I was going to write a review after removing the splint and taking photos, but I thought it would be good to look back on the whole timeline up to my rhinoplasty later, so I’m writing it down once. Ever since I was young, my nasal bridge was basically nonexistent, and I had the full set of three issues: a blunt bulbous nose that looked wide and flat from the front, plus alar bases that were way too big, like wings. That’s why I decided to have surgery. In the end, what I had done was short nose correction + bulbous nose correction, cartilage suturing, nasal tip lengthening + alar reduction + 4 mm silicone for the nasal bridge, and the cost was in the low 4 million won range. It was an open-incision surgery, and for the nasal tip material, ear cartilage + septal cartilage were used! The things I worried about the most before surgery were choosing the clinic / choosing between donated rib cartilage, autologous costal cartilage, and septal cartilage as the material / and the nose shape I wanted. The clinic is a one-doctor clinic, has CCTV, and I felt like they gave the most thorough consultation, so I chose it. Also, the fact that the cost was a little cheaper than other places played a part... For the material, when I searched septal cartilage, I read a lot of posts in a community saying not to use septal cartilage, so I debated a lot between autologous costal cartilage and septal cartilage until the very end. When I had the CT scan with the director, they said it looked like I had enough septal cartilage, and since they would also use ear cartilage, they would leave plenty of septal cartilage remaining, so I think that’s why I finally decided on septal cartilage. For the nose shape, my face is small and people often say I have a cute impression... so I thought a nose that looked very dramatic and stood out a lot on its own wouldn’t suit me, and I said I wanted a nasal tip with a very rounded, cute feel. That was also the second reason I didn’t use rib cartilage. They said that if I wasn’t going to lift the nasal tip too much, septal cartilage would be enough, so I ended up using septal cartilage + ear cartilage. Since my nasal bridge was originally really low, they said they would insert somewhere between 3 and 4 mm during surgery, and in the end I think 4 mm was inserted. Surgery day 1: There wasn’t as much swelling as I expected, and my nose had a slightly stinging, sore feeling, like when water goes up your nose at a swimming pool. I had read a lot of reviews saying the packing is extremely uncomfortable and breathing through the mouth is hard, but since it’s summer, I ended up having surgery on a rainy day... so I actually think the humidity helped. They said lying down and sleeping well is better for recovery than not being able to sleep well while sitting, so I slept lying down and used a cosmetic surgery pillow. Surgery day 2: The packing started to feel uncomfortable, and drinking water felt so strange that I couldn’t drink much water either. Every time I swallowed saliva, porridge, or water, it really, really felt weird lol... So I didn’t really want to eat either, but I had to take medicine, so I forced myself to eat. Since it was summer, I skipped the humidifier, but because drinking water was hard, I think it really is essential. I just didn’t want to drink water even when my mouth was dry, so I held out... I also saw some posts saying drinking through a straw helps, but the pressure felt stronger, so usually I ate water with a small spoon. Surgery day 3: I got an antibiotic injection, and when they removed the packing and the little straw-like things inserted in my nose? that moment really hurt so x999 much. But after removing those, when they disinfected with a cotton swab and applied ointment, that hurt even more. They wiped every nook and cranny with absolutely no mercy.... I teared up a little. I wondered how I was supposed to apply the ointment by myself, because it hurt so I wanted to apply it gently. Surgery day 5: After removing the packing, I can breathe through my nose too, and I think it’s become livable. What worries me, though, is that my nose feels too moist and something like yellow discharge is coming out?... They say yellow fluid discharge can be a sign of inflammation, but I can’t really tell whether it’s just something like nasal crusts, so I think I’m a bit worried. I was really worried about rhinoplasty in summer, but I think it’s more manageable in summer than I expected. The advantage is that because it’s humid, it’s relatively okay during the hell before removing the packing... The downside is that I can’t wash my face properly, but my face gets so greasy and it’s hard, and even when I go for walks, it’s too hot and humid.
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This is a surgery review pursuing a natural look.