Westerners and Easterners have differences in blood clotting
Easterners' blood don’t clot well
But Westerners' clot well
So, Westerners can
discharge the day after a cholecystectomy
(*A cholecystectomy typically requires 3-5 days of hospitalization post-surgery) Westerners can do that, but
Easterners can’t discharge
the day after, never
Because
their skin is thin
the scars from surgery
[Are they human?] almost don’t remain later
Shinyu Surgery
PD / Doctor, I was looking through past articles and found
Why do Korean-Americans get breast surgeries in Korea?
Many Korean-Americans come to our hospital
Some have their first surgery
in Korea
[They tend to do their first surgery in their homeland because it's too far] but many have it in New York
Los Angeles, or Beverly Hills
There are lots of people like this
Not all Korean-Americans have their first surgery in Korea
Eventually, they come to me for revision surgery
I can’t say it’s all exact, but
because of
[Came to Korea for surgery because of ethnicity?] racial differences, especially
the human body is quite different
In textbooks
there are books like ‘Rhinoplasty for Asians’
‘Eyelid Surgery for Asians’
written by Westerners
It shows how different it is
[So are the breasts] Breasts are also different
Westerners have softer tissue
Westerners and Easterners have differences in blood clotting
Easterners' blood don’t clot well
But Westerners' clot well
So, Westerners can
discharge the day after a cholecystectomy
(*A cholecystectomy typically requires 3-5 days of hospitalization post-surgery) They can do that
It’s not about being healthier
since their blood clot well
they can just be discharged
Easterners can’t discharge
the day after a cholecystectomy
If they move, their blood pressure will rise and they might bleed
Since their blood don’t clot well
And their skin is also different
Because Westerners have thin skin
after surgery...
[Are you a human?] The scars are almost unnoticeable later on
So, you can make incisions almost anywhere
But for East Asians, if you do surgery like that
[Shortcut to hospital failure] it all leaves scars
It’s called a Hidden Scar
where the scars are hidden as much as possible
[Scar-hiding surgery method essential for East Asians] Using the armpit
the less visible lower fold, or the areola
You have to keep looking for places
that aren't easily noticeable
Or if there's a previous surgery site, you go there
I had a patient
who had breast reduction surgery with a Western doctor
She got "오" shaped surgery
but the scar was too large
That doctor was the most famous in their country
[??? : Scars will hardly remain~] and they said it would improve
[But I'm not Western] but even after a year, it didn’t get better; it got worse
For Koreans, the scars didn’t improve
PD / So, for Westerners
it's most suitable for
Western doctors to operate
and for East Asian patients
East Asian doctors are the most suitable?
It’s about experience
I sometimes operate on Westerners
and I feel the difference during surgery
I handle it well
but I wonder if seeing more Western patients
would lead to better results
PD / So, rather than the doctor’s ethnicity
the doctor’s experience is important, right?
Yes, you need to feel the subtle differences
and that comes with experience
In fact, a doctor’s experience is important
(You can't ignore a doctor's age, to be honest) and a doctor's age matters too
Though being too old might be odd
among doctors
the older a doctor gets
the more trust they earn
(One ready to learn) We think, "They must have more experience than me"
"So that’s why they say those things"
We respect them
seeing their comments as based on something
Later on, you realize
the words of the elders were all correct
Things they said 10-20 years ago
you think, "They were right"
Back to the main point, haha
So, the reason overseas Koreans come is...
Due to racial differences, it's a bit different
[Finding a doctor who knows your body type well is BEST] You have to find someone who understands your body better
Skin or tissue tension varies
Because of these differences
in the end, it seems people look for doctors
of a similar race
in a similar country
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