My natural nose is what people commonly call a thick nose. The bridge bone isn’t completely absent, but the alae were relatively large and thick, so the bridge was buried in the tissue and couldn’t be seen. It’s the kind of nose that originally needs things to be ‘taken out and reduced,’ but at the previous hospital, the result of putting in 5.5 mm silicone + mesh + septal cartilage + ear cartilage just made my nose enormous. Still, the effect from the silicone was good. Since a problem came up this time, I’m planning to remove it. I visited 8 hospitals in person, and in the end I narrowed it down to 2 of the so-called top 3 removal hospitals, but I’m still deliberating, so I’m writing this. Hospital 1 (depending on the situation, whether to do Megaderm or not) Surgery plan: remove the implants + leave the columellar support. The director said they recognized that my bridge bone was originally a bit present. Problem: if the support is left, there could be a step-off between the glabella and the bridge, so they said let’s open it in the operating room and decide whether or not to place Megaderm on the glabella. My thought: my nose is already thick, so I’m worried that adding Megaderm will make the bridge too thick too. More than anything, the uncertainty of “deciding in the operating room” makes me a bit anxious. Hospital 2 (remove the implant/capsule + lift the tip) Surgery plan: complete removal of the implant + capsule, leaving the columellar support. The director said that if the silicone is removed, the tip may look dropped, so they suggested lifting the tip a little. My thought: maybe because the director has done a lot of thick-nose surgeries, I felt the most at ease during the consultation the whole time. You can see other cases on the site too. Which place would everyone go to: the one where they decide about Megaderm in the operating room, or the one with lots of thick-nose surgery experience and a consultation that felt comfortable? If you have experience or know this well, please leave a comment!
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