Week 2 after implant-free chin advancement surgery

I wanted to improve my dull-looking impression caused by a severe aquiline nose and a receding chin, so I started looking for hospitals through various cosmetic surgery apps. I postponed the nose surgery because of my schedule, but I spent nearly two years thinking about nose and chin surgery. In the meantime, I looked everywhere and also asked friends who had already had cosmetic surgery, so I think I did my homework carefully in my own way. Because my criteria were that I wanted to do the nose and chin together and have both done by one surgeon, there were fewer hospitals to choose from than I expected, but I still went to about 10 consultations. When I went for consultations, I wanted to hear each hospital director's surgical approach first before deciding, so I said I planned to use autologous costal cartilage, and that I would leave the questions of whether to use an implant, the nose height, and the millimeters for chin advancement to the surgeons' judgment. What I felt while going around was that a lot of places either answered my questions vaguely or said things like, "We'll do whatever you want," and I just couldn't feel confident. But at [Clinic A], they used a presentation to explain everything in detail, from the nose surgery method to why that method was good, and even the drawbacks of the alternative method. By the time the consultation ended, I had the feeling, "Ah, this is the place." I worried a little about the price, but even if I kept consulting other hospitals, I would only keep comparing them, and I thought that months or even years later I would regret not choosing [Clinic A], so I decided on [Clinic A]. For the rhinoplasty, I had implant-free surgery plus autologous costal cartilage, and for the contour surgery, I had chin advancement. After surgery, because I am not usually someone who bruises or swells much, I barely had any bruising or swelling, and the pain was only a little hard to bear for about 4 or 5 days. When the splint came off in week 1, I had lived my whole life with a recessed chin, so maybe it looked even more extreme to me, but it felt somehow like a prognathic jaw or a very square, masculine chin, and it felt so unfamiliar that for a moment I thought, "Did I do this for nothing?" But when I got home and looked things up a lot, I saw that everyone feels that way during that period and that it's called the "time when you don't want to look in the mirror," so I felt a bit reassured and kept watching. Now it's week 2. The sensation has not completely returned yet, and there is still a little residual swelling, but the areas I had worried about, like the unclear impression caused by my recessed chin and the aquiline nose, clearly feel improved, so I am truly satisfied. If you are still considering hospitals and, like me, are looking into the nose and chin at the same time, I would really recommend Director Kim Hyeon-ju as a great option.