First of all, I had been thinking about nose surgery for about 5 years. My nasal bridge was already high, and if I had complaints, they were slight drooping of the nasal tip and a slight hump. I had a 2-week vacation scheduled over the Chuseok holiday, so I went around for consultations for about a month and had surgery on 9/27. I wanted to do it without an implant, but because my original nasal bridge was high, I was told that surgery just to raise the nasal tip by 1 mm would have minimal effect, so I had surgery with 18 mm silicone, I think, plus donated costal cartilage and septal cartilage. One week later, I had the splint removed. 1. Pressure from the donated costal cartilage and septal cartilage 2. I wanted a natural look, but more than I thought…
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