Hello. It has already been over a month since my nose surgery and three-part facial contouring surgery. My facial contouring is still swollen, so I will come back later to write a review!
I was reasonably satisfied with my face, but as I got older, my facial fat gradually decreased. I used to enjoy taking photos, but at some point I started avoiding them. Since I often heard that I looked tired, I began looking in the mirror more often. Then I became increasingly bothered by my dorsal hump and square-jaw asymmetry, which had annoyed me for a long time. I did have a fairly defined nasal bridge. Because the tip had drooped a little, the hump looked more prominent. I was afraid of surgery, so about three years ago I had Venus Nose threads. I did not get filler because I heard it could spread later.
I deliberated about the hospital for about a year, then seriously researched for a month. In the end, I visited seven hospitals and chose BT.
[Reasons I chose BT] 1. It matched my preferred look + no implant 2. The coordinator and staff were very kind 3. Postoperative care
Regarding point 2, others should definitely keep this in mind: if the coordinator or staff are unfriendly, some people think their job is over once payment and surgery are finished. I believe a hospital’s consistent attitude also shows in its aftercare. Coordinator Jeong Da-jin has always responded kindly and replied to me from my first consultation until now, and even sent holiday greetings first. Whenever I go to the hospital, she always greets me brightly.
I really did not want revision surgery, so I looked for a place that would produce a natural result and do the operation well. What I liked most was that they use no implant! Their method also appealed to me: compared with other places, they neatly trimmed the hump and placed the septal cartilage appropriately on top of it for better fixation. Of all the hospitals I visited, this one was my favorite. I also found that the director is an otorhinolaryngology specialist. I tend to have rhinitis, so he corrected my deviated septum too, and my nose is now completely open.
[What was disappointing about BT] For postoperative checks, I visit at one week, two weeks, and one month. After a CT scan, I lie down in a chair like a dental chair and wait for the doctor, who examines my nose while I remain lying down and the doctor sits to consult with me. He gives a very brief verbal explanation—about a minute—of how the surgery was performed, but that was disappointing. If he showed before-and-after photos explaining what was done and why, I would feel more reassured while waiting... T_T Instead, I was just told vaguely that the swelling would go down with time.
On the day my splint was first removed, I was full of anticipation, but after it came off, I had a swollen-looking nose, an upturned nose, and a pinched-looking nose. They said the swelling would subside... T_T Rationally, I knew time was the only answer, but part of me felt anxious, wondering what if this really became my nose.
However, I had watched many surgery videos and vlogs, including results one or two years after surgery. I thought that noses often droop more with time, so if someone is satisfied on the day the splint is removed, the nose may become lower later and the chance of revision may increase. I kept waiting, thinking the same might happen to me. Around one month, most of the swelling around the nostrils had gone down, so I was no longer in the swollen-nose phase, but the upturned and pinched-looking feeling is still there. They said this may be because the area around the philtrum is also swollen; as the swelling subsides, the upturned appearance should come down, and because the nasal dorsum near the columella was raised, that area stretched and made the nose feel pinched. People said it had definitely come down compared with the beginning—is it because the swelling went down? I feel that way too! If it comes down a little more over the next few months, I think it will settle into a really pretty nose.
Right now, it extends in a straight line no matter what angle I use for photos. For surgery, time seems to be the answer.