[REAL STORY] Lee Seon-min

Q. Hello. It’s been a while since we last greeted you. It has been one year since your surgery—how have you been?

Before I knew it, it has already been a year since my surgery. When I meet friends, acquaintances, or new people, I often hear things like, “What did you do to your face? Did you lose weight? Your face line has changed. How do you look younger as you get older?”

Friends who know I had surgery said that although I had some facial swelling during the first photo shoot, it still turned out beautifully. Now they say my overall facial balance, nose bridge, and eyes all look well balanced, and that I’ve become much more beautiful. My close friends’ opinions are pretty accurate, after all! I, too, am living each day happily and with great confidence.

Q. I can tell you always seem full of confidence. Which of the changes do you like the most?

My facial contour, face line, and chest are the most satisfying to me. I had a square jaw and cheekbones that were asymmetrical, so once those were refined and set in place, I felt much more feminine overall, and my face also looks smaller, which makes me happy. As for my chest, I definitely feel more confident when wearing sleeveless tops or bikinis in the summer. In particular, Eton approaches breast surgery not by simply making them bigger, but by making them naturally beautiful, which makes me even more satisfied.

It’s true that when I gain weight, my face line and chest look puffier and fuller. To become more beautiful, I work hard at yoga and running, go on lots of walks, eat less, and keep myself in check, so I don’t have swelling and can maintain my weight. Even someone as lazy as me ends up making this kind of effort to become more beautiful.

Q. There are many other hospitals, so what made you decide to have surgery at Eton?

I’ve now been working as a coordinator for three years, and I meet many patients who come in for consultations and many who come in for post-surgery care. I take photos, have conversations, and sometimes listen to their concerns about their appearance. But patients are so satisfied with the process and results at Eton. I also saw many patients who became naturally beautiful, so to speak. Seeing those kinds of results over and over built my trust in the doctor, and it gave me even more confidence that if I had surgery here, I could become more beautiful too, which is why I decided to have surgery.

Q. You seemed beautiful enough even before surgery (laughs).

Thank you (laughs). Actually, I do have a little story. I had wanted double eyelids since middle school to the point that I used double-eyelid tape. Coincidentally, my cousin was a plastic surgeon, so he once created them with a buried suture method. I lived with that for a while, but as I got older, my double eyelids became thinner. So I decided to have surgery because I wanted a slightly thicker line and more defined eyes, and after having surgery at Eton, my eyes became bigger and clearer. Everyone keeps telling me how beautiful my eyes are.

My nose was a revision surgery. It was originally a plump, rather cute nose, but back then I didn’t know much and simply went to one plastic surgery clinic, had a consultation, and booked the surgery right away. Looking back now, that’s unthinkable. After my first surgery, my nose became crooked, and I was really stressed. When I told Director Kim Hak-young about that, he corrected the crooked nose so that it faced straight forward. Thanks to that, my face no longer looks crooked overall and instead looks beautiful, so I’m very satisfied. I regretted not knowing about Eton back then (laughs).

Q. So that’s what happened. Then is there any post-surgery care you receive separately?

Other than exercising on my own, I haven’t received any special care yet, but I’d like to try Ionzyme care at Eton. It seems like everyone is very satisfied with it.

Q. This is the last question. It has been a year since your surgery, and it seems your satisfaction has only increased. What would you like to do next?

From here on, I want to keep improving both my body and my face so they look even more beautiful, do beauty-related photo shoots, and grow a bit more so I can become well known.