It’s been a few years since I had rhinoplasty, but I felt like it was going to drive me mentally unwell, so I had a revision surgery after full removal, with no implant. I still have the splint on. Since I myself had ruined my first surgery and was at the point of preparing for revision surgery, I wrote this because I just wanted at least all of you to have good results and make a careful decision, but I really didn’t know so many people would relate. I think that just proves... there are many people like me whose surgery didn’t turn out the way they wanted. So my desire for people looking into rhinoplasty to be just a little more cautious has grown stronger.
I still think the same way now. I had my first surgery at a large hospital, and I was so stressed because all I could see was my nose. After full removal, I had revision surgery naturally with no implant at a one-doctor clinic... Honestly, what I’m saying probably won’t work for people who pursue a flashy look. I was someone who wanted something between natural and naturally refined, and I didn’t want an overly pointy nose either.
For those who want a natural-to-naturally-refined style, don’t just go because the reviews look pretty. I hope you compare each hospital one by one to see whether it’s the style you want and how many noses in that style they actually have. This is what I said before too: when doing online research, I recommended looking carefully at many surgery reviews by the doctor you plan to consult with.
For more than 2 years after my first surgery, I was stressed to the point where I almost felt mentally unwell, and it ate away at me. Why didn’t I carefully look at that hospital’s surgery reviews? Why did I have surgery with a doctor the hospital recommended to me? Why did I pay a deposit and then not look up surgery reviews by the doctor I consulted with? I kept having thoughts like that.
This time, because my goal was to have the revision surgery as naturally as possible, I really searched a lot for revision surgery reviews with many natural-looking results. There are doctors who do revision surgery naturally, and of course there are also doctors who do it in a flashy way. I really hope you look carefully for information about the doctor.
I’m getting my splint removed soon. Actually, the splint at the hospital where I had surgery isn’t very big or anything, so just from what I can roughly see, the nose tip seems to have come out nicely and round, so I feel a bit relieved... Of course, the swelling still needs to go down more.
I think I really agonized like crazy over this revision surgery... I also searched a lot about what I should do for it to come out the way I wanted when I had surgery. I don’t think there is a single answer in plastic surgery, but..! Still, I think information really matters. So if you really want plastic surgery, please search a lot, everyoneㅠㅠㅠㅠ Think of it as the process of researching for your face, for your nose, and I hope you don’t get exhausted from online research and in-person consultations.
I hope everyone succeeds in one try instead of having to do it two or more times like me.