The most disappointing thing after my first nose surgery was that my nasal bridge had clearly changed, but the bulbous nasal tip I most wanted to correct stayed the same... It was better than before surgery, but in frontal photos my tip still looked blunt and wide, so I was not satisfied even after time passed.
I deliberated for quite a long time because revising a nose that had already been operated on felt burdensome, but this time I had revision surgery with Dr. Hwang Se-hwi at ID. Since it was a revision consultation, rather than only asking about the shape I wanted, the doctor looked with me at how my existing nasal tip was constructed and how much shape could be achieved given the tissue condition.
This time I said I truly wanted the bulbous tip properly refined, but rather than having only the tip protrude in a sharp point, I wanted a naturally glamorous line. The doctor said nasal tip cartilage suturing would be done as well. When I compare before and after now, I notice my tip before my bridge first, lol.
After the first surgery, there was still a rounded, bunched-up look to the tip from the front, but this time that part has definitely become slimmer. It does not feel as if the tip was made indiscriminately thin and sharp; the tip shape simply feels more finely defined. From the front, the previously spread width has decreased, and from a slight angle, the contour flows naturally from the bridge to the tip, which best shows the naturally glamorous look I wanted.
What I realized after revision surgery is that a few millimeters at the nasal tip can change the overall impression of the nose much more than expected. Before, even after nose surgery, I would see the bulbous tip first in photos and feel disappointed; now, rather than the tip alone standing out, the entire line catches the eye first. Since the first result was disappointing, I had stricter standards and more worries the second time, but I feel the reason I initially wanted correction has finally been properly resolved, and that is the most relieving part.