Hello? When I was thinking about nose surgery and looking up information online, there were lots of review and promotional posts and all kinds of material on other cafes and websites. But after I decided to get it removed and started looking into it, there was really no information at all. I feel like this is the only place where people can share concerns like this. I kept searching everywhere, spending time chasing down people who had posted on blogs one by one, and just worrying, then I got courage and comfort from seeing many cases and photo reviews here, so I’m writing this out with gratitude.
First of all, I decided on surgery far too impulsively. Up until then I had been getting filler, but if you keep maintaining filler a few times, it would probably come out to the cost of surgery. So I went around for consultations without much deep thought. Back in 2012, I looked at a list of places that were fairly well-known in the cosmetic surgery community, but I didn’t have a lot of money to spare, so price mattered a lot too. The review photos I liked the most were from D J N Plastic Surgery, but I had heard a lot that they were expensive, so I didn’t even go there. I also went to B N B G, E J, E E E, and another cosmetic surgery clinic, but I can’t really remember where else.
In the end, I had the surgery at E J, and even now I regret it deeply. The consultation, like at large hospitals, was not with the doctor but with the coordinator. I met the doctor only after everything had been decided in broad terms. The surgeon was Director B, but the consultation had been with the chief director. Thinking back now, it feels like I was under some spell and thought the hospital was big, flashy, and trustworthy, so I stupidly decided too quickly. At every other plastic surgery clinic, because my nasal bridge was already naturally high, they told me not to add height to the bridge at all and to do only the tip, and what they recommended was usually 1 mm or 2 mm. Looking back, I think only E S B Beauty Nose considered not just the bridge height but also the overall profile, nostrils, and angles during the consultation. No point in a big hospital or lots of customers... please choose a place that will handle your surgery carefully.. Anyway, in the end I said 1 mm, but on the morning of surgery I changed it to 3 mm. They tied the bulbous tip and lowered the nostrils. Even now, that is the part I regret the most. I even decided the silicone height while lying on the operating table. That was terrifying. They kept saying things like, just make it high the first time because 1 mm won’t even show, maybe it was a nurse standing nearby, anyway inside the operating room they said that, and I got swept up by the atmosphere and ended up choosing 3 mm. Even now, I resent how on that hectic surgery morning, just before anesthesia, I was lying on the operating table and they made me change the procedure like that. I resent why I was made to make such an important decision, one that determines your whole impression, at that time, and I regret my foolish decision. Either way, that was my responsibility, so I have to live with it.
I never even thought about the line connecting the forehead, nose, and chin, and just raised it high, so there was no way it would look harmonious. The starting point of the nasal bridge began way too high, right below the eyebrows like a man’s, so my nose looked too long and made me look older. It wasn’t a completely ruined nose, but it wasn’t a pretty one either. And my original nose was bulbous, with the alar wings hanging down, and since they said they would lower the nostrils in proportion to the increased height, I agreed without even knowing what that meant, but from the side the nostrils became completely invisible and it was an oppressive-looking nose. It showed the silicone in photos, and even just looking at it, it was clearly a surgically altered nose. Even people seeing me for the first time asked, did you get nose surgery? But they weren’t asking because the nose was pretty, they were asking because it stood out that much... damn Anyway, if the lighting or angle didn’t suit it especially well, it looked completely like a chalk nose. So I only took selfies in places with strong sunlight, and even the photos that came out well I edited away the bridge area with Photoshop. I honestly don’t know why I did such a foolish thing after paying to have surgery. And my original nose was bulbous, but I made the tip extremely pointy, so it didn’t suit my face at all, and the tip was very stiff. People may think there’s no occasion for anyone to touch the tip of your nose, but that’s not true~ People do casually touch the nose like this, and if someone touched it the wrong way, it would oddly hurt. There was absolutely no inflammation, but it was uncomfortable anyway. Even when a friend was doing a face pack for me and touching my face, I was so, so sensitive about it. Even when I went for a gua sha massage, it unexpectedly became a time for confession.... Of course, if I opened up about everything, there would be nothing uncomfortable about it, but I didn’t really want to talk about it.
What hit me hardest when I decided on removal surgery was a review written by someone who had had the implant removed, who said that although the nose became lower, it was okay because this is my face as it originally is ~ Seeing that, I also decided. When I went for the removal consultation, both the consultant and the doctor tried to stop me. It wasn’t a bad-looking nose, but it was an in-between kind of nose that felt too good to throw away. They kept saying I would regret it and told me not to remove it, but my decision was firm, so I went ahead. Now I want to tell everyone to remove their implants. First of all, the nose is so soft now, which I love. I can make pig-nose now. If anyone touches my nose, I can be proud of it, and it doesn’t feel unnatural. My impression also softened back to my original cute and gentle look, and above all, seeing my long-missed face in the mirror makes me so happy. Honestly, for about a week after removal I felt a bit empty. The swelling had spread sideways too, so it looked even puffier and less pretty, and I felt a sense of loss. But now that the swelling has gone down, or maybe because I’ve already adapted to this nose, I don’t feel anything anymore. When it had been extremely high and then suddenly got much lower, it could look bad, but as time passed I remembered my original nose and it felt fine. I think I can just live as if I only had tip surgery. But right now I am worried that the middle of the nose will sink too much and look like a horse-leg nose, but if a problem comes up after the recovery period, I’ll post another review.
For the recovery period and swelling after surgery that you may be curious about: Everyone said it would be fine in 3 to 5 days, but my swelling lasted quite a long time. It felt like it lasted more than a week. Major swelling for a week, tip swelling for 2 weeks. My tip is still puffy, but I was originally bulbous, so I can’t tell whether this is swelling or just my original little tomato... And the bruising lasted an incredibly long time too, so even after the major swelling went down, the bruises stayed for about 2 weeks. Even with bruise ointment, strangely, the bruises wouldn’t go away. After a week, they were green-yellow bruises that could be covered with makeup. Swelling and bruising vary from case to case, so I don’t think you can trust reviews alone when planning your schedule. They told me to wear a splint for a week, but due to my circumstances I took it off after 3 days. They also said there were cases where they didn’t do taping, so I took that off too. The reason for taping and the splint is supposedly to prevent bleeding and inflammation, so after the major swelling goes down, it seems okay to remove them. Even though there was still some residual swelling, from 4 days after the implant removal surgery I covered it with concealer and went out. A week later I went to a gathering, and no one noticed. Maybe it is swelling only I can notice. My bangs were long and it was evening, so maybe that helped hide it. Anyway, from a week later I was meeting people normally.
Everyone says that for those who had the silicone removed, the time when you’re still a little swollen afterward is the most satisfying, and for me too, about a week after removing my nose, that was exactly the nose height I wanted. If I had put in 1 mm, maybe I wouldn’t have removed it. And if I had done it at D J N even though it was expensive, it would have been one and done, and I would think, why did I go through all this by doing it and then removing it? Rather than keep regretting it, I’m just trying to forget it ^^
I’m sure everyone has fear, can’t quite make up their mind, and is worried a lot, but in my opinion, if you feel some kind of resistance and discomfort, I recommend removing it. Honestly, it feels so much better inside..... Of course, if you never had a high nasal bridge to begin with, think carefully. I hope no one makes the same careless, unwise choice I did by taking facial alterations too lightly. I’m going to think of it as having rented my nose for 3 years and live happily and comfortably I hope everyone gets a good result too