Since childhood, the overall placement and harmony of my features had been fine, and I also had double eyelids, but my nasal bridge was slightly low and broad, and above all, my nasal tip looked blunt when viewed from the front. It looked slightly unattractive and spread out from the front, giving the typical bulbous-nose impression. Depending on my condition or swelling, it looked somewhat okay on some days, but on others it looked extremely unattractive, which stressed me out. When retouching photos, I often felt that it would look much better if I only adjusted the width and nasal-tip shape slightly.
From the side, there was perhaps a very slight hump on the bridge. Overall it seemed like a straight-to-slightly-curved profile, but the tip felt subtly pressed down. Of the two consultations I had researched, this was my first solo visit to a plastic-surgery clinic. From the moment I arrived, the staff were so kind that I relaxed considerably, and the director was kind too.
I said that I did not want an implant in the bridge and mainly wanted to improve the tip and the frontal appearance, and they fully respected my wishes. They accurately understood my original nasal shape and needs, analyzed my nasal structure with a 3D CT scan, and suggested only the surgery I needed—ear cartilage for the tip and filling the step-off. Thanks to that personalized consultation, I trusted them and was able to decide with confidence.
The cost is somewhat high excluding the content-provision and review discount, but the result is so good that I am satisfied. I think places like this deserve more recognition, so I have no complaints at all about writing a review; I actually wanted to write one. That is not a downside.
The biggest noticeable effect is from the front. The tip that had looked round and spread out from the front was refined into a slim yet softly rounded shape, making my frontal appearance look neat. Up to one month, it looked slightly upturned, so it could look a little obviously surgical, but after a month and a half and around two months, it was hardly noticeable. The swelling had gone down much more than at one month, making it look even more natural while still aesthetically slender.
However, if you want the nasal width to become dramatically narrower, raising the bridge with an implant would probably be more effective. Since I did not put a foreign material in the bridge, I feel less worried psychologically about complications, and it feels like the areas I found most lacking in my original nose were improved.
For people who are afraid of putting something in the bridge and only want to naturally improve the blunt bulbous-nose look, I recommend the method I had: tying the tip cartilage, adding ear cartilage to raise it slightly, and filling the bridge step-off with septal cartilage. If you dislike an obvious surgical look, I strongly recommend Director Lee Ji-hwan at Between Plastic Surgery.
Even my mother and friends did not really notice, and I also feel it is not very obvious. When I compare the before-and-after photos side by side, like celebrities who make tiny gradual adjustments, the improvement and beautification are clearly visible. If you believe surgery must be dramatic and conspicuous, consider adding silicone here or visiting a different clinic.