Before and after [my nose before surgery] 13 years ago, I had dissolvable nose filler + threads, and they did not dissolve 100%. I had some nasal bridge height, and my nasal tip drooped just slightly, so I always felt a bit disappointed, but it was not to the extent that I needed rhinoplasty. I lifted only the nasal tip with a few threads, but it felt like it dropped again after about 6 months, so I looked into nasal tip surgery several times.
[Consultation tour review] The first place I booked a consultation with was ㅂㅇㅇ. Since it was a newer type of surgery, I had a lot of questions about the method and was also very skeptical. The consultation went: nose photos -> consultation with the consultant -> consultation with the director doctor -> consultation with the consultant. During the doctor’s consultation, he looked at my nose and explained whether I should do only the nasal tip, whether to address the hump, whether to reduce the nostril wings, whether to do the nasal bridge, and so on. He changed my nose shape with Photoshop and showed me the after look. (The surgery turned out similar to the Photoshopped image.) After the doctor’s consultation ended, I met the consultant again and asked about the cost, whether to proceed with surgery, and anything else I was curious about. The doctor recommended hump refinement + nasal tip CoGELCO + alar cartilage tying. Inside, I thought, “I have a hump??? That’s the first time I’ve heard that?” But looking at the photos, the line was not smooth. He said they would have to open it up to know whether the hump was undissolved thread or bone; if it was thread, he would remove it, and if it was a hump, he would refine it slightly. I said I would not do alar cartilage tying because I was worried it might make my nose look pinched. End.
After the consultation, I looked for before-and-after reviews on the doctor’s YouTube, blog, and several plastic surgery apps. I thought about it for over a month before deciding and scheduling the surgery date. In my case, I had already had threads and filler several times, so additional procedures felt burdensome, and it was a choice between surgery or just living with it. So I decided on surgery with the thought, “If it turns out badly, I’ll remove it.” To be honest, I just kept hoping it would turn out well and went ahead with a kind of confirmation-bias mindset.
[Day of surgery] Fasting because it was sleep anesthesia Signed the consent form Washed my face, then waited in the recovery room Entered the operating room The doctor came and designed my nose Two nurses in the operating room prepared me for surgery and asked me different things to help me relax. Still, I was scared... The doctor came in again Right before anesthesia, I kept saying, “Please don’t make my nose upturned, make it natural...” and then fell asleep They say I walked to the recovery room, but I do not remember I had taping on, but the nasal tip looked firmly set, and I had no nose or ear pain. I slept another 30 minutes in the recovery room, then went to eat meat.
[Day 1] No swelling or bruising. I had to go to work, so I wrapped my ear in plastic, tilted my head the opposite way to wash my hair, wore a mask, and went to work. I had no nose or ear pain, and maybe the medicine they gave me was strong, because my body kept feeling sluggish.
[Day 2] No swelling or bruising. I went out to meet a friend, and they praised it, saying it turned out so well. My ear was wrapped in a bandage, so I could not hear well out of one ear, and that was so uncomfortable.
[Day 3] Tape removal day. I was extremely nervous. When the tape was removed, I could see a very slight yellow bruise on the nasal bridge where the hump had been refined. There was no bruising or swelling at the nasal tip, so the consultant said my body is suited for surgery. The front view was almost unchanged, and the side view had definitely changed, which was so fascinating. They removed the ear bandage, disinfected it while the stitches were still in, and I went home. From this point, I started feeling throbbing, tingling ear pain.
[Until day 7] The day my ear stitches were removed. I could wear makeup every day and cleanse gently, and the minor swelling kept going down. The nose had dissolvable sutures, so they skipped that, and I was so scared of having the ear stitches removed that I was trembling. It stung a bit, and the throbbing continued. I took after photos and saw the doctor. He said it turned out well, and even to my eyes, the before and after were clear. I said thank you and went home.
[Until week 2] I kept applying ointment to my ear and nose and looked in the mirror a lot. People around me could not even imagine I had surgery and only asked things like, “Did you lose weight?” People are less interested in my nose than I expected. Friends who had rhinoplasty told me it turned out really well, and the short downtime is a huge advantage.
Personally, because there are many reviews about side effects or revision surgery for the nose, I think just living with it is the best If you have come this far to look things up, you are probably already more than 90% set on getting nose surgery. If you need an overall shape change, do open surgery, and if you are considering filler and threads, CoGELCO is fine.
I think side effects happen in stages. It is luck of the draw, so you have to prevent what you can through online research and in-person consultations, and just hope you are not the one who gets them... 1st. Side effects that occur right after surgery -> inflammation, contracture, ruined shape, etc... -> Do as much online research and in-person consultation as possible, and see whether the nose shape you want matches the doctor’s aesthetic preference. Choosing the clinic is important. 2nd. Shape changes after several years -> Decide after referring to long-term reviews by surgical method.
I was a bit worried about second-stage side effects, so I hesitated, but I felt like I would only be able to move on if I thought of open surgery as the final option to hold off on, so I decided to do it. Thankfully, my satisfaction level is very high so far.
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This review is for a surgery review that pursues a natural look.