difficult to travel back to South Korea for follow-up treatment to protect rights. Korean surgical contracts contain a large number of exemption clauses. Transnational litigation takes years and legal fees are high. Most beauty seekers can only return to China for repairs. Not only do they have to endure secondary trauma, but the repair cost is also much higher than that of the initial operation.
- The surgical plan is partial to the assembly line and ignores the basics of the individual nose
- In order to improve the efficiency of treatment, many Korean institutions use standardized assembly-line surgeries. They do not have personalized designs based on each person's skin thickness, nasal bone foundation, and respiratory function. They blindly raise the bridge of the nose and narrow the nose, which may easily cause asymmetry of nostrils and nasal stenosis. Sequences such as poor breathing damage native nasal tissue.
All in all, medical beauty has no geographical filter. The technology, consumables, and anesthesia systems of domestic formal institutions are very mature. Doctors have convenient face-to-face diagnosis and postoperative follow-up, and rights protection is guaranteed. Instead of venturing in a foreign country, it is better to choose a professional doctor with verifiable qualifications and aesthetically suitable. Safety is always more important than the style of an Internet celebrity.