He looks into my eyes and pokes my eyelids with a 2 ball-pointed prong, and tries different heights and shapes with the eyelids. He looks at the inner corner of my eyes, and has me widen my eyes then release Drooping of the upper eyelids in adults, most commonly due to separation of the tendon of the lid-lifting levator muscle from the eyelid. Having ptosis has physical effects. The older I get, the worse the condition will get due to the nature of aging.
When I widen my eyes, I can literally see more. Thus I see less, and it causes my eyelid shape to change over time. He then tells me that my eyes are asymmetrical. My left eye is farther away from my nose bridge and my right eye is closer to my nose bridge. You can see it in the picture of my eyes I posted above. I look into the mirror, and I see it! I was amazed because I never noticed that before. He makes suggestions about how I can enhance my double eyelids with partial incision to remove some excess skin and adjusting the height of my eyelids.
He also suggests fixing the asymmetry by cutting the inner corner of my eyes. But beyond that, he tells me that ptosis surgery is something I should consider above all because it will affect me more when I get older. He cautions me that if I DO get plastic surgery for physical purposes on my eyes, I have to see someone who is also specialized in fixing ptosis, as medical conditions need to be treated first. As a medical doctor, he gave me tips on how to exercise this muscle to strengthen it, and suggested I do it everyday.
He reassured me he can perform the surgery if I wanted to proceed, whether that be for ptosis medical purposes or double eyelids surgery cosmetic purposes.
I thank him and the translator for their time, and tell them I will think about it and return if interested. I then go into another office, and I speak with one of the staff members to go over the finances. She breaks down how much it would cost, expected recovery time, and what not.
The entire consultation was about 1 hour. So have I become more self conscious knowing that I have droopy eyelids, a weak chin, asymmetrical eyes and more —to list a few? Haha, nah. I honestly forget about what was said and have yet to workout my eyelid muscles like the doctor suggested.
I never knew I had ptosis, and that diagnosis explained a lot of things. That was very important to know, as this condition will affect me more as I age.
Physically, I agree that my eyelids could be enhanced with the new shape he suggested. I thought he was a great plastic surgeon to consult with. He was thorough, honest, and incredibly patient. And if I were to get plastic surgery, and the outcome is not great, I would be absolutely devastated and crushed. I would have so many regrets.
If it makes you happy and more confident, then I understand why you want to get plastic surgery. Imbued with a newfound sense of confidence, G was thrilled by how her altered facial features began to affect the rest of her life.
I found myself becoming more of an extrovert after my surgery. G is far from an anomaly in using cosmetic surgery to improve her life. In a report, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery estimated that nearly , cosmetic procedures were performed in South Korea that year. Plastic surgery first entered mainstream South Korean culture after the Korean War in the late s and early s.
In , the Supreme Court of South Korea approved cosmetic plastic surgery as a medical practice, bringing legal and social legitimization to the fast-growing business.
Now, plastic surgery is embedded within urban South Korean culture. Much of rest of the operation was done by the other doctor -- a general doctor who did not have a plastic surgery license and who had recently graduated from medical school, despite an advertisement for the clinic explicitly saying that the head doctor of the clinic would operate from start to finish.
Doctors are opposed to the bills, arguing they won't be able to work as comfortably knowing they are being watched, and claiming that the cameras would erode trust with patients -- not build it. The Korean Medical Association has publicly opposed the proposed bill mandating CCTV cameras, saying it is an invasion of privacy and could lead to doctors losing concentration during surgery.
But there is a groundswell of support for change. After, Kim, the former law director of the Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons, began a YouTube channel under the pseudonym Dr Vendetta exposing the issue of ghost doctors, a petition he started urging the Blue House to make changes attracted more than 50, signatures.
A handful of young people have turned out to Kwon's court hearings to show their support for change. At the March hearing, Choi Jae-hoon, a young man in his 20s, said he had followed Kwon's case since hearing about it from Dr Vendetta's YouTube channel.
Jeong Seoung-eun, who has been coming to court since February to support Kwon's family, said: "I want to show my support so my country can become a better one by correcting faults in the medical system.
Kwon Dae-hee? Could you come to the hospital now? His brother's condition "wasn't that serious," the hospital said. Kwon assumed his brother had gotten into a fight after drinking, and, as he took a taxi to the Seoul hospital, he prepared to scold him for getting into trouble.
But he never got the chance. When Kwon arrived, the year-old was unconscious. After having a surgery to make his jawline more slender, his brother had bled so much that the bandage around his face had turned red. Kwon never made it.
He died in hospital seven weeks later. Read More. Kwon's family say he was the victim of a "ghost doctor," the name given to someone who performs a surgery another surgeon was hired for when the patient is under general anesthetic.
Doctors sometimes simultaneously conduct multiple operations -- meaning they rely on substitutes who may be freshly qualified plastic surgeons, dentists, nurses, or, in some cases, medical equipment sales people -- to undertake some of the work for them.
Kwon's story. Kwon was a warm and humble university student, the kind of son who cooked seaweed soup for his mother's birthday, his family remembers. The surgery finally finished at p. Jaw surgery usually takes an hour-and-a-half or less for an experienced doctor, according to Kim Seon-woong, the former law director of the Korean Association of Plastic Surgeons, who has run a plastic surgery clinic for 25 years. After the surgery, both Kwon's doctors went home, leaving nurses in charge as he lost blood.
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Learn more about how Statista can support your business. Gallup Korea. February 20, Share of respondents who have had plastic surgery in South Korea in , by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Accessed November 13, Share of respondents who have had plastic surgery in South Korea in , by age and gender. Statista Inc..
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