It's been a little over a month since the surgery, and the swelling has gone down quite a bit, so I'm leaving a review. I also looked up a lot of reviews on this community before surgery, so I hope this helps someone else. My nose itself was on the low side, but what stressed me out the most was that it looked wide from the front. Especially in photos, I hated how the tip looked blunt, so after worrying about it for a long time, I finally had surgery. I had a consultation with Doctor Lee Ji-hwan, and he didn't over-recommend anything but explained the surgical method that suited me well, and explaining it together with the CT made me trust it more. I used a custom implant and septal cartilage plus ear cartilage, and I emphasized a lot that I did not want the tip to be too upturned. The surgery day passed faster than expected, and after the anesthesia wore off, the worst parts were the very dry throat and the blocked-nose feeling. The pain was not at an extremely severe level, but it felt like pressure? On the first day I could hardly sleep properly. The swelling peaked around day 3 to day 4, and there was a little yellow bruising. Honestly, at that time I wondered if I had done it for nothing, but after a week and the splint came off, the line looked better than I expected, so I felt relieved haha. Right now the major swelling is almost gone and only slight residual swelling remains, but people around me keep saying I look more defined. I didn't want a nose that looked too obvious, and it feels like it changed just the right amount, so I'm satisfied. I still need to wait longer for everything to fully settle, but so far I'm happy with it.
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