I thought it’d be better to write this as a post rather than in DMs, so here goes.
In my opinion, removal doesn’t seem like something you should do for a light reason. If it’s not because of pain, inflammation, contracture, the shape being extremely strange, or something along those lines, but rather because of minor inconvenience in daily life, not being able to do a pig nose because it’s too hard, or because you don’t like the shape that much, I think you’d probably regret removing it even more afterward. And the symptoms after removal are pretty similar, but the shape changes vary a lot depending on your original nose shape and the amount/type of surgical alteration. In cases where the surgery made the nose look lifted and you remove it, there can still be some hardship even after removal. That was the case for me too. If your nose is somewhat lifted after surgery, then after removal the tip may end up a bit shorter than it originally was. That was my situation too, so I had to work hard on massage to bring the tip down, and that made it even harder. After removal, there is contracture from scar tightening. But if your nose was basically average, and even the slightest increase in visible nostril exposure makes it look lifted, then if removal causes the nostrils to show a bit more because of shrinkage, that can be quite a blow. For some shapes, even a tiny bit more visibility isn’t a big deal. So it really depends on the person. Also, as for Rizaben, I do recommend taking it if you can (I think it’s better than having a problem later), but if you have liver issues, absolutely don’t. And massage is definitely better than not doing it. Even doctors say that, and since it’s generally beneficial, it’s better than doing nothing. I’ve also seen quite a few people contact me later saying they did nothing and then had a really hard time, so I don’t think there’s any guarantee that things will get better on their own if you leave everything alone. That’s why I think it’s better to manage things properly in advance.
And the important thing is that when I see people who are struggling a lot because the shape changed after removal, like shortening, I really think it varies enormously from person to person. Still, most symptoms are hardening and slight shortening from contraction. That too seems to depend on your own 기준. For some people, even a slight shortening has a major effect on their own nose shape, so they struggle a lot; others don’t. And some people think, even if there are changes, this is acceptable, so there are people who say it’s fine, while others can’t tolerate even small changes at all... In my case, mine was in pretty bad shape, so when the columella was a bit tucked in, if that became visible it looked even more like a pig nose from the front. There are people like that too... I wrote this because I thought it’s better to deliberation a lot before removal. Removal is not a cure-all... And even after removal, it would probably be better to keep checking your own changes and manage them. Some people asked about my case, so I’m writing it out. If I had not taken care of it and just lived normally, it would definitely have softened and the shape would have come back somewhat, but it would have come back less than it has now. Still, I think I would have been satisfied. The surgical shape was really awful. If I had just lived comfortably without doing anything, I probably would have thought, “If it comes back this much, it’s pretty similar and basically all back.” But I kept trying hard with all kinds of things, and the changes happened quickly too, so my expectations rose. So even though it came back a lot more than it would have without care, I think I’m less satisfied. These days, I often hear that my nasal tip is higher than before, which is something I truly never expected. Because I worked so hard and put in so much effort, I think I secretly hoped it would become exactly the same, even though it has come back a lot. (Frogs never remember being tadpoles) My friends even say it’s actually better because it’s higher than before, so the front view is almost the same and only the tip has come a bit more forward, making it look higher. I took that as consolation and let it go, but hearing it from other people too made me look at it again and think, “I see.” The shape I kept making with massage in the past has kind of hardened into place. But the strange thing is, even though people say it has improved, if it’s still different from before, that part is really depressing. (What even is this) I’m adapting and living with it now. Even if you don’t invest as much sensitivity and effort as I did after removal, I think it’s better to manage it moderately and live with it. If you do nothing at all and things turn out well later, that’s lucky, but if they don’t, I think only regret will remain Since many of you read my posts, there are a few things I want to say. I really had nowhere to ask questions, and there were no posts about removal either. There was no information at all about the methods, so I had to get through it all by myself, and it was extremely, extremely hard. Now there are lots of reviews and lots of places to ask each other, so I don’t think you need to be as distressed or sensitive as I was. My old posts have really desperate parts sob There are a lot of questions about Rizaben. I think it would be good to get a prescription first, then watch your condition as time passes and decide whether to take it based on the symptoms. Something I also felt, and another person mentioned it too so I agreed, was that if you skip one meal while taking Rizaben and then wait a while, the nasal tip can feel a bit bigger and harder. I had that happen too. It may vary by person. When I had been taking it for a long time, I once ran out of the medicine and became extremely anxious. So I think there’s a psychological difference between checking while you still have the medicine but not taking it, and living without it at all. Contracture from scar tightening is absolutely not something that makes the nose look unbelievably lifted. There can be some change, though. And skin quality has a big influence too. The degree of lumpiness and the amount of scar tissue vary too. So I think the best thing is to know the exact stages (I uploaded some reference material before, so it may help), possible symptoms, and management methods, and then carefully monitor your own changes and manage them. Comparing yourself with others doesn’t seem very helpful. Even with surgery alone, some people become happy with just one procedure while others fall into hell; that’s what cosmetic surgery is like. With removal too, some people recover well and others struggle, and I think that’s not something you can really compare. That’s just their situation, and this is mine. There’s no need to envy others either. If my situation is like this, I think the best thing is to deal with it according to my own situation and move forward. I wanted to say that having accurate information and knowledge matters more than focusing on success stories or failures first, and only after that should you look closely at your own situation. The management will differ depending on that. This is probably the first and last time I’ll write this in this post, but when I was posting a lot of consultation posts, one doctor who was here sent me a DM one day saying, “I’m the consultation doctor 000,”... After I had struggled and then recovered in a similar way, they said they had read the posts and comments I wrote. They said I was writing the right things, and since they weren’t a consultation doctor anymore, they wished me well and also gave me words of encouragement. I felt relieved inside. I had tried to be accurate and study hard, but I sometimes doubted whether I had been doing something wrong. But I remember crying a lot over that DM. I don’t know why, but it brought back all the days I had struggled so much and tried so hard alone, and I got overwhelmed. At the same time, I was angry too. Why wouldn’t a doctor care enough to explain those things after removal? One doctor even said they themselves can’t know the exact post-removal symptoms and methods in detail. No one is really responsible, and since it’s my own face, I felt I should finish it well without regrets. Even if I have one regret, I don’t want a second one. Something like that... And I hope that those who absolutely need removal, and those who have already had it removed, all recover safely without problems. And please don’t suffer emotionally as much as I did, hehe^^ The one thing I really want to say is: keep a lot of hope, and stay strong in your resolve. On the other hand, don’t set your expectations too high from the start... (I had high expectations, so I think I suffered a bit emotionally later, after the contracture period had passed and the shape had mostly stabilized. What exactly was I expecting to be identical me, a woman sob...) And be careful not to get inflammation. Recently, I heard a story from someone I got to know elsewhere. They were planning removal with plenty of time and wanted to do it during a stable period, but about two months before the planned date they developed inflammation, and since they thought they were going to remove it anyway they didn’t worry too much. After removal, though, the lower part under one nasal tip had shrunk a lot. They had been hoping to remove it and live with it without thinking about revision, but now they were in a situation where revision seemed unavoidable, and they were devastated So please take care of inflammation, strengthen your immunity, and stay well,,