I am a man in my 30s. 5 years ago, I had nose surgery at Dㅇㅇ in Yeoksam-dong.
I had rhinoplasty with 4-5 mm silicone on the nasal bridge and septal cartilage,
but as time passed, the nasal tip dropped a lot and it became hard to breathe properly.
So this time I had revision surgery at another clinic (autologous costal cartilage + ear cartilage).
Today I went to have the cotton removed, and the director asked me, “Did you know there was a foreign material called mesh inside your nose?”
I answered, “Mesh? What is that?” and he said a material that should not be used in rhinoplasty had been put in.
So he said he had considered giving up on the surgery, but completed it to the end for the patient's sake.
And during a 1:1 consultation with the manager, I was shown photos of the material and received an explanation,
I confirmed the photo of the mesh removal, and they said my surgical photos were somewhat gruesome, so they would show them if needed.
I paid an additional cost of 1.1 million won, and since then I have been studying mesh.
When I contacted the clinic called Dㅇㅇ and said that I had surgery 5 years ago and wanted to know the surgical chart,
they answered that silicone had been used in the septal cartilage,
and there was not even any mention of mesh.
After not knowing for 5 years, I have only now learned about a complication from my first surgery.
If I had lived without getting revision surgery, couldn't contracture or other complications have occurred??? What about my life??
If another material is inserted without patient consent, how should compensation or a lawsuit be handled in a case like this?
I don't know much about plastic surgery, so I'm leaving this post. Please help!
Mesh nose revision surgery rhinoplasty complication fraud
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