Dr. Park Yu-gil at Chiyu Plastic Surgery Suggestion: bridge of nose + tip of nose + alar reduction via lateral incision + medial nasal valve expansion graft + columella / philtrum line correction Materials: septal cartilage + ear cartilage + postauricular fascia Price: 3.8 million KRW He analyzed the front and side views of my face as a whole and recommended surgery that would suit it. The doctor's style felt less like dramatically forcing a line change and more like softly filling in the sunken parts or prominent weak points of my face within a safe range, to make it look pretty as if a smoothing filter had been applied. The idea of using an expansion graft because the medial nasal valve was more sunken on one side was new to me. He said a healthy nose shape is also easier to breathe with, and I could feel that he was paying attention to functional aspects too. He also pointed out the delicate details in the tip design well. The idea was to make the columella a little fuller and lower it slightly, then fill in the sunken area above the philtrum and advance it forward. He said my septum seemed fairly strong, but because my skin is very thin, there is a limit to how much can be raised. It could show through, so about 1 mm is probably the best? He also said alar reduction would be a pity not to do, and if it were done, lateral incision would be the right method because the wings, not the floor, are sagging. He said that if alar reduction is done, the nostrils would also be slightly more visible from the side. He was very clear that alar base elevation is a risky surgery that should generally be avoided. Showing many before-and-after photos was helpful. From the reviews, he seems to make people look natural and refined without dramatically changing their overall impression.
Not that important, but I was a little surprised because he did not have the kind of friendly, smiley image that Gangnamunna pushes. Still, he answered everything even when I asked while looking very tired.