I’m leaving this post for those considering nose removal. I’m 2 weeks post-op after nose removal surgery, and you can check my previous post for the detailed review. There is still no nasal tip upturning or step-off, and I had only the silicone removed, with the septal strut and ear cartilage length extension left in place. As for swelling, when I touch the nasal bridge, I can feel the bone right away, so it seems most of the major swelling has gone down. However, the nose needs to be monitored even beyond 3 months, so I’ll keep posting reviews from time to time. I did not use separate artificial dermis or autologous dermis on the nasal bridge. Also, I originally had a hump nose, and although the hump was shaved down during the silicone surgery, the sides of the nasal bridge were refined, so the contour actually looks clearer than my original nose. I had 4 mm silicone inserted, but except for the glabella area, I don’t feel a major difference. Most of all, daily life has become very comfortable, and I feel relieved because I no longer have to worry about inflammation. I also had many worries before removal surgery, but I don’t think you need to worry too much about removing silicone or nasal tip cartilage. If a partial step-off appears later after the swelling is completely gone, I’m thinking of補ing that area with filler rather than revision surgery. Since the director who performed my removal surgery also does fat grafting, I asked about fat grafting to the nasal bridge, and they said fat in the nasal bridge all gets absorbed and absolutely did not recommend it. They said filler would be better instead. For reference, I did not have surgery at a specialized removal clinic in Apgujeong, but at a clinic in the area where I live. Rather, I had an experience of failed revision surgery at a specialized clinic in Apgujeong, so I don’t think a removal-specialized clinic necessarily also does revision surgery well. I definitely recommend receiving revision surgery at a revision-surgery-specialized clinic. Lastly, if you do not have any particular rejection reaction to ear cartilage or septal cartilage, I think it is also a good method to use cartilage and leave the nasal tip in place like I did. If you want the nasal tip to look spread out like your original nose, from what I found out, it may not be a problem with the grafted cartilage but a case where the cartilage tying was done incorrectly. They say that if that part is released well, the nasal tip can naturally spread out.
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This is a surgery review for a procedure pursuing reconstruction.