The doctor scared me by saying that since they shaved down my hump, if I remove the silicone it could look really flat, and I might regret the surgery a lot. So I was originally planning to remove the silicone, but now I’m wondering if I should put in even 2 mm. Right now I have 45 mm in, and the doctor recommended naturally lowering the starting point and using even a thin silicone implant. Honestly, I did think I’d be completely satisfied just by lowering the starting point. But I’m so, so worried that inserting new silicone again could cause inflammation Oh, and if I only remove the silicone, the nasal tip would be lowered just a little to match the step-off…
No replies yet.
More in this category
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 Is everyone’s nose skin peeling after removal?
It’s day 9 after removal today, and I was told I could finally wash my face, so I just did it. Until now, I’d only been wiping the areas except my nose with a face towel, or gently lathering and washing only the outer parts of my face, so…
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 How is Newness?
It is a revision surgery, and I do not want to put anything else in anymore. I am safety-oriented, but I also hope the shape comes out to some extent. They say they only use ear cartilage. I want to know about YouTube reviews of…
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 Removing a Columella Lift
Has anyone here only had a columella lift done, pulling it upward with just sutures without placing a support strut? If I do early removal after having this done, it should be able to return to my original columella, right? Right now after
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 Revision surgery for a drooping nasal tip... Please look at my nose...
I had rhinoplasty 5 years ago, and I had a hump nose. I had a very thin silicone implant placed on the nasal bridge, and they put bone from my septal surgery into the nasal tip. But not many years after the surgery, my nasal tip drooped…
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 I scheduled surgery to remove the inflamed implant
I finally managed to see Professor Choi Jong-woo at Asan Medical Center, and in conclusion, it wasn’t as serious as I had thought. I think I imagined the worst-case scenario because of what I heard at the first place I went to, ㅂㄷㅊㅂㅇ. Ha…
Nose Re-Surgery@rhino-redoJul 1 If I use costal cartilage for a bulbous nose, will it become slimmer?
If I use costal cartilage for a bulbous nose, could it become slimmer than it is now..? My nostrils are small, so I don’t think I can get alar reduction, but I want it to look slimmer from the front more than from the side If you know…