Complications of Injectable Fillers, Part I
2013년 11월 28일 목요일
[Life Plastic Surgery] Dr. Sewhan Rhee's Column
Hello, this is LIFE Plastic Surgery.The journal article by Dr. Sewhan Rhee has been released in the Magazine Plastic Surgery Korea. Plastic Surgery Korea is a beauty and cosmetic surgery related magazine to share the information and trend regarding medical experts and cosmetic surgery. On this month’s issue, Dr. Sewhan Rhee wrote an article regarding Complications of Injectable Fillers. Here is the summary of the articles. Complications of Injectable Fillers, Part IStarting with Zyderm Collagen (Allegan Inc, Irvine, California) in 1981, bovine Collagen has been widely used. After that numerous different variations have been released. Among that the most popular kinds are HA kinds. HA products are made of linear, unbranched, highmolecular weight glycosaminoglycan complex sugar which are composed of the alternation of d-glucuronic acid and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. In 1934, As Meyer and Palmer first published while analyzing bovine vitreous, HA is found on the skin and has the following functions. From physical functions such as working as lubricant and to biological functions such as fertility, embryogenesis, morphogenesis, cell movement, reaction to immflamation, would healing, HA is an essential substance and has chemical functions.
2013년 10월 26일 토요일
[LIFE Plastic Surgery in Spotlight] Providing 1:1 Personalized service through perfect after-care
Featured News Article from Korean Tourism Newsapaer
[LIFE Plastic Surgery in Spotlight]
Providing 1:1 Personalized service through perfect after-care.
Total of 6 specialized surgery center including Body line center
English and Chinese Coordinator in the clinic and alliance with 5 star hotels
Q: Your clinic seems to have nice name.
Please introduce your clinic.
A: I named the clinic, LIFE Plastic surgery
in order to create comforting feeling to foreigner patients. Many people seem
to receive the name well so I feel the importance of name more and more.
Currently, at LIFE Plastic Surgery, we have total of 6 specialized centers for eye,
nose, facial contouring, breast, anti-aging and body line to seamlessly
integrate cosmetic surgery and beauty industry.
Furthermore, in order to attract foreign
patients and for satisfactory service and after-care, we have our own
international department. We have our own English and Chinese coordinator in
our clinic to accommodate foreign patients’ needs. Furthermore, by having
alliance with five star hotels, we provide personalized 1:1 service for
customer’s satisfaction.
Q: How is the result of foreign patients
attracting effort?
A: In Korea, there is even saying it is
harder to find people without any plastic surgery experience. That just shows
how popular plastic surgery has become and how many clinics there are. Domestic
markets are already in saturation. To find more patients and to provide service
to where it is needed, we are putting much effort to attract foreign patients. We
feel as though foreign patients are our especially valued future customers and are
doing our best to provide perfect service to patients from abroad.
Every year, medical tourists that visit
Korea are increasing. Customers from Asian countries like China and Mongol as
well as from North America and Europe are increasing every year. In order to attract
foreign patients, we made various efforts, and 30% of our total customers are
from abroad.
Q: What is your opinion about medical
tourism after-care?
A: In fact, for plastic surgery, checking
up on the patient’s condition after the surgery is a must. To see whether the
patient is experiencing any side-effects, whether there is anything to check-up
on, we need to look at patient’s long term recovery. However, when there is
medical tourism through some broker, due to extravagant amount commission issues,
there are often insufficient after-care.
This not only damages Korean wave that we
have difficultly accumulated over times but also brings negative stigma to
plastic surgery number one location. Therefore, all the cooperation from
medical tourism service industry is needed to adequate respond to needed
after-care.
Q: How would you compare Korea’s Plastic
Surgery technique with that of other
renowned countries’?
A: I would say South Korea’s Plastic
surgery technique and quality is the world’s best. In 2006, I had a chance to
visit US to observe top-touch American surgeons during operation. During that
time, I felt that Korean surgeons have better technique and skill. Unless there
have been much shift or changes I am sure the gap in technique and quality has
become wider. Personally, if I were to think about the reason for that, Koreans
have very have difficult facial structure to perform surgery on to begin with.
This is because compared to westerns the facial features are smaller and even subtle
changes make big impact. It takes skillful technique to incorporate beauty into
the tiny features. I am sure there had been many trial-and-errors. Fundamentally,
Korean patients have really high standard and are often very difficult and
particular (laugh).
Q: What would you say is LIFE’s
competitiveness?
A: Perhaps it is because I was aired on
Australian TV News, but I have had much experience performing surgeries on
foreign patients. There is subtle difference in surgeries on westerners and on Asians. Not only the physical features are different,
but also bone structure and body types are different. Therefore, through rich
experience in performing surgeries, the doctor needs to know the difference,
and only then the surgery result is more effective.
Also, Life Plastic Surgery is run according
personalized 1:1 care system. Therefore, the wait is relatively short and from
consultation to after-care, we provide customer-oriented service at all times.
We always adhere and be true to the basics to provide the best service
possible. We are using various means and routes to advertise Life Plastic
Surgery’s outstanding medical service to customers all over the world.
Q: When is the time that you felt most
proud about your work as a plastic surgeon?
A: There was a patient who wanted to be a
stewardess. Her personality and body traits were suffient, but her facial image
was getting in the way of realizing her dream. When I was performing surgery, I
was not aware of her situation, but after about 6 months she came back with her
uniform on. She told me later that after getting the surgery, she became a
flight attendant. She thanked me for excellent result. In such cases, I get exhilarating
joy and rewarding feeling as a doctor.
Ultimately, physical traits are nothing but
subjective opinions of what is beautiful and what is not. However, in Korea, if
two people have competency, the reality is that a company is more likely to
pick those who are more good-looking or beautiful. Therefore, I think getting a
surgery according to the one’s situation and appropriate for the individual can
be great life turning for anybody.
Q: What would be the future of LIFE Plastic
Surgery?
A: LIFE is emphasizing and putting much
effort on global marketing with medical professional such as translator and coordinator.
Often times, for patients from abroad, they get multiple surgeries at once and
often they cannot stay long in Korea. Short recovery period might interfere
with the after-care. Therefore, sufficient communication is needed before
planning your schedule and visiting the clinic, to allow enough recovery time period
and perform surgery at a most suitable time. For foreign patients we provide
on-line consultation to provide thorough after-care.
Q: As a doctor, what would be your future goal?
A: In general, when people think about plastic
surgeon, they think of only aesthetic surgery. In other words, they think off
doctors who only care about money, but that is a misconception.
Plastic surgeons fundamentally study from
reconstruction during their college year. However, if the clinic is not
big-sized clinics, there is much difficulty performing reconstructive surgeries.
There are numerous cases where the circumstances, facility wise, do not work
out. If I get a chance, I want to provide medical service to those who have
much physical damage and require reconstruction in their body, to make them
look close to average healthy people and give back through performing
surgeries.
Representative director/ Board Certified Plastic Surgeon
Rhee Se Whan
•Master & Bachelor degree, School of Medical Hanyang UniversityRhee Se Whan
•Specialist, Plastic Surgery, Medical Center, Hanyang University
•Adjunct Professor, Plastic Surgery, Medical Center, Hanyang University
•Member, The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
•Member, The Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
•Member, Korean Cleft Lip and Palate Association
•Member, The Korean Society for Microsurgery
•Member, The Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand
•Member, The Korean Society for Hair Surgery Association
•Member, International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
•Member, Japanese Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
•Member, American Society of Laser Medicine Surgery
•Member, International Confederation for Plastic Reconstructive Aesthetic Surgery
•Member, Japan Society of Aesthetic Surgery
•Member, European Academy of Cosmetic Surgery
Free Consultation with Life Plastic Surgery
TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
2013년 10월 25일 금요일
[Life Plastic Surgery] New Beauty Trend in Korea - "the handsome-pretty"
[Mnet Wide Entertainment News]
Best Korean celebrity ‘Jalsengbbuem Star’
• Date of Air : April 10th 2013
• Program Details
“Jalsengbbeum” star, meaning stars who are handsome and pretty are becoming more and more popular. The attraction behind such handsome and pretty stars are their uni-sexuality when it comes to beauty. According to plastic surgeon, who are the most “jalsengbbeum” stars?
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TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
Website: http://eng.mylifeps.com
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Blog: http://lifesurgery.blogspot.kr
[Life Plastic Surgery] Exposure of STAR back line care methods
[tvN enews]
Exposure of STAR back line care methods
•
Date of
Air: March 26th 2013
• Program Details
There are some celebrities with perfect body that everybody wants and swoons over. The completion of such perfect-shaped star bodyline is only possible through back line. We look at Star’s back line care methods that bring sexy back that everyone loves.
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TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
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2013년 10월 21일 월요일
[Life Plastic Surgery] Australian TV SBS Dateline_The K-Pop Effect on Plastic Surgery
[Australian T.V SBS Dateline]
Date of Air : March 19th 2013Program Details
The popularity of K-pop is spreading worldwide. As an extension to this, people in their late teens or the early twenties wish to look like members of Korean girl-groups or idol groups…
The impact of global K-Pop popularity to Korea’s beauty industry is analyzed up close with Korea’s plastic surgery specialist…
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TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
Website: http://eng.mylifeps.com
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2013년 10월 15일 화요일
LIFE Plastic Surgery: Natural Adhesion Double Eyelid and Rhinoplasty Hayeon's Diary
No more
sleepy and tired looking face!
I want my face
to be distinct and
bright!
Who am I?
Name: Hayeon Yoon
Desired surgery area: sleepy eyes, not low
but not so pretty nose
Surgery Information: Natural Adhesion
methods, Rhinoplasty
I am sick of hearing that I look tired
or sleepy! No more!
Surprisingly, I am actually very interested
in outer appearance. I keep up with trendy fashion, make-up and accessory.
But I never have heard people say I look
pretty.
All I get is you look tired. I have had
enough of this…
Getting dolled up is not enough, so I
finally am getting plastic surgery!!
First, I want to make my eyes pop up
distinctly. My nose is relatively high but is not a pretty shape. So I want to
make my nose line more pretty and feminine.
Also, nobody knows, but I had a hair style
I wanted to try for the longest time. That is hair pulled back. But my forehead
isn’t the prettiest forehead so I covered it all the time. So I decided to
undergo forehead surgery as well.
Please change everything you can.
I had butterflies since the night before
the surgery.
Now that I am close to getting the surgery,
because I do not like my face now, I just want to get it over with as soon as
possible. With the excitement of kids the night before the picnic, I went to the clinic an hour early for consultation.
As soon as the doctor saw me, I was so surprised that he picked out all the areas that I was unhappy with.
Now that I heard, right from the doctor, I just want to get the surgery and get it over with!
Wait for me! New life and new face!!!
As days go by, my confidence is growing
bigger and bigger!
3 days after the surgery: Everything
that can swell is swollen!
3 days after the surgery, on the first day
after the surgery I thought my swelling was not that bad, so I thought maybe I
am not going to swell that much. But wait a minute.. after a night of sleep, it
started to swell and after 2 days, every part that can swell is swollen to its
fullest. Even to my ears where I had my piercing!
But I cannot check whether the surgery went
well or not. All I can do is ice pack diligently.
Maybe it is because of the swelling, but my
face is getting red. I hear this is just a temporary condition. So I will wait
for the time to heal. Patience is a virtue!
I think all the swelling is almost gone by
now.
But, on the part where there were bruises, I
only have yellow bruise left. Now I can check where the eyelid is going to be.
I feel good!
Originally, I wanted to do magic
epicanthoplasty, but because I was getting nose surgery, the doctor didn’t
recommend me getting magic epicanthoplasty. Now that I look at my face, I think
it was a good decision that I didn’t get epicanthoplasty. I quickly want to get
rid of splint on my nose and confidently roam around the city. My roommate is
getting envious of my surgery result and I feel a little flattered~lol.
2 weeks after the surgery: Can you see
my defined and clear face?
All the bruise and swelling are gone, and
today is the day to get stitches removed.
A selfie before going into the Life Plastic
Surgery! Can you see my face?
I am really happy about the double eyelid
line. This is the perfect outline and I am happy. But because all the swelling
is gone in 2 weeks, I am afraid my double eyelid might completely go away.
However, I am super satisfied right now! I will take another selfie after the
stitch out!
Can you see my luminous and voluminous
forehead? Also my nose line!
I guess I still have little bit of swelling
left, so my forehead looks more protruding and wide than the actual outcome. So
my friend keep teasing that all they see when they see me coming in is my
forehead.. hehe. But even such joke is nice to hear? I am so happy about my
nose because it looks natural. Friends keep asking where I had my surgery done
and how cheap they can get it done.. so I am assuming they are all envious of
my outcome.
Naturally voluminous forehead, beautiful
curve from the forehead to the nose bridge to the nose tip and finally my eyes
that make my face pop among the million…
There is literally no body parts that I am
not happy about. Yet I feel like I want to do something more. Recently fat
injection is hot. I feel my cheek fat is slimmer and slimmer, and I want plump
cheek fat like the Korean celebrity.
Free Consultation with Life Plastic Surgery
TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
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[Ask Dr. Rhee- Q&A of the day] Liposuction
Q: For Arm Liposuction, where is the incision is made and how big is the scar is gonna be? Is it hard to use or move arms around few days after the surgery? How long does it take for my arms to recover from the su
rgery?
A: For arm liposuction, immediate return to daily routine is possible and there is no particular restriction regarding arm movement. The time period to visibly notice the difference varies depending on the amount that had been sucked. But in most cases you are able to see the result 2 weeks after the surgery.
The surgery is performed through a small hole around your elbow and the stitch is removed one week after the surgery. Scar after the surgery is hardly visible after the surgery, so there is no need for worrying about the scar.
For accurate consultation, we need to know the distribution of body fat, imbalances in bodyline, fat distribution and physiognomy, weight and level of activity, work experience, chrononic disease and as well as medical history. After taking the above into consideration, we can calculate amount to be sucked, and what type of procedure should be done.
Our clinic uses the combination of Erchonia , Water Jet and Power Assist Liposuction. Water Jet uses water pressure to dissolve fat. It is less damaging to the body because it uses more natural method of water pressure compared to other equipments.
Erchornia laser projects laser from the outside so that the fat can melt and dissolve more easily. Upon insertion, blood vessel and nerve damage is minimized. This method induces effective melting and emission of fat and fibrous tissues.
The advantage of Power Assist Liposuction is that this equipment suck out even the smallest fat molecules that were easily dissolved but wasn’t able to be sucked out. The strong suction makes sure effective liposuction.
The important thing after the liposuction is post-surgery care.
LIFE’s Bodyline/Body Line Surgery Center is equipped with high frequency laser and endomology equipment s for post liposuction swelling treatment. Also, skin elasticity treatment is given so that loose skin after liposuction is prevented in advance. Therefore, the overall result of liposuction is maximized. Post surgery care program is performed over the course of a month after the surgery, and it is all given free of charge.
Free Consultation with Life Plastic Surgery
TEL: +82 70 4726 4302
E-mail: lifepseng@gmail.com
Website: http://eng.mylifeps.com
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