<Before surgery - when my nose was botched><Now, after more than 4 months> I had been seriously stressed about my nose since I was young; After going through failed primary and revision surgeries, I lived with what felt like a mental breakdown, though not exactly one. I’m writing this for everyone who is struggling emotionally because of revision rhinoplasty like I did, so please understand. At first, I thought I would do it reasonably... and save money, so I had surgery with a septal cartilage + silicone combination. About a year later, the nasal tip started subtly swelling and showing inflammatory reactions. Even though it didn’t seem obvious from the outside, something kept feeling uncomfortable, so I went to the hospital. They said the silicone had lifted upward and the septal cartilage was also being compressed, so I was completely stunned. From then on, I couldn’t eat, and I felt so nauseated that I thought I would throw up. Continuing to live with that nose made no sense, and once I knew that material didn’t suit me, I started looking into revision surgery right after a little over a year had passed since my first surgery. For the second surgery, I had the silicone removed and focused on stabilizing the nasal tip, but the result wasn’t perfect then either. As time passed, I felt like the nasal tip was slightly collapsing again, and I could see some uneven areas, so I eventually ended up going for a third surgery. For this surgery, I really searched hard for hospitals, and it took a long time to find one that would use autologous costal cartilage and properly support the nasal tip and columellar structure. When I looked into hospitals that use autologous costal cartilage, one clinic came up a lot, so I had a consultation there and had my revision surgery there. They said they use the 5th or 6th rib? I wanted it to be firm, and it was my third surgery too... Because I really wanted this one to go well, I was very drawn to it, but on the other hand, I was anxious that there could be problems with the nasal tip. Still, they had an autologous costal cartilage guarantee system, so I felt like I could trust them somewhat, and the director’s aesthetic sense matched mine. Of course, during consultations everyone says the obvious things like they’ll do a good job, so I was half-doubtful about that. But they made postoperative simulation photos for me, and the consultant also sent them to me. Ah... if it could really turn out just like that, I wanted to do it right away, so that’s why I did it. After actually having it done, I think it came out very similar, so I have no regrets. Compared with before, I feel like the nasal bridge is much more stable, and the nasal tip has become more natural and firmer. The crooked areas used to give me such a headache, but it feels like almost everything I was worried about has been resolved.... The shape isn’t dramatically different, but it is cleanly refined, and functionally, I don’t have any major discomfort either. It feels like it improved just right in a natural way. This time, I really felt that rhinoplasty is the kind of surgery where, if it goes wrong once, you keep having to touch it again, and I especially realized that revision surgery is not something you can just do casually. Even if researching makes your head hurt and the cost goes somewhat beyond your budget, it is still a much better choice than going around in circles for a long time and having to get surgery again. I had this surgery last November, and so far I’ve been doing well without any problems. After going through this process myself, if you’re looking into revision surgery, I really want to say that the most important thing is to evaluate everything seriously. Because of my nose, I felt like I was going to mentally spiral more every day, but after getting it done, I’ve become much more stable. These days, I even sleep well.
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