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Rhinoplasty— Now Needing Revision
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I have hated the appearance of my nose my entire...
Wesley2014April 28, 2018
$8,000
I have hated the appearance of my nose my entire life. It had a bump, a droopy turned down tip, was narrow and overall just large and ugly. It resembled a hook from the side and front. In a word obsessed with social media and appearance (guilty as charged), I would spend countless hours reviewing pictures of myself and deleting the “bad ones” mainly because of my nose, only to settle on an “okay” photo of myself.
I finally decided to get a rhinoplasty done to fix the appearance of my nose, have better facial balance, and just overall gain more confidence.
I scheduled my rhinoplasty for May 20, 2017 with a board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Sang Kim at the Natural Faces Clinic in Syracuse, NY.
Since the first day the aluminum cast was on, something looked off. The left side of the cast was more narrow than the right side. My tip was lifted, and I could not really see any issues with it yet. When the cast came off and stitches were removed, I was in tears. A nurse (very nice lady) actually removed my stitches, but it was pretty unpleasant and painful. I looked in the mirror at my new nose, and was sobbing. It was so narrow, and I felt it was far from my face (see previous post on my profile). Basically, my fear of it being too flat and narrow and even pointy had come true (kind of like a triangle coming off of my face in a 2-dimensional drawing) . Dr. Kim assured me that the soft tissue needed to move back into place, and the swelling needed to go down.
Over the next few months, I went to my appointments, and accepted my nose changing as it healed. The left side still looked too narrow, looked hooked when I was facing the right from the 45 degree angle view, and looked almost as if the nasal valve collapsed. From the front, it is C-shaped, swinging to the right side (photos attached). Also, my nostrils were uneven, the right one looking more like a slit and the left looking more rounded. The tip is still droopy on my right side as well.
Unfortunately, I now have a scheduled revision rhinoplasty scheduled for May 30, 2018. Dr. Kim is performing a right lateral osteotomy and addressing the hanging columella.
I am still so nervous about what the final appearance will look like. Dr. Kim basically told me that there are 2 approaches in order to acheieve nose symmetry: build up the left side or take down the right side. Temporary fillers were put in on the left side, which made the appearance look a tad bit better, but I want something more permanent, since permanent is what I signed up for.
Any feedback or questions are welcomed! I will keep everyone posted on my journey.
I finally decided to get a rhinoplasty done to fix the appearance of my nose, have better facial balance, and just overall gain more confidence.
I scheduled my rhinoplasty for May 20, 2017 with a board certified facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Sang Kim at the Natural Faces Clinic in Syracuse, NY.
Since the first day the aluminum cast was on, something looked off. The left side of the cast was more narrow than the right side. My tip was lifted, and I could not really see any issues with it yet. When the cast came off and stitches were removed, I was in tears. A nurse (very nice lady) actually removed my stitches, but it was pretty unpleasant and painful. I looked in the mirror at my new nose, and was sobbing. It was so narrow, and I felt it was far from my face (see previous post on my profile). Basically, my fear of it being too flat and narrow and even pointy had come true (kind of like a triangle coming off of my face in a 2-dimensional drawing) . Dr. Kim assured me that the soft tissue needed to move back into place, and the swelling needed to go down.
Over the next few months, I went to my appointments, and accepted my nose changing as it healed. The left side still looked too narrow, looked hooked when I was facing the right from the 45 degree angle view, and looked almost as if the nasal valve collapsed. From the front, it is C-shaped, swinging to the right side (photos attached). Also, my nostrils were uneven, the right one looking more like a slit and the left looking more rounded. The tip is still droopy on my right side as well.
Unfortunately, I now have a scheduled revision rhinoplasty scheduled for May 30, 2018. Dr. Kim is performing a right lateral osteotomy and addressing the hanging columella.
I am still so nervous about what the final appearance will look like. Dr. Kim basically told me that there are 2 approaches in order to acheieve nose symmetry: build up the left side or take down the right side. Temporary fillers were put in on the left side, which made the appearance look a tad bit better, but I want something more permanent, since permanent is what I signed up for.
Any feedback or questions are welcomed! I will keep everyone posted on my journey.
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How is your breathing?
Your nose does look good from the right but it does seem to have a noticeable lean when looking at it from underneath.
At what point did the doctor put in the temporary fillers?
If I’m being totally honest, I’m not sure I would trust this doctor to do my revision when there were so many issues the first time around. I also find it really odd that he used fillers prior to a revision. If it were me, I’d get a second opinion before going through another surgery with this doctor. Keep us updated.
My breathing is nose great, but not terrible. I have had two sinus infections since the rhinoplasty, but am unsure if they are related to the actual rhinoplasty.
Dr. Kim put temporary fillers in about a month ago, so 11 months post primary rhinoplasty operation. He said there are two ways to address the issues: build up the left side or take down the right side. I wanted to get a better idea of what building up the left side would look like, because I really like the right side, so he suggested fillers.
While the fillers did improve the appearance, specifically from the front view, it is still not straight, the tip on the left is still droopy, columella is still hanging, and in certain angles, the bottom part of my nose looks over-projected on the left side.
I am so fearful to go through with the revision, but am anxious to achieve the look I am going for. I also spent so much money on the rhinoplasty, that going to another surgeon and paying again is a tough pill for me to swallow.
I will absolutely keep you posted on everything. I have an appointment with him tomorrow and am hoping to nail down exactly what happened, and what he is capable of doing to fix it.
I think you should ask Dr. Kim if having the fillers is going to have an impact on what he is doing surgically. I mean, I would think that since you had them so recently, you still have a lot of filler in there. As they dissolve, it’s going to cause the shape of your nose to change so that’s why I’m just thinking it’s weird that he put in the fillers and is doing the surgery so soon after. Does that make sense? Anyway, I’ll be watching for your updates. :)