The look I wanted was a refined, natural-looking nose, but I was born with a small, short nose with thin skin. Yep, that was me lol On top of that, my eyes and mouth protruded too, so it was a total mess...
So improving my protruding eyes and mouth was the top priority!! Dreaming of a change to my side profile, I started looking into refined, natural-looking rhinoplasty.
1) A place that doesn’t just leave you on your own after surgery 2) Rhinoplasty specialist / no medical accidents / lots of experience 3) A place good at refined, natural-looking noses
I prioritized those 3 things and went around to several places for consultations, then went ahead with surgery at Kowon.
My septal cartilage was small... and the nose I wanted was refined and natural-looking, so I had autologous costal cartilage + silicone (+ improvement of the nasolabial angle line to cover the protruding mouth) + forehead fat grafting as well (30 cc).
Ah, I should’ve done it sooner lololol I feel like I’ve been reborn. I love my forehead and nose line so much, and my protruding eyes and mouth improved a lot too... It’s exactly day 8 now, and I kind of hope the swelling doesn’t go down...
My nose was so small that I had given up, thinking I could never have a nose like this, but now that this nose came out... I’m so overwhelmed and touched. I’ll really live kindly from now on, so I hope it stays like this for life without any side effects
* For reference, my swelling wasn’t that severe, but avoiding foods with sodium seemed to help the most... 1) 30-minute walks 2) Sleeping sitting up for 3 days 3) Low-salt diet
* Aside from the stuffiness while the cotton packing was in, I didn’t have much serious pain... rib pain wasn’t that bad either..?
* I heard suture removal hurts, so I was super scared x100, but they removed them well without pain... b
* Not only the director, but also the person who did the dressing, the manager, and the front-desk staff were all kind and sweet...
Lastly, for those with small noses, have hope!!! You can also get a refined, natural-looking nose
This is a surgery review pursuing a refined, natural look.