This was my first time getting surgery done ever and Dr. Ko made the entire process feel so easy and stress free! I had double eyelid surgery and fat grafting done and am in love with the results. It is worth mentioning that once I was done with the surgeries, I was in extreme pain (due to the nature of the procedures) and did not want to leave the recovery room. However, the staff handled me diligently and was patient with me even after-hours. When I came in for checkups the staff always greeted me with friendly smiles. I definitely recommend this place.

I started my double eyelid surgery journey months ago with research on Gangnam unnie and purse forum. I did several online consultations with 1mm, thankyou clinic, marble, and ilac. I ultimately went with ilac because they’re super responsive, pricing was great, foreigner friendly, and most of all I liked that the before after photos didn’t look filtered. I put a down payment and booked an in person consult with surgery right after. I went in for my in person consultation a few hours after I arrived in Korea. I was asked to change into their robes and wash my face when I first got in. I spoke with a Chinese speaking consultant ( I was told English consultants work Monday through Friday) and we went over what I was looking to accomplish. I have noticed as I’m aging, I have more skin on my eyelids and therefore wrinkles have appeared. She took down detailed notes of the shape I’d like, if I prefer incisional or non incisional method, went over paperwork and consent forms. Shortly after, I met Dr. Koh. He was briefed with what my preferences are and started mapping out what my new eyes could look like. He is very meticulous and made sure the shape and height of the crease was just right. Be prepared to open and close your eyes close to 100 times. I appreciate how detail oriented he is. He explained the eye shape I want is doable with either non incisional or incisional method. The difference would be if I chose non incisional, the wrinkles would remain. He’s able to take off a little of the extra skin through incisional DES but recovery time would be slightly longer. To accomplish the outline shape I want, I went with incisional DES, epicanthoplasty, and ptosis correction to help my eyes to not feel so heavy. After this was decided. My consultant came back in to go over pricing. After I paid, I was immediately taken to the surgery room. Everything was done so quickly and efficiently. They gave me an IV that makes my mouth dry so I don’t swallow and potentially move and mess up the doctor while he’s working on me. I was strapped to the surgical table and given local anesthesia and was out for a few hours. I remember being woken up to open and close my eyes a few times so the doctor could check for symmetry. Next thing I knew I was being helped out of the table and into the recovery room to ice my eyes. I don’t remember how long I was in the recovery room for but my consultation was at 10am and I left ilac at around 3:20 pm. My kind husband was given a prescription and he got everything for me in the pharmacy downstairs while I was in surgery. It included antibiotics, pain meds, ointment, and eye drops. Im on day two post surgery and my eyes are obviously still swollen. I have my check up later today and am planning on using the laser deswelling machine they have. The last two days have been fine. Other than looking crazy with swollen eyes (I wear sunglasses day and night) and non stop teary eyes, there hasn’t been much pain thankfully. I take the meds three times a day, ice my eyes as often as possible (I’m out exploring Seoul most of the day but they say walking is great for recovery) and I get the stitches removed seven days after surgery. I’ll post again after I get the stitches removed. Until then, I hope this helps someone with their own DES journey.