I had it done at Seo Sang-woo Plastic Surgery, and the first surgery was a non-open procedure with osteotomy, 2.7 mm silicone, and surgery to make the nose shorter. Septal cartilage, ear cartilage, and AlloDerm were used. Dr. ㅅㅅㅇ said it wasn’t a nose with much manipulation. The removal was also done non-open, and the cartilage was tied together. As the swelling went down, the shape of the nose became much more visible, and although it’s not a pretty nose like the one in the photo I posted before, I’m satisfied simply because I was able to have it removed and be free from the anxiety. I removed everything, with no cartilage left behind.
It’s still hard now. If I make an O~ sound too strongly, I feel a slight pulling sensation. It’s less droopy than my original nose. It was originally a slightly arrow-shaped nose, and not quite a bulbous nose, but the alar base was a bit blunt. Even after surgery, it didn’t improve dramatically. Both Dr. ㅍㄹㅁ and Dr. ㅅㅅㅇ said it wasn’t a successful surgery.
After removal, it looks less arrow-shaped than my original nose, but maybe because of scar tissue, swelling, or the effect of the removal surgery, it feels a little more blunt than my original nose. So the tip is less droopy, but it feels somewhat bulky. And maybe because the silicone was shifted to the right, I think there’s a big difference in height between the left and right nasal bridges. The left bridge is higher, and the right side feels flat.
I’ve always had really good recovery ability, but because I’m always tired from having a child who doesn’t sleep well, the bruising really didn’t go away, and that process felt hard to me. (Because the hump on the bridge was shaved down, it was really very dark for quite a long time.) Even more than the surgical nose with a droopy tip, I felt bad because the tip seemed droopier, but when I kept looking at photos from before my nose surgery (my original nose), it really was quite arrow-shaped.
If you’ve made up your mind to have it removed, don’t look at old photos or especially flattering photos; look at realistically taken photos a lot, and ask yourself whether you can really return to that state, then make your decision. I did that too, but even so, I had trouble adjusting at first. Still, people care less about my nose than I expected, and I personally think a person’s overall impression is determined more by things like skin, face shape, and body line(?).
With the silicone gone, the sharpness is gone too, and the hump beside the left nasal bridge is visible, which makes it look a little more masculine(?), but the sense of relief from no longer worrying that side effects would eventually come is greater.
To put it simply, in a case like mine with a slightly long nose, after surgery it becomes longer than the operated nose but shorter than the original nose. So after removal, the nose ends up a little longer than the surgical nose. That’s because the tip droops. So for people whose noses were long to begin with, I think cartilage tying is something they should do.
The bridge doesn’t seem to have become dramatically lower, but because the silicone is gone, the definition is gone too. Most people say they can’t tell what changed, and my husband says it’s nice and natural now that there’s no silicone. If you’re somewhat regretful about the surgical nose but are more or less satisfied, you shouldn’t have it removed. If there’s an inflammatory reaction, then even if you’re satisfied, I think you should have it removed. I hope many people will find my review helpful, and personally I recommend the hospital.