Before <before and after surgery> After <before and after surgery> After <before and after surgery> It might be hard to see, but my nose was slightly curved in a C shape. I thought it was a deviated septum, so I looked for a place good at nose surgery, and of course functional rhinoplasty too, and went for a consultation, but it was not a cartilage issue, it was a bone issue. So they recommended osteotomy. lol
Because my nasal bridge was low, the silicone went in high, about 5 mm? They said men sometimes get it like this too, but I wondered if it might end up looking too high in a burdensome way. But as time passes after surgery, I can feel it becoming more natural lol. The nostrils showing from the front were because the alae were spread out and looked large, so I got alar base reduction, and while correcting the nasolabial angle, we prevented the philtrum from looking long..
Ah, for alar base reduction, both incisional and non-incisional methods were used. I was a bit worried about scarring because of the word “incision,” but since I applied ointment consistently, by month 2 it had recovered to the point where it was almost invisible. It is just at the level where I have to look closely in the mirror to see it? And the clinic said my septal cartilage was insufficient and that donated costal cartilage would need to be mixed in, so I had it that way. Since I also had bulbous nose correction and hump correction, anyone curious should know that..
How did I decide on the clinic.. Honestly, just a clinic that took a CT of my nose and examined it well.. A clinic where the director, of course, and the consultant and staff were kind.. A clinic with decent before-and-after photos, things like that. That is how I decided. I did not go in with anything detailed planned out. I ended up booking at the place I felt drawn to lol
Since I am a man and also on the introverted side, I am not someone who can easily look someone in the face and ask about every little thing one by one.. I wanted them to first ask if I had any questions.. and I wanted a place that would tell me the information I needed. Most clinics were all kind, but I wanted a place where even the people at the desk and those handling aftercare were kind, so I think I made a good decision about the clinic lol. Going around for consultations and trusting your gut when choosing does not seem like a bad method either. You will definitely get that feeling of “this is the place!”..?
Ah, for the photos, I tried uploading them stuck together so you can compare the before-and-after photos. How is it? I did not know how to attach them like this, so I asked my girlfriend to join them together lol
People around me tried to talk me out of nose surgery, saying my original nose was not bad either.. But rather than keep stressing about the crooked bridge and visible nostrils that I felt myself.. (other people do not look at my nose every day, but I see it more often..) I now think it was good that I quickly decided on surgery and got it done.
It has been about two months since I had surgery, and it looked natural from around one month, but as time passes it feels even more natural and like my own nose. There was hardly any stiffness from the start, and as the swelling went down and the nasal tip came down, it now feels like it has settled....? I think only minor swelling is left. Since I am a man, I emphasized that I definitely wanted it to look natural, and I am satisfied because it seems the problems improved within a range that does not look excessive, just as I wanted. yeah
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