It has been 6 days since I had the silicone removed from the bridge of my nose and the tip cartilage repositioned. The removal was due to an inflammatory reaction. It seemed to improve with antibiotics, but I was worried about chronic inflammation, so I had it removed. Also, I have to travel back and forth overseas, so I felt anxious too.
Because the inflammatory reaction came on suddenly, I couldn’t visit many places for consultations. I hurriedly went to only a few hospitals known as the top three and made my decision, but looking back now, I really think I made a good choice. I think it was thanks to everyone here sharing information, so I’m leaving my review too.
I had 5 mm of silicone removed + nasal tip cartilage repositioning. My nose had previously undergone osteotomy, septal extension, and manipulation of a septal cartilage support strut. Oh, and the hump had also been shaved slightly. Aside from the inflammatory reaction, I didn’t have major functional issues, so before the removal surgery, what I focused on most was the shape of the nasal tip and the bridge line after removal, considering how the bridge height would drop.
Since I considered the removal my final surgery, I also wanted to refine the aesthetic aspect to some extent, so I wanted to choose a doctor who seemed good at shaping the nasal tip too. Even though it was a removal surgery, I think this was the first place where I had such a long consultation about shape and line.
The doctor clearly understood what the patient wanted and suggested several options to meet that. They said no to things that weren’t possible, offered alternatives, or tried to get the best possible result within what was feasible. Regardless of the surgical result, the fact that the doctor went into surgery knowing exactly what I wanted showed a different kind of mindset.
What I still remember is that this place takes a lot of photos, and the doctor looks at the photos in advance before surgery and thinks about how the surgery should be done.
Usually many doctors would only do that right before surgery, but each of these details made me feel that they really thought a lot about the patient. Maybe because of that, they noticed and corrected things I hadn’t even thought of first.
My nasal tip had been tied a lot, so my nostrils looked triangular from the front. I honestly wasn’t paying much attention to it, so I didn’t mention it, but before surgery, when the doctor said they would make it look less tightly tied, I thought, oh right! The result is satisfying. I think it looks much better. When repositioning the nasal tip, they cut down the septal support strut to match the bridge height and reinforced the nasal tip line with the remaining cartilage.
I had thought, at least let me keep the nasal tip, and told them what I wanted. They met all of those requests, so even though it was definitely a removal surgery, I’m satisfied aesthetically too. The line I wanted would be difficult under my current conditions unless height was added, but the doctor said they would do their best, and I really like it.
I was very worried on the day the splint came off, but the nostrils were symmetrical, the open-incision stitches were clean, it wasn’t a saddle nose, and the nasal tip looked pretty, so I was glad. Since I came for removal, I was quite emotionally unsettled, but both the doctor and the staff didn’t recommend excessive surgery and seemed to think a lot from the patient’s side. The aftercare was meticulous, and everyone was consistently calm, which comforted me a lot. Every day, watching the swelling go down, I kept thinking I wished it would stop going down, but the next day’s appearance wasn’t bad either, and I like it every day. I heard many people come here for revision surgery too, and I guess that’s true. I’m happy that I chose the right final hospital.
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