I first had nose surgery at this place in 2016. It has now been 3 years. At the first consultation, I wanted a glamorous, noticeable nose, and my mother wanted an extremely natural-looking nose. So the director said he would reflect my opinion a bit more since I was the one having the surgery, making it look changed but as natural as possible. I was satisfied with the initial surgical result, and I liked hearing a lot from people around me that I had become prettier. But as more time passed, the nasal tip started to look sharper, and people around me also said the tip looked a bit pointy and sharp. So now I am considering revision surgery. I found this out after going to Brown and visiting other hospitals too, but they said that right now, both the nasal bridge and nasal tip show through, with the silicone and septal cartilage visible. When I looked in the mirror, I also felt that the nasal tip looked especially angular and somehow unnatural, and it turns out that was a see-through phenomenon.
They say if septal cartilage or ear cartilage is used in the nasal tip, there is a somewhat higher chance it may show through..
It is not that I have a serious side effect or that I hate it so, so much, but as time goes by, the show-through phenomenon and frequent comments from people around me that it looks unnatural are stressing me out a lot.. I plan to make time for revision surgeryㅠ
I wanted to consult with Director Kim Gwirak at Brown because he is famous for nose surgery and revision surgery, but they said I could not because I initially had surgery with Director Lee Junghoon... They said that only when it is truly necessary, based on the patient’s condition, the manager can directly get confirmation and then the patient can have it done by another director. For reference, when I went for a revision surgery consultation, they said the director was busy and a consultation would likely be difficult, so I only consulted with the manager.
If I have revision surgery at Brown, they recommended three methods: slightly trimming only the nasal tip area, meaning the septal cartilage, in its current state; covering it once with ear cartilage; or using autologous dermis. At another hospital, they said both the nasal bridge and nasal tip seem to need improvement in both shape and the show-through phenomenon by using new silicone and materials.
I have not decided where to do it right now.. but I think I will probably have it redone somewhere new.
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