I had it done at a famous clinic in Apgujeong. For the nasal bridge, I had silicone, and for the nasal tip, I had donated costal cartilage + ear cartilage.
Right now I’m in week 3, so I don’t really feel anything like side effects, but I still have no sensation in the nasal tip, and because the tip is high, it seems like my philtrum is slightly lifted.
So far there are no side effects, and I don’t really have anything like nasal congestion either, but I do think I tended to get the surgery somewhat impulsively.
After the surgery, I started searching all kinds of things, and for the nasal bridge, since silicone was inserted, I can just remove it later, but even though this was my first nasal tip surgery, it was done with donated costal cartilage, so I feel anxious, as if I’m carrying a bomb.
So this is my first question. 1) Even if there are no side effects later, around 3 years from now, would it be possible to remove all the materials from the rhinoplasty (donated costal cartilage + ear cartilage in the nasal tip / silicone in the nasal bridge)? If they can be removed, since the skin has stretched, will the nose droop a lot afterward? Is it impossible to go back to my old nose? And can contracture occur from using donated costal cartilage in the nasal tip? I mean, it’s cartilage, not silicone.
My second question is this. 2) People say donated costal cartilage gets absorbed a lot, and I think my nasal tip currently has a support strut made with donated costal cartilage and was raised with ear cartilage. Like a hammer shape. But they say donated costal cartilage gets absorbed a lot, so if that happens, does it just get absorbed into our body as nutrients without causing any issues, like filler? Also, if it gets absorbed partially, could the shape of the nasal tip protrude or deform into a strange shape? Or does the raised part just droop slightly? And if it is only partially absorbed like this, is removal difficult?
I would appreciate answers to these two questions.
So far there is nothing particularly wrong, but I feel anxious and can’t sleep, as if I’m carrying some kind of bomb.. I’m very angry at myself for getting plastic surgery impulsively..
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