Um, I originally had a short nose and a bulbous nose. During my first surgery, I had nasal tip surgery + alar reduction, but at the time it only got slightly higher and wasn't noticeable. Even so, my skin felt a bit tight. When I had revision surgery, I used autologous costal cartilage, lowered the nasal tip a bit, and had alar reduction together. But my skin became tighter, and because the autologous costal cartilage was firm, even the slightest movement made my skin feel extremely tight. When I had the third surgery, I only got AS at that clinic (correcting the crooked nasal tip from the revision surgery and lowering the nasal tip), but my skin got even tighter, so my nostrils show more. Roughly speaking, the autologous costal cartilage in my nose isn't that big, but I guess my skin can't handle it. It keeps pulling. My skin was tight after the second surgery too, so I don't think it's inflammation. Anyway, I don't think autologous costal cartilage suits me, so is there anything that can be used instead of autologous costal cartilage?? For my fourth surgery, I honestly just want to use only ear cartilage, even if it makes my nasal tip droop. Sigh, I touched it because I wanted to get prettier, but instead it only hurts like crazy. There don't seem to be many cases like mine, so I don't even know how to explain it. Anyway, I'm curious whether it's possible to remove the autologous costal cartilage and replace it with ear cartilage.
Lalaby That's not a side effect. Costal cartilage is originally a harder material, so it inevitably pulls more, but this happened because the correction was too excessive for your skin quality. In this case, you need to reduce your expectations a lot. Rather than changing the material, you need to lower everything overall quite a bit and reduce the tension.
Xxxh [@Lalaby] Hmm, at the time of surgery I asked for it to be low so it wouldn't be noticeable at all, and the director also said it wasn't a high size But I feel like if I use autologous costal cartilage again for the fourth surgery, my skin will pull even more, so I just want to remove it.. I'm even spacing the surgeries 1 year apart, so why is this happening..
Xxxh [@Xxxh] From the start, after the revision surgery, I told the director that it felt tight, and he said he didn't think the surgery was done wrong, haha. He spoke as if the pain was because I didn't manage it well after surgery. But once it started pulling, it kept pulling ;;;
Lalaby [@Xxxh] In this case, it is indeed the fault of the person who performed the surgery (the doctor). The patient didn't ask for multiple kinds of correction, and if they asked for it not to be noticeable, I think the specialist should have assessed the skin quality, explained an appropriate design and the possible range of correction, and then operated. On top of that, if it couldn't even be corrected with revision surgery, I don't think that doctor is the right one. How are you supposed to manage tightness after surgery? It's all skin quality. Then ask what kind of care you were supposedly supposed to do to prevent the tightness, and tell them to bring evidence + ask why they didn't explain that to you and are only now talking about management.
Xxxh [@Lalaby] Honestly, when I went to that clinic for the consultation, the doctor usually should explain how the surgery will proceed and roughly how many millimeters of autologous costal cartilage will be used, but he didn't say any of that at all, and I was the only one who kept asking. I think I chose the clinic too hastily;; Now I don't even want to go to that clinic, and I want to stop contacting them. I'm exhausted If I got plastic surgery, it should at least make me pretty, but the shape is weird and it only hurts When am I going to look for another clinic again.. If there is any clinic you could recommend for a case like mine, please let me know My mood swings are severe once a day, and because of the constant pulling feeling, I really can't sleep
Lalaby [@Xxxh] I don't recommend clinics. Based on what you're saying, look mainly for places that pursue safety and keep things as natural as possible without making it excessively high. I think if you spend a week searching posts in this community whenever you have time, enough will come up + check premium reviews too. If you focus on it too much, you'll only feel the pulling more, so just eat good food, do fun things, enjoy your daily life, and take your time going around for consultations.
예뻐지기참어렵다 After trying costal cartilage too, the pulling in the columella really is severe.. It pulls whenever I cry or move my philtrum, so it's so uncomfortable So I'm also planning a third surgery, and at that time, even if I reduce the costal cartilage and lower the nasal tip more, I want to reduce the foreign-body sensation a bit
Xxxh [@GettingPrettyIsSoHard] I didn't even use silicone, but I feel like it's way too severe
예뻐지기참어렵다 [@Xxxh] Right, I also think the pulling around the philtrum is because of the costal cartilage..
Xxxh [@GettingPrettyIsSoHard] I don't have pulling in the philtrum, but the skin, I guess, on the nasal bridge, anyway my nasal bridge and nasal tip feel extremely tight, and I feel heat too. I keep feeling a squeezing sensation except when I'm asleep, so it's annoying;; I want to take everything out..
ckckckck Hey, how is your condition now? I’m also going around for revision consultations for a nose shortened by contracture, and I’m considering autologous costal cartilage. Reading your post is making me seriously anxious..
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