Before<Please take into account the glasses marks on my bridge and the pimple on my nasal tip>After. Long post warning**
I kept saying I should write a review, and I’m finally writing it now. Actually, I was nervous before surgery, but I was really touched by a comment from someone here, so for that person... I brought this review, even though it’s late. I originally said I’d write it after removing the splint, but I’m sorry it got so delayed;-;
I had surgery at a private clinic, and during the first consultation, the director didn’t seem like he was consulting super passionately, but I still got the feeling that he knew noses well. One notable thing was that I had a good impression of the consultant here. I trusted that, aside from same-day reservation discounts, they didn’t have separate review events or promotions, and that a guardian could watch the CCTV in real time on the day of surgery. (Of course, saying they don’t have review events could also be marketing that creates a positive clinic image, but personally, I liked this more than marketing where people Photoshop photos after surgery and upload them.)
To write down the features of my nose before surgery: - Thick skin (pore scars on the nasal dorsum and the left side of the nose O) - Large nasal alae, with asymmetric fat at the nasal tip - No nasal bridge, while the nasal tip had height - Retracted columella - Wide nasal alae - Structurally, the nasal bones are on the small side (I found this out after getting a CT scan and consultation) - In terms of facial proportions, the nose is slightly short - Nasolabial angle - Rhinitis/deviated septum (especially severe deviated septum, so the airway was narrow)
I had functional nose surgery together. For the bridge, I had 3 mm silicone; for the nasal tip, septal cartilage was used (they said they would take ear cartilage if there wasn’t enough, but they didn’t). They lowered the columella and also did alar reduction. Since my nasal alae were large, doing only the inner side would make it hard to see a big effect, so they did both outer and inner? My alae weren’t connected smoothly to the cheek skin and were more deeply curved, so they said the alar reduction scars wouldn’t be large. In reality, even when I pressed the skin beside my nose, the scars were barely visible. (Since alar reduction involves cutting tissue out, I saw a lot of posts saying to be cautious, so I also decided after looking through YouTube and various things. Anyone here interested in alar reduction should look into it carefully before doing it!)
Today marks one month since surgery, and first of all, I’m satisfied because I think the front view improved! My features aren’t dramatic and are more rounded, so I asked for a natural-looking nose, and I think it turned out that way. A few weeks after surgery was Lunar New Year, so my nose was a hot topic among relatives, but it felt good to hear everyone say it changed a lot but turned out naturally well haha. What’s interesting is that I heard both that my nose turned out naturally well and that my impression changed. They said my face looked more feminine and smoothly refined after surgery?! Before surgery, I thought to myself, “I hope close acquaintances notice the difference, but people meeting me for the first time don’t recognize it as a surgically done nose,” and I’m satisfied because I think it became that kind of nose!
But if you ask whether I’m 100% satisfied, no, I’m not. So far, I think there’s a little silicone show-through. At the glabella, I can see the silicone border to a degree only I would notice. Around week 2, I asked about this, and they said it can happen during the recovery process. In reality, compared with then, the border looks less noticeable now at one month, but it still bothers my eyes a little. When I told my parents or friends, they all said they couldn’t tell, but maybe because I only look at my nose after surgery, it bothers me a bit. Also, my nose is not perfectly symmetrical. This was something I was already aware of, but when I saw it in a photo taken with flash at the clinic, it looked more emphasized, so I felt a bit upset by myself the day I took that photo I asked the clinic, and they said the residual swelling hasn’t all gone down yet and swelling may not go down symmetrically. I kept thinking it might be swelling but might not be, so I felt a bit troubled. But there was also asymmetry before surgery, and if I take a rear-camera photo of my face right now, not only my nose but also my eyes and face shape are all asymmetric. After thinking that only my nose couldn’t be perfectly symmetrical, I felt a bit more at ease! Still, I contacted them several times after surgery, and each time they replied quickly, so I feel reassured.
Words left by someone one month after nose surgery~ I’m still satisfied, but since nose surgery has many side effects and revision surgeries, I hope you choose carefully. Actually, after my nose surgery, two friends I met said they wanted nose surgery too, and I talked them out of it. When I was in elementary school, a boy in my class told me my nose looked like Noh Hong-chul’s, and when I took photos, my nose was all I could see, so it was my biggest complex and I had surgery. But if I had had a nose that wasn’t pretty like an average person’s but also didn’t have any major flaw, I wouldn’t have done surgery. After nose surgery, you look in the mirror every day, and if even a small pimple appears on your nose, you get on edge wondering whether it might be inflammation. You have to be careful in daily life, and there’s the risk that you can’t touch your nose freely... I think the risk is bigger if you do surgery thinking, “Wouldn’t I look prettier if I just touched it up a little? It’s usually okay, but in photos it’s kind of not great.” And if you want perfect symmetry or have a personality that gets very stressed by asymmetry, I think you’ll have a hard time after surgery. Of course, no one pays money wanting an asymmetric nose, but if the original was asymmetric, symmetry as if measured with a ruler is statistically difficult..?
I sound like a total overtalker, but really, really, lastly!!! *Everyone going around for consultations, don’t be too swayed just because they consult passionately. I also went to another clinic and was really satisfied with the consultation, so I almost did it there, but after seeing premium reviews in this community, I backed out immediately.. & I recommend not going to consultations blindly, but organizing various things beforehand. I organized my nose features, wishes, desired nose shape, nose shapes I dislike, and questions on my iPad before going! I especially recommend bringing nose shapes you dislike. Since I’m extremely natural-style, I gathered photos of thin-bridged, dramatic semi-saddle noses and brought them. *Everyone who had nose surgery. Use a grip holder.. After nose surgery, every time I used my phone while lying down, I nervously held it with both hands, but after attaching a grip holder, I feel much more reassured!!!!!!!!
ps. I have way too much cheek fat and chin fat compared with my weight, so I’m keeping an eye on InMode. Please recommend a good dermatology clinic..♡