Before <before and after revision surgery> Before <before revision surgery> After <after revision surgery> After <after revision surgery!!> Everyone, you can tell just from looking at my nose before revision surgery, right? Actually, I like a dramatic-looking nose, so when I had my first surgery 2 years ago, I kept emphasizing, “Make the nasal bridge high no matter what!!” So in the beginning, I was pretty satisfied in my own way ^^ But as time passed, my nasal bridge was way up high, while the nasal tip started looking stranger and stranger... From the front it was at least somewhat okay to look at, but from the side, the line dropping from the nasal bridge to the nasal tip was truly hopeless, so I decided to get revision rhinoplasty. Honestly, I think rhinoplasty is more than 80% about personal satisfaction.. I also did it because I didn’t like my original nose, and if I was going to do it again this time, I wanted to lower the nasal bridge a bit and improve the nasal tip too.
For my first surgery, did I go to one or two consultations? I was too lazy to look around more, so I suddenly booked at a place that said they would give me a discount and had surgery there, but since I’d been burned once, this time I went to 7 places. Among them, I chose the place where communication was best (whether we understood each other well..) and where the director had a lot of experience, because mine was a revision surgery ^^
When you go for consultations, there are hospitals where you see the director for only a really short time and talk with the consultant for a long time. Honestly, I wonder why people get surgery at places like that. The reason I did it here is because I had a consultation with the director for more than almost 30 minutes, you know? So I was able to learn what the problems with my nose were, and I also learned that when doing rhinoplasty, you have to consider the other facial features too.. I’m also spending my own time to come in, so everyone, if you’re going to get a fast-food-style consultation, I’d rather you not go at all..
The silicone implant from my first surgery was 6 mm, and this time I lowered it to 3.5-4 mm. My nose is on the short side, and only now do I think it harmonizes much better with my facial features. First of all, it feels less overwhelming. I paid my own money to get rhinoplasty, but when I took photos, I even lowered my nasal bridge with an app.. That alone makes me pretty satisfied.
Through this revision surgery, even though I said I wanted a dramatic-looking nose, I felt that what I wanted wasn’t necessarily the right answer.. A high nasal bridge that looks good on someone else may not suit me, so when they design your nose during consultation, make sure to focus on that and really look at it. It may not hit you perfectly, but during my revision consultations this time, when we designed the nose even 3 mm lower, it looked much more natural. I actually had surgery that way, so it became more harmonious!
And if it’s revision surgery, you’ll probably worry most about the material, but if you’re not planning to make it dramatic like me, you don’t necessarily have to use costal cartilage for surgery. If they say you must use costal cartilage just because it’s revision surgery, I recommend looking around a bit more... Since I wanted it to become more natural than before, I followed the director’s recommendation and had surgery with a lower silicone implant and auricular cartilage.
The bulbous nose that barely seemed corrected during the first surgery ^^ has also been corrected, so the front view has improved a lot too. Since I’m almost at the 6-month mark, I’m becoming closer to satisfied than anxious. Still, since it’s revision surgery, I guess I can’t completely set aside my worries yet, but I’m hoping that by the 1-year mark, I’ll be able to live smoothly without worries.