10 years ago, I had revision surgery using Medpor, septal cartilage, and silicone. I had been living fine all this time, but starting about 2 years ago, I suddenly began feeling uncomfortable and scared about having implants in my nose, and it feels like my skin is getting thinner and thinner. I thought that if I need to remove them, maybe it would be better to do it sooner, so back then I went for consultations at ㄱㅇㅅ and ㅅㅅㅇ. But they said that if I only remove them, my nose could collapse, so I got anxious and couldn’t go through with the surgery… I really don’t want to put anything more in anymore But I can’t stop thinking about removal, and I’m so sick of rhinitis and difficulty breathing, so I’m trying to look into removal again. The septal cartilage and Med…
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