After <columella condition> After <when photos make it obvious> After <real life> After <when photos make it obvious> After <real life> There are still people interested in my previous post, so I’m posting an update. You can see my previous post for the old contracted state!
The first removal-surgery post was when there was swelling, and I think now is the actual surgical result.
The curled-up columella is much better compared with when it was contracted, but after the swelling went down, the columella did rise a little. It hasn’t gotten any shorter beyond that. Still, thinking back to the contraction period, the doctor is a medical god..
The first-surgery doctor harvested a lot of septal cartilage, so I had a saddle nose, and they reinforced it, but from the side view, it has sunk a bit. It became a semi-hump-nose style with a nasal bridge lower than my original nose..
During the removal surgery, they showed me a photo of the saddle nose, so I’m grateful they made it to this extent..
If I wanted it perfectly smooth and to fix the contracted, curled columella, it would have been right to use costal cartilage, but my skin isn’t the type that stretches well, and I didn’t want to do anything that could irritate my nose any further, so I had surgery as much as possible only for reconstructive purposes.
I wanted total removal, but because of contracture and columellar retraction, it wasn’t possible, so they extended the columella with septal cartilage and reinforced the saddle-nose area with ear cartilage.
When I touch my nose, there is no foreign-body sensation at all, no bad smell, no inflammation inside the nose, and I breathe well. Once I gave up the cosmetic goal, it’s comfortable and nice!
I thought a lot about whether to get revision surgery or removal surgery, and I personally think I did well getting removal! I think each person just needs to think carefully and choose the part they value more.
I was upset because I got inflammation and contracture within a month or two right after my first surgery.. But I went through a life experience, and now I’ve become healthier!! I received a lot of help, and I hope only good things happen to everyone!!
When my surgery failed, I didn’t quit work, I also worked two jobs, met friends, studied, and did lots of different things. After arguing back and forth with the first-surgery clinic, I also got money! I received it properly through the Medical Liability Mutual Aid Association
I had to keep myself busy doing something so that 6 months would pass and I could get the removal.. For everyone waiting for removal, I hope you live well while doing anything, like I did.. Even though I tend to have high self-esteem, I was depressed and it was hard, but difficult times do seem to pass someday. Let’s all endure well..!
This review is for surgery pursuing reconstruction.