An eyelid revision consultation is an interview, and you are the one hiring. The right questions expose experience, honesty and planning depth within twenty minutes. JW Plastic Surgery in Sinsa, Seoul, which runs a dedicated eye revision program, shares the question list it would want its own family to bring.
Questions about the diagnosis
Start with: What exactly went wrong in my case (fold height, adhesion, levator function, skin excess, or a combination)? Can you show me on my own photos? What did my previous surgery most likely do, judging from the scar and records? A clinic that answers in specifics (millimeters, structures, mechanisms) is diagnosing; one that answers in brochures is selling.
Questions about the plan and the surgeon
Then probe the plan: Which technique will you use, and why over the alternatives? What fold height do you propose and how did you choose it? What share of your eye surgeries are revisions? What happens if the result is imperfect, and what is your own revision policy? How will asymmetry risk be managed? The last two questions reveal the most: confident revision surgeons discuss their imperfect outcomes without flinching.
Questions international patients must add
If you fly in: How many days must I stay before stitch removal? What does remote follow-up look like (photo reviews, messenger access, video calls)? If early complications appear after I return home, what is the protocol? Who covers what if touch-up surgery becomes necessary? Clear written answers to these four separate clinics that treat international patients from clinics that merely accept them.
JW Plastic Surgery welcomes exactly these questions at its revision consultations and answers with records, photos and policy, international patients included. Print this list and watch how the clinic reacts to it; a good one will welcome every question.