My face was already very asymmetrical, so 5 years ago I had bimaxillary surgery. Because of the nose drooping, I had my first surgery as a non-implant rhinoplasty by curving the septum with osteotomy + nasal correction. But after the bimaxillary surgery my septum got damaged, and even if I tried doing it without an implant, it spread out again..??
After pondering for years and going to consultations, last summer (at the time, a one-surgeon practice) I had a redo with silicone. Even though I used autologous costal cartilage at the nasal tip, the nasal deviation, nostril asymmetry, and overall asymmetry were still too severe.. ㅜ
Of course, the surgeon also said at the pre-op consultation that this is not “nasal asymmetry” but “overall facial asymmetry,” so it is not possible to correct by rhinoplasty alone. He said silicone can make asymmetry more noticeable. I knew that, but I didn’t realize it would become even more crooked over time..
Also, I have a long midface, and my nose was made into a long, high, straight-line shape, so I really did not want to do it again. Still, 10 days ago, I reluctantly did a third revision.
But when the splint was removed, it was the first time I’d had forehead/glabellar tightening, and they drew blood with a needle. Even now I still have a somewhat foul smell in the inside of my nose + the nasal dorsum occasionally becomes red, so I wonder if it is inflammation.. ㅋ쿠ㅠㅠ I feel like that too.. I really want to end my life, but I’m enduring it because the surgery fee is more expensive than a Chanel bag..
Anyway, this is a photo taken after the second surgery, right before the third redo. Are facial asymmetry and nasal asymmetry treated in different surgical areas?
If there is facial asymmetry, can nasal deviation and nostril mismatch not be corrected?
Plastic surgery websites all list rhinoplasty-asymmetry correction, so I thought it should be possible. But in this community, everyone has different opinions, so I’m wondering.
My will to live is dropping steadily downward, but family and people around me all warn me against cosmetic surgery, and I have no one to ask or vent to anyway.. ㅎIf everyone comments like this, it would really give me strength ㅠ