I made the consultation appointment by phone, and they said the earliest available slot was about 3 weeks later, so I booked it for 3 weeks later.
On the day, I arrived at the clinic, waited about 30-40 minutes while filling out the chart (timing of first surgery/revision surgery, materials used, areas I wanted to improve•••) and then consulted with the director right away. As soon as I went in and the director saw my nose, they said, “I don’t think this nose can be operated on.”
They asked if I’d had alar base reduction, and I said I hadn’t. They handed me a mirror and explained why surgery would be difficult.
First of all, 1. There isn’t enough room in the alae (they described the alae as lying flat) 2. The alar skin is thick, but the nostrils are small In cases like this, there is a surgery where the alar skin is excised to make it thinner, but although other brave doctors might do it, they said they personally do not perform that kind of surgery. The reason is that it involves excising the middle of the alar skin, so scarring is unavoidable, and if a scar remains, it could later lead to a complaint, so they said they do not do that kind of surgery.
Honestly, I didn’t think my nose was an extreme case, and I knew my nostrils were small and my alar skin was thick, but being rejected as soon as they saw my face really broke me mentally