TRAVELOGUE: SEOUL // FINAL INSTALLATION

Oops.. I realized that I left out my last 2 days of my recent trip to Seoul (HAHA)

and before I delay further I shall do up a post for my last 2 days in Korea!

So in March, I spent 2 weeks in Korea after doing through a Zygoma reduction, Jawbone reduction and Ptosis correction! This trip would never have happened if not for WWW.DOCFINDERKOREA.COM

Feel free to browse my posts for previous entries that I did on my Korea trip!

Sooo on second last day of my trip and it was time to remove the remaining stitches I had in my mouth

Went back to Izien Cosmetic Surgery Hospital and re-stitched up a small area in my mouth as well cos I busted the stitches while being a greedy ass in Korea. LOL

Everyone was surprised at how much I managed to eat even with my mouth full of stitches wahaha

However, I had to pay the price with another round of stitching and a longer recovery time :(

 So remember guys... if you ever have stitches in your mouth. Kindly stick to liquid food if not it is

going to cause a lot of complications after! 

I was quite happy that my face was healing really quickly! Everyone was telling me how well I was healing as by the 13th day most of the major swelling had gone down, I just looked chubby after that

which is way better then how I had looked 5-7 days before that day haha.

I guess this sums up my Korean trip! I know I haven't done a part 2 of my surgery post yet..

My bad!!! The pictures are still in my toilet bowled iPhone5 which is undergoing repair :/

Once I have it back I will have Part 2 up in no time!!!

Next up I will be blogging on my recent Bangkok trip again soooo stay tuned for that too :)

I love holiday posts!!! My life is so boring in Singapore I honestly have no idea what to document when I'm here. Haha :/ 

So anyway, I hope you enjoyed this post! I will be back with a new post in a few days time

Thank You for reading xxx

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PLASTIC SURGERY EXPERIENCE IN SEOUL (PART 1)

So here's a post that many of you have been anticipating... it's about my recent trip to Seoul to get

Plastic Surgery!

For those who're new to this space OR... haven't visited my site for a long time, I have blogged about this in a few posts back, most these posts were how the entire trip was planned and how it all came about to this day so if you haven't read that, you can find those posts here:

TRAVELOGUE: JOURNEY TO SEOUL {PLASTIC SURGERY IN KOREA}

TRAVELOGUE: UPCOMING TRIP TO SEOUL PART #2 { DOCFINDERKOREA.COM} + KOREA UPDATES!

TRAVELOGUE: A WEEK INTO SEOUL + POST OP RECOVERY!

Today's post will be more into detail of the surgery process so pardon me if it gets wordy,

I just want to make sure that I get every single detail right :) 

Before you go into detail with the pictures, here's a video summary of Part 1 of my experience!

I was super thankful that my transport and appointments were all made and arranged for by Mr. Shin of DOCFINDERKOREA.COM , 

from picking us up from the airport > sending us to our hotel > to Izien Hospital 

I've read somewhere online that there are actually many people who fly over to Korea alone to get surgery done and to be alone it can get quite scary since you're in a foreign country and everyone speaks a foreign language.. if that's the case you can always engage the services of DOCFINDERKOREA.COM to have everything arranged for you without a fee as their service

is free of charge :) 

ARRIVING AT IZIEN COSMETIC SURGERY HOSPITAL

As you guys would've known by now, I got my surgery done at Izien Cosmetic Surgery Hospital.

Izien is located in the heart of Gangnam and despite the busy streets, Izien is located about a street away from the main road so you're safe from the hustle and bustle from the crowd! 

My first impression of Izien was - Homely. 

It definitely did not feel like a hospital at all! As we had some waiting to do, I felt super comfortable most of the time :) It is good as I feel it helps people relax and not so tensed up even tho they're

at a hospital awaiting treatment :) 

Upon reaching we had to go through the necessary paperwork and registration before I could begin with consultation. In case you're wondering how I coped with the language barrier, thankfully at Izien they have staff available who could speak Chinese so communication wasn't a problem!

After settling the paperwork it was time for consultation! I was ushered to another level where all the

consultation rooms were,

 made myself comfortable as I was waiting for my consultant...

I couldn't deny that I was really tired tho, I had only about 2-3 hours of sleep before that on the plane so I was super tired out from traveling and lack of sleep :(

Consultation began when the in-house consultant came in to look at me!

Firstly I began with telling her what I wanted to do on my face (eyes, cheekbones, jawline)

 Consultation is really important if you're getting surgery done because not all surgery is suitable for everyone, you have to ensure that the surgery you want suits your face and has a 'facial harmony' with the rest of your features as well so it's good to always listen to what the consultant has to say before making a decision. After all, don't forget that it's your face we're talking about!!! 

  She was really attentive to me and listened to what I had to say before she spoke. As I had fillers as well, I told them that I would like to get the fillers on my chin removed so they could operate on my chin together with my jaw. 

In my case, I was initially recommended to do my nose and have paranasal implants done!

However I never really struggled with an issue on my nose so after some consideration I decided

to pass on that and just focus on what I feel is more of a priority for me :) 

Next up I had a second consultation with the CEO/Representative Doctor of IZIEN who

continued with the consultation and helped finalized the procedures which I will be getting

 The consultation for me took a slightly longer time than I had expected mainly as I had soooo many questions to ask! Don't be afraid to ask your doctor any questions if you have them because it's right that you know what you're going to do to your face. In my case I was getting my jaw and zygoma done and for plastic surgery it is considered quite a major op so I could say that I was also super scared hence all the questions hahah

 After that I had my third consultation with the consultant earlier and she explained to me the surgeries I would be getting and how it would be done. Most of the incisions for my surgery will be done from the inside of my mouth and side of my face (side burns) 

This is how all scars from the surgery are 'invisible' ;)

After the consultation, it was time to do some body tests and check-up. 

This included a CT Scan, X-ray, blood test, ECG... etc. this is to ensure that my body is good and well enough to undergo surgery. I was quite surprised that they were quite strict with this as I thought as long as you're not sick then a surgery can be done easily~

But nevertheless, strict is good as that means the hospital is taking all kinds of precaution to ensure 

that you're safe :) 

 These scans are 100% painless lol so you don't have to worry.. although I must admit that they looked

a little intimidating at some point hahaha!

 After the scans, I proceeded with the rest of my full body check up before calling it a day at Izien.

My surgery was scheduled for the next day so I had the rest of the day to take a good sleep and mentally prepare myself for surgery. To be honest I was so so so sooooo scared I kept texting J and telling him that I was super nervous!!! >.<

DAY OF SURGERY

After taking a good night's rest, I was back at Izien the next morning! Prior to surgery it was made sure that I didn't eat or drink anything for the past 12 hours, I think it was due to the fact that I will be on general anesthesia or something.. so I had to fast before surgery~

Denise was saying how I haven't had a proper picture with her ever since we set foot into Korea so here's a picture of me with my old face before surgery! Hahaha

Before I was ushered into the surgery room, some preparations had to be done and I had one final consultation with the doctors. 

 We also took pictures of my "Before" face for the hospital's reference. 

 The doctors who will be operating on my eyes, zygoma and jawline!

 In case you're wondering, yes the doctors who operated on me are different. That's because each doctor specializes on a particular area hence depending on what surgery you're getting, the doctors will rotate and perform the procedure themselves. 

Time to change into my surgery outfit~

At this point I was super OMFGGGGGF nervous.. I couldn't really believe that I am about to step into surgery. It was hard to explain the emotions had, I was excited yet scared.. The thought that the day I have been dreaming about was finally going to happen just made me feel so happy! 

I honestly couldn't believe it was happening ;D

And finally setting foot into the operating theatre!!! Just look at my face -.- Hahahahahaha 

Part 2 will be up next with more details on Post-Op and recovery :) 

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Nevertheless, I would really like to thank DOCFINDERKOREA.COM for helping me out with

everything from the patient planning over emails to recommending Izien Cosmetic Surgery Hospital to the best service I could have from the moment I stepped into Korea ;-)

If you're considering surgery in Korea I would definitely recommend the services of DOCFINDERKOREA.COM 

You can be sure that they will find you the safest and trustable clinics + hospitals in Korea to ensure the best for all of their patients! Just to note to remind you all that not ALL clinics in Korea are a 100% safe, it is said that about 70% of these clinics don't have emergency systems so certain failed surgeries can result in the worst possible way - Death. 

Never risk your life for the sake of getting cheaper surgery!!!

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In the next post I will be talking about what surgery I did and post-operative pictures

plus stitch removal! I hope you enjoyed this post so do keep a look out for Part 2 :) 

Thank You for reading! 

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TRAVELOGUE: A WEEK INTO SEOUL + POST OP RECOVERY!

Helloh, so I'm a week into Seoul and can I say that I'm loving it here!?!?

The weather, the food, the shopping, the environment... EVERYTHING!!!

As you guys know from my prev postings + Instagram postings (@ponyyzz) that I have just got surgery done, I'm taking these 2 weeks to rest and recuperate in Korea. As I've got my best travel buddy + caretaker from heaven Denise with me, shopping the streets of Seoul until we're pretty much broke is what we've been doing all week!!! HAHA

Here are some visuals of what we've been up to this week, as usual I'll try to include as much details as 

possible :>

DAY 2 POST OP

We decided to head to Dongdaemun to do some shopping! There are several malls in Dongdaemun

but the best to shop at are hello apM and Migliore cos it's similar to Platinum and you can find stuff

as cheap as 5000₩ and 10000₩!!!

 Since I was super conscious of how I looked ( I didn't want to scare anyone away hahahah)

I went out the first few days like this, Super big hat + shades/specs+ mask 

However I think the locals there knew I had some kind of surgery done but they ignored anyway,

quite a nice response cos you don't get them staring etc...

 We conquered both buildings relatively quickly and bought quite a handful of stuff,

I strictly limited myself to buying clothing that are only 10000₩ and below hahahahahahahaha

Unless it's jackets or whatsoever but for 10000₩ I was surprised I could get quite a number of clothing!

Super happy with my buys that day heheheheh~

Since I was still very 'raw' from surgery we didn't travel much that day so after Dongdaemun we slowly made our way back to our residence hotel (Morning Sky Residence)  

 Denise kept asking for a selfie and as much as I wanted to...........

SELFIE TIME FOR ME!!!!!

Oh wait, where's my face hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 For dinner that day Denise helped me to get takeaway, since I was living on milkshakes for the past 2 days I was craving proper food already. She managed to find some soup and got takeout for me!

 Yea yea, here's me sipping my soup really slowly.. However it wasn't that bad, I was happy I got to drink some warm soup + swallowed some fishcakes despite having difficulties to chew. 

Not bad I would say, super proud of myself hehe ;) 

DAY 3 POST OP

As our residence hotel didn't have space to accommodate us for a night, we had to temporary move to someplace that night, ZZZ. But thankfully Mr Shin from DOCFINDERKOREA.COM got everything arranged for us so he helped us book a hotel for the night at Gangnam (cos we wanted to shop at Gangnam that day) and he picked up and drove us there in the morning :) 

Before checking in to our hotel, he drove us to Garosu-Gil in Gangnam

basically it's a street lined with quaint shops and little cafes which is sooooo pretty!!!

Honestly I did not expect to find such a pretty place in Seoul cos it didn't look a bit like Korea at all!

There was a giant F21 which we shopped at before taking a long stroll down the street

just feasting our eyes with the surroundings!

 Definitely one place you have got to check out when in Seoul! 

After that we checked into our hotel in Gangnam for the night, Hotel Seattle

 the room was pretty small.. and cosy but since it was a normal hotel it didn't have some of the facilities that Morning Sky has. But nevertheless, it makes up for a really good hotel and not to mention the location is really good too!!!

Hotel Seattle is just about a 5-10 mins walk away from Gangnam Station which has a huge underground shopping complex with little shops as well and the best part is.....

10000₩ CLOTHING!!!

Bwahahahahaha, needless to say we spent our entire day there raiding the racks and shopping

till my heart exploded. LOLOL

After all that shopping we decided to take a break at Baskin Robbins (my best friend in Korea)

since ice cream was one the few things I could conveniently eat..... I decided to have ice cream!

Erm, yea another selfie with my..... expressionless face. #mybandagedselfiesgottostop

For dinner we walked to a restaurant near our hotel...There were tons of restaurants and pubs around our hotel which made the surrounding really lively at night! We passed by this really humble and homely looking restaurant with 0 customers and decided to eat there. Hahahahahaha

 Here's what we ordered. Dumpling soup for me and a salad-looking-bibimbap-noodle-version-dish....

HAHAHAHA sorry we don't know the exact name of the dish :S

 I was SOOOO HAPPY the lady added eggs inside cos I was dying inside and craving for eggs so badly!!! Also there were thinly sliced rice cakes which I could easily sip in along with the soup and 

chew slowly and swallow. Despite taking a longer time to eat... I was glad I managed to finish my first

official meal in 5 days OMG.

After dinner we took a short walk around our hotel before retiring for the day!

The weather so far has been about... 7-15 degrees with it being colder at night so it was nice and cool

to walk about and night after drinking some hot soup :) 

DAY 4 POST OP

Checked out from Hotel Seattle the next morning since we were going back to M Sky Residence YAY!

Mr Shin (DOCFINDERKOREA.COM) said he would accompany us the entire day and bring us to 

places that we wanted to visit that day! 

 Since Denise was craving for some Bulgogi, Mr Shin brought us to a restaurant in Gangnam which has one of the best bulgogis in the area! Since I don't eat beef.... I wasn't missing out on much hahahahaha

 ALL. DAT. MEAT.

 Oh looky, here's what I had!!! *points below*

 Bwahahahahaha, I had this with some steamed egg. But no complaints!!! 

With eggs, anything is possible :D

 I'm sure Denise enjoyed her meal, I even surveyed her "is the beef good? quality beef? nice?"

and she said yes so...... I guess it's good then! Hahahahaha my steamed eggs were awesome too btw lol

And yea, the name of the restaurant if you're thinking of going...

Next up we suggested heading to Myeong-Dong, another one of the famous shopping streets!

Mr Shin drove us there and upon reaching I was SHOCKED cos it was so packed!?!??!? OMG.

 I'm guessing that probably it's because it was a weekend as well hence the crowd but wow...

it was too crowded for me tho.

Ice cream again! Shared this ridiculously high ice-cream yogurt thing with Denise haha

I can't believe the queue for this is so long.... and I can't believe we queued #touristmode #kiasu

 Pic.1: Denise: Selfie selfie!!! Me: Ah!? Again ah...

Pic.2: Denise: Hahahahahah (probably laughing at my swollen face) Me: Meh....

 Yea this woman will look at me and suddenly burst out laughing because of my face. Hahahahaha

My chin area is still pretty swollen so it makes my lips look small..... I just look weird and cute la right

HAHAAHAHAHAH. 

We did most of our cosmetic and skincare shopping in Myeong-Dong but didn't walk long before we decided to leave. It was way way way tooooo packed for my liking, lol!

Since we had no idea where else to go after that, Mr Shin drove us to another area to check out!

We found ourselves at Ewha Woman's University station area where there were tons of shops

to shop at too. We only walked around for 30mins before heading to dinner so we didn't get to see much but we planned to return the next day!!!

We had dinner nearby at Sinchon area, dinner that night was stew soup!!! 

 I had Ham and Cheese Tofu soup with rice, thank god it was soup again so I can easily slurp it down~

Although it was a little spicy, I found the taste overall very interesting and quite nice!

It was yet another successful meal for me by Day 4 and soooo happy that I can eat again hehe 

Wahahahahahaa, me and my Baskin Robbins again after dinner!

#sorrynotsorry Ice cream is now one of my daily essentials here. Wahahaha

 Me and Mr Shin Park (DOCFINDERKOREA.COM) who is also our lovely host in Seoul!

Thank you for the day trip and taking us around ^^

 After dinner, Mr Shin took us to Hongdae Street where it was bustling with people and activities!

There were tons of clubs and pubs that lined the streets + since it was a Saturday night you can guess 

what the atmosphere was like there. Lots of people.... beer.... drunks.... happy people.... weird people..

It was such a sight. Denise and I were sooo tempted to step inside the clubs just to see what it was like

but I can't drink so, SIGHPIES :(

 Chanced upon this sign while walking... ERM!?!? Hahahaaahahaahhahaha

and check out the prices of the alcohol!!! SO DAMN CHEAP OMG. Can get drunk till 2015!!!

 While walking I stumbled upon this cotton candy store and this dog whom belonged to the owner.

It is SO HUGE!!! LOOK AT IT!!! Super cute as well omgggg *squeals*

I miss my Bijou just by looking at it :( But I felt quite sad for it tho since it's always being tied up

to the store while it's open :/

That night I was quite surprised we stayed out till sooo late! I think it was the latest for us in a week lol

Reached the hotel at about 12AM hahahah and that was our Saturday night for us~

DAY 5 POST OP

Day 5, I woke up feeling like a million dollars. Not sure why but the moment I woke up I knew I felt

way way way better than I ever did as compared to the past few days!!! Super happy! It was such a great feeling :)

Since we didn't get to explore much of Ewha's Womans Uni. the prev evening, we decided to come back! Before exploring we stopped by this really cute eatery in a random alley to have our brunch!

 What's on the menu:

 Wheeeee, aside from the bruising on my lids and some swell on my jawline I feel that

I'm actually looking so much better as compared to the previous days. At least I don't have to hide as much already! I still wore a mask tho... but I ditched the big hat! Wahahahah

What we had:

 it was a mixture of noodles, dumplings, rice cakes, egg, cheese and vegetables all in one!

no wonder it's called a fusion hahahaha. but the taste in a whole wasn't that bad, I actually did like it!!!

 HOHOHO starting to get really adventurous with my meals ya??

After eating we decided to explore the grounds of Ewha Womans University

 and OH MY G. we were totally blown away by the surroundings of the campus!!!

IT WAS SO HUGE AND ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL'S I'VE SEEN.

 I swear it didn't look like just a university in Korea... it was so picturesque and too pretty!!! 

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 The school ground reminded me of Hogwarts LOL I think it's the stone walls...

 It felt like a very old english town.. Like I wasn't in any part of a school at all. Ahhhhh love the place!

I can imagine the students must feel super glad to have such a lovely place to study in~

After visiting the campus we walked to the streets just outside the school where they were lined

with lots of cafes and shops. One thing I realized is that there are so many cafes in Seoul!

And every cafe is so nicely decorated that you'd just want to visit all of them!!!

 We did a little more shopping before taking a break at a Churros Cafe!

some churros and ice cream (again) for me!!! I swear I've been having ice cream almost everyday here,

people say with my diet I will lose weight.... I think NOT. LOL

With all the ice cream and milk shakes.... hmmmmmm.... Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

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Okay so I'mma end my post abruptly here, will be heading out in a bit so I'll update again when I

get back hehe. Nevertheless, I hope you've enjoyed the post so far hehe >.<

For more updates you can follow me on Instagram (@ponyyzz) where I'll update on the go and...

more visuals to be up in this space soon!!!

Do keep a lookout hehe x

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