When I think of upper and lower eyelid surgery, the small 숨구멍 in Jamsil Saenae comes to mind—do you like chadol jjambbong?

When the sharply focused gaze that was tightened under the lights of the operating room gradually begins to relax, there is always one flavor that comes to mind.

If you are a doctor who has actually performed surgery, you may relate, but in upper eyelid or lower eyelid surgery, even a 1 mm error can make a noticeable difference in appearance.

Of course, it is true that there are various techniques to prevent such problems or enhance the aesthetic quality of the result, but even with those methods, you cannot deny that the outcome ultimately comes down to skilled hands.

So right after finishing surgery, I often feel as if all the energy has drained out of my body. At times like that, my feet instinctively take me to a place in Jamsil Saenae called “K-Work.”

The meat jjambbong here has a strangely appealing charm. It has the rich, deep flavor characteristic of chadol jjambbong broth, yet the finish is incredibly spicy and clean.

Isn’t that somewhat like the kind of result I aim for in eye surgery—something that is not excessive, yet still has a clear and natural identity?

When I take a sip of the hot broth, I can feel the tension that had been pulled taut all day slowly loosening, which I really like.

Honestly, I may be different in everyday life, but when surgery or procedures are involved, I become so stubbornly meticulous that I end up tiring myself out.

Even with a schedule that only gives me one day off on Sunday, I sometimes come to the hospital on my day off to check on work that has piled up. Some people may find that unusual, but it is because I believe that if I am briefly inconvenienced, patients can receive more comfortable and safer care.

Because of this stubborn personality, even when I eat a bowl of jjambbong, I end up looking for places where I can feel this level of care and effort. (I secretly pride myself on being quite a gourmet.)

I do not have the gift of dazzling patients with flashy speech.

But on the operating table, I am confident that I am clearer than anyone else about what can be done and what should not be done.

I believe that telling people what is right is right, and what is unreasonable cannot be done, is the true courtesy owed to those who trust me and come to see me.

With one sip of hot broth, I feel the sharp senses from the operating room slowly melting away. Now that I have refilled my energy like this, I will be able to step into the operating room again tomorrow with a composed mind.

Quietly staying in my place and carefully examining the concerns hidden in each person’s eye shape is the greatest reward for me.

I do not know how many people are interested, but I will continue to write about what kind of thoughts I have as Im Jin-young, the person, before I am a doctor.

Please look forward to the next post.

Sincerely, Director Im Jin-young of Piap Clinic.