Review of 20-Year-Old Gore-Tex Removal and Revision Rhinoplasty!

Hello! I had rhinoplasty with Gore-Tex a full 20 years ago, and after spending such a long time just worrying about it, I finally had the old Gore-Tex removed, which had been with me for so long it almost felt like part of my body, and completed my revision surgery. I’m here to share a vivid review. The reason I started considering revision surgery was that, after 20 years had already passed, I felt like my nasal bridge and nasal tip had become much lower than before. Most of all, the internal scar tissue inside my nose from the first surgery made my nostrils look uneven, and that stressed me out a lot every time I looked in the mirror. Because my nose had been operated on so long ago, I kept worrying about whether revision surgery would even be possible, or whether it might actually make things worse... So I kept putting it off and saying, “I’ll get revision surgery someday...” for 20 years, until I found out about Hanabi Clinic, which is well known for revision surgery, and decided to visit. It had been so long since I’d had a consultation that I didn’t really know the current plastic surgery trends, and I had no idea about trendy nose shapes these days, like a “natural-glamorous nose” or a straight-to-slightly-curved line. I went in as someone who knew nothing about noses, with only a vague idea and not knowing what shape would suit me. The director examined the condition of my nose very thoroughly. First of all, the part I most wanted to improve was definitely the scar tissue removal. And since I was doing the surgery anyway, I told him I hoped he could create a nasal line that suited me well. The director said he would remove the scar tissue, of course, and naturally raise and correct the lowered nasal tip. When I asked him to recommend a nasal line that would suit me, he said many people regret it later if they only chase trends, and that he would create a line that looks almost straight but has a slight straight-to-curved feel, something I could keep even after 10 or 20 years. Seeing the Hanabi director suggest a nose that I could maintain for a long time gave me a deep sense of trust. I really liked that he tried to look at each detail one by one and find a line that suited me. After the surgery, the moment the splint was removed and I looked in the mirror, I immediately understood what that subtle difference he had talked about was. The messy-looking scar tissue, which was the reason for surgery and my biggest concern, had been cleaned up, so the nostril line looked neat, and the line from the nasal bridge to the nasal tip came out really smooth. Thanks to the line that looks almost straight while giving off a slight straight-to-curved feel, my whole face looks more refined, but not awkward at all. It felt like I had finally properly solved a 20-year-old assignment, and if there are people like me who are worried about deformity or scar tissue after surgery from a very long time ago, I really want to tell you to get a consultation at least once. I did feel some regret, thinking, “If only I had done it here from the beginning, I wouldn’t have gone through all this trouble,” but thanks to the director, who looked not just at the immediate result but far ahead and planned things carefully, I’ve found the joy of looking in the mirror again.