Hello Last week, on October 25, I had everything removed. I’m writing this because I think it may help people in a similar situation to mine. For convenience, I’ll write in a terse style.
I had the surgery on April 21 this year at a hospital in Apgujeong. The best moment after nose surgery was when I still had the splint on and taping on my nose, and the bleakest moment was when the splint and taping came off.
It felt like my own vibe had disappeared, and yet my appearance hadn’t changed that much. What is this subtle feeling? It feels like nothing changed, but my individuality disappeared.
Three months passed.
I went to the hospital that operated on me and asked them to remove it. I said my face is round, my eyes are small, and my cheekbones are flat, but my glabella is high and my nasal tip is pointy, so it doesn’t suit me; I look older and awkward. I said my previous wider glabella and slightly bulbous nose harmonized better with my face, and asked them to remove it.
The hospital said it had not been a simple surgery; they had operated in a very complex and difficult way, and because I had a “big head,” they should have pulled the nose out more, and that was what they found more disappointing.
Their conclusion was that, with high probability, if removed, the nose would either roll upward or droop down; in other words, it would become a monster nose, and if I tried to have surgery again afterward, it would be an extremely difficult operation. Removal itself is simple, but that is the reality, they said.
After hearing that, I argued, why didn’t you tell me in advance? Why didn’t you tell me that septal extension cannot be removed after surgery? The hospital said it was because no one has surgery while thinking they will remove it. They told me if I really wanted it removed, to come back after completing 6 months.
I was extremely depressed on the way home. After that, once 6 months had passed, I went back to the hospital and asked again to have everything removed.
They told me to sign a waiver saying they would not be responsible whether my nose lifted up or drooped.
After hearing that, I thought I just shouldn’t do it at this hospital, and left. Then I searched online for a doctor who mainly does removals and went for an in-person consultation.
I asked the doctor, would the removal method be the same whether I had the surgery at the first hospital or here? (I was thinking that if it was going to be ruined anyway, at least I should have money left. The first hospital was free, this hospital was 3 million won.)
The doctor said it is “a matter of the operating doctor’s will” and a matter of concept. He said that when the nose is opened and the support strut is removed, the nose rolls at that point, so he would watch that carefully. He said that if, by any chance, the nose lifts, the tissue has to be released and the septum and cartilage? etc. have to be used to do something about it.
I asked the same thing again. Honestly, I said I was worried because of the cost. I said I was thinking of getting everything removed for free at the first hospital, and then if, by bad luck, my nose lifted, maybe I could come here for treatment. The doctor said that if the nose rolls upward during removal, the materials used in the first surgery (septum, cartilage, etc.) need to be used to prevent it from rolling upward, and if I came after having all those materials removed, then afterward it would have to be managed with costal cartilage, so it would cost quite a lot. (Well, honestly, I feel like the guy who did the first surgery would just remove the implant, ignore it even if the nose rolled upward, and close it.)
And he said that after taking out the silicone, in most cases the nasal bridge becomes broad and flat, so that also has to be refined. Also, because the nasal tip had been done with septal and ear cartilage, once everything is removed it will look spread out, so he said he would trim the ear cartilage again and put it into the nasal tip in a new shape.
I asked the doctor what the probability was that my nose would become upturned. He said you only know after removing it, but people who did not originally have an upturned nose, or people who only used a little septum, have a lower chance of the nose lifting. I was conflicted. Should I just gamble... If I remove it at the first hospital, I save 3 million won.. No, if my nose rolls upward, it will cost double.. And he said he would also refine the nasal tip prettily again. Ha,,,, what should I do.. I agonized a lot like that.
I just decided to do it. Because I didn’t want to go home depressed again. The result became prettier than my original natural nose.
And I found my own individuality again. My nose did not lift up or droop down at all. When I woke up from anesthesia and asked the nurse how many hours my surgery took, I think I heard 2-3 hours (<- I’m not sure about this because I heard it while half-asleep).
I guess it was very meticulous.
After surgery, the doctor showed me photos of the removed silicone, septum, and so on.
For those thinking about removal surgery, please don’t worry too much. Getting it removed for free is fine, but if they say your nose will lift, sign a waiver, and things like that, nine times out of ten, their mindset is that even if there is a problem with the nose, as long as they remove it, that’s the end. Even if the area where the silicone was removed becomes broad and flat, they may ignore it, or even if the nasal tip is removed and the nose looks too crushed, there is a high chance they will just close it again.
I think it may also be good to have it done at a hospital specializing in removal, to prepare for even the unlikely case. Thank you for reading this long post.
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