Review of consultation visits in Busan First, my nose has a fairly large hump, and the tip is round, so it is a mild bulbous nose. On top of that, I have a deviated septum, so I’m also considering functional rhinoplasty! It’s my first surgery, and I’m not especially greedy about bridge height, so I looked for places that could do surgery as naturally as possible without an implant.
The clinics I visited so far are three places, and tomorrow I plan to visit two more.
1. Clinic 1 The consultation order was consultant-director-consultant. No implant, hump removal, use of ear cartilage and septal cartilage for the nasal tip My bridge is already narrow, so osteotomy was not recommended; my skin is thin, so silicone was not recommended. No functional nose surgery
As soon as I went in, the director showed me silicone removed during revision surgery, which startled me a little. They seemed confident and sure about surgery, which did not come across badly. After looking at my nose shape, they said the hump could be removed and the tip raised with ear cartilage and septal cartilage, and that it could be done without an implant. Since that was exactly the surgery I had been thinking about, I think I felt reassured. They also strongly emphasized that when shaving down the hump, you absolutely have to shave it while considering that the nasal tip will be raised, and showed me many cases. However, they said that with implant-free surgery, I would have to accept some unevenness when touching the area where the hump was removed, and that a crooked nose cannot be corrected 100%. Overall, when explaining the surgical method, they clearly said what is possible and what is not, and gave all the reasons, so it made sense to me. They mentioned facial harmony a lot and explained it in detail. They said surgery is well done if, after surgery, even I forget that I had surgery. For me, since I want a natural-looking nose, I was very satisfied with the consultation.
2. Clinic 2 I did not see the director. Silicone recommended; nasal tip with autologous cartilage, but other materials may be used if there is not enough material Functional nose surgery may be covered by indemnity insurance
Maybe because I booked the day before, I couldn’t have a consultation with the director and only spoke with the consultant. Unlike the previous consultation, they emphasized that silicone should be inserted because my skin is thin. They said it could also be done without inserting it if I didn’t want it. They explained with drawings, but honestly, since I didn’t meet a doctor, I don’t think it had much meaning. While saying implant-free surgery was possible and that autologous cartilage would be used for the nasal tip, they said that if there wasn’t enough material during surgery, materials such as donated rib cartilage, mesh?, animal cartilage, etc. could be used. Honestly, this made me lose interest a bit. They said if I absolutely didn’t want it, they could avoid putting it in, but if whether to use material is decided during surgery, it seemed more likely that it would be used,,
3. Clinic 3 Director-consultant No implant, hump removal, use of ear cartilage and septal cartilage for nasal tip, osteotomy Functional nose surgery may be covered by indemnity insurance, CT scan available (requested directly, 20,000 won)
Maybe because I had already asked everything I was curious about in the earlier consultations, this consultation was very short. They said I seemed to have a crooked nose and recommended osteotomy. When I asked if osteotomy was absolutely necessary, they said that after shaving the hump, the flattened cross-section needs to be brought together. And when I asked what happens if I don’t do it, they said it would just stay crooked. Clinic 1 said I absolutely should not do osteotomy, so I’m confused. Also, during the consultant consultation, they said they would do tissue removal? to slightly reduce the bulbous nose, but I hadn’t heard that from the director, so I was taken aback. They usually don’t take CT scans, but they said they needed to check whether functional nose surgery was possible, so I got a CT scan. They said there would be a separate functional nose surgery cost due to septal deviation and rhinitis, and only that part would be covered by indemnity insurance. Also, I didn’t hear this from other clinics, but I think postoperative care here was for 3 years (I don’t remember well..^^) Maybe because the director came after finishing surgery, they looked a bit tired and had surgical glove marks on their hands, but I liked it because I felt I wouldn’t have to worry about things like proxy surgery.
For now, among the places I visited today, I’m leaning toward No. 1, but there aren’t many reviews, and I’m worried because I occasionally see some bad reviews. Has anyone here ever gone around for consultations in Busan or had surgery there? Could you take a look??