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My Rhino Review

Rhinoplasty is a “stellar” surgery and at the same time one of the most complex and problematic operations. Since nose has many responsibilities – from breathing to metabolism correction, even a slight wrong change in its external part may lead to many irreversible difficulties. Thus, being a rhinoplasty surgeon requires good knowledge in surgical anatomy of the nose and rich work experience in otorhinolaryngology. Qualitatively performed rhinoplasty visually transforms a person, making facial features look more harmonious and aristocratic. For me rhinoplasty was the only way to get finally rid of “Quasimodo” appearance.
In qualitative terms, men’s and female’s noses are same. It’s formed by the same structure from bones and cartilages and there are possible differences at the anatomical level. But quantitatively, gender differences do exist and they are mainly related to the geometry and proportions of the nasal and facial skeleton. It’s not easy to dare for a plastic surgery and even harder to decide on rhinoplasty, so I was searching for a while and finalized my choice on BANOBAGI PS in Seoul. During my consultation with dr. Kim, he pointed at the asymmetry of nose drills size and shape and too huge tip. The only ideal part was bridge, high enough and very straight. In general, my nose was curved due to the widened tip and asymmetrical alar, so the surgical intervention was required mostly on its lower part. We decided on open rhinoplasty with an incision between nose drills on columella. Thus, the skin was substantially exfoliated and the whole nose structure clearly seeable during the operation.
If you want to minimize troubles during your recovery period, I’d suggest you to include more fresh fruits and vegetables, vitamins and minerals, stop smoking and drinking alcohol at least a month before the surgery. It’s also important to tell your doctor about all medicaments you are taking as some of them affect blood coagulability. The day before the surgery I’d suggest to take shower and wash hair as it was extremely difficult for me the first two weeks.
Rehabilitation wholly depends on how carefully you follow all instructions. The most difficult part for me was sleeping only on my back while keeping head over heart for a few weeks. The next trouble was when I caught cold a month later as blowing my nose was a bit problematic. And most importantly, I had to stop working out for three months as it was prohibited to lift weights and incline. Good and refreshed feeling returned quickly enough but swelling and bruising remained a bit longer.
Rhinoplasty helped me to correct my asymmetrical nose and improved my huge tip. With changing my nose, I discovered more horizons and opportunities for myself, it helped me to get rid of unpleasant appearance and defects making me look happier, more presentable and handsome. It has dramatically increased my self-esteem and confidence.

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Plastic Surgeon
517 Nonhyeon-Ro, Seoul,
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