Anyone had costal cartilage support removed or switched to ear cartilage..?

If it’s removed, will the columella? The nasal tip? Will that area shrink a bit too?

If the top part was originally my nose, after surgery should I call that part the nasal tip or the columella... The lower part looked a lot longer from the front. If I have it removed, will that lengthened part shrink back a little too…

Rib Cartilage Foreign-Body Sensation

I had revision rhinoplasty with rib cartilage, and the hardness and foreign-body sensation at the tip of my nose... will those stay the same even as time passes? It has only been 10 days, but will it still feel the same after 6 months or 1

Review one month after early removal, done 3 days after surgery

Hello. I am writing this for anyone who may be considering early removal, or worrying after having it done. I had been thinking about nose surgery for a long time, and recently I underwent open rhinoplasty using ear cartilage and silicone…

What happens to stretched skin after removing the nose implant?

The skin stretches when the tip is lifted, right? If that is removed, will it sag...? My natural nose is an arrow-shaped nose, so if the skin there also sags, I think it would look really awful.

Has anyone had surgery at a place known for removals?

My mom had silicone that runs from the bridge to the tip of her nose placed 30 years ago, and it has somehow held up well until now, but recently the tip has started to show white through the skin... For now I’m going around for…

Removal because the tip of my nose shows through

Right after surgery I was already thinking about removal, but as time went by I got used to it and, unless there was inflammation or contracture, opening it up again wouldn’t be good either... I was in the “let’s just live with it”…