This patient is a practicing physician who personally researched and compared dozens of plastic surgery clinics in Korea before ultimately choosing Returning Plastic Surgery. As a medical professional, she had a thorough understanding of her own anatomy and the areas she wanted to improve. She spent considerable time carefully searching for a clinic that could not only address these concerns individually, but also evaluate her overall facial proportions and create a harmonious surgical plan.

Her eyes appeared heavy and somewhat sleepy due to the thickness of the upper eyelids, so incisional double-eyelid surgery was performed to create a clearer and more defined appearance. Because the distance between her eyebrows and eyes was relatively narrow and the upper eyelid area felt heavy, a forehead lift was performed at the same time to create a more open and refreshed upper face. For the laxity beneath the eyes, a butterfly lower blepharoplasty was performed to address not only the lower eyelids but also the midface area, creating a smoother and more lifted transition.

The nose was one of the more challenging aspects of the case. She had a low and relatively long nose, combined with a long midface. Simply raising the nasal bridge from the glabella could have made the face appear even longer and more mature. Instead, autologous rib cartilage was used to create a stable and supportive columellar structure, while a 3D custom-designed implant was created to precisely control the starting point and height of the nasal bridge. This allowed us to create a natural, feminine nasal line without making the nose appear longer. The drooping alar rims were also corrected to create a more refined and balanced ACR line.

The retruded chin and depressed paranasal areas were also addressed using silicone implants to restore the deficient skeletal volume. To improve the vertical proportions of the elongated midface, philtrum reduction and philtrum dimple correction were performed together, helping to create better harmony in both the facial proportions and the contour of the lips. Double-chin liposuction and platysmaplasty were then performed to refine the area beneath the chin and create a more defined jawline and neck contour.

What this patient wanted was not a dramatic transformation into a completely different face. Her goal was to preserve the features she already liked while precisely correcting the areas that felt slightly lacking, ultimately improving the overall harmony and refinement of her appearance.

Although multiple areas were addressed, the goal was not to make any single feature stand out excessively. Instead, each procedure was carefully planned to complement the others and create a naturally balanced result. She was highly satisfied with the outcome, and this case was particularly meaningful given the considerable time and care she had taken as a medical professional in choosing the right clinic for her surgery.

Post by Dr. Yong Woo Kim /Forehead Lift + Double Chin Liposuction + Platysmaplasty +Rhinoplasty + Butterfly Lower Blepharoplasty — 21 Days Post-Op (Seoul, South Korea)