[April 31 Plastic Surgery] Silicone Nose Implants: Will Capsular Contracture Occur?

Hello.

A special day that exists nowhere else,

This is April 31 Plastic Surgery.

If you are planning rhinoplasty,

you may have wondered about

a variety of questions related to nose surgery.

From alar reduction to nose implants and contracted nose,

we have gathered a wide range of questions about rhinoplasty.

Rhinoplasty Q&A Collection, Part 1

With Director Park Seong-wan from April 31,

let’s take a look!

Rhinoplasty surgery

is something people consider

for a truly wide variety of reasons,

and in many cases, the decision is made more for aesthetic reasons than functional ones

because they are unhappy with the shape of their nose.

Q. For a nose that is commonly called a #bulbousnostril nose,

with widened alae and a tip that is turned up like a snub nose,

will #alarreduction improve it?

A. It can be improved through alar reduction and adjustment of cartilage position.

A bulbous nostril nose refers to a nose in which the alae spread outward

and the nostrils are highly visible from the front.

This type of nose can be considered #alarretraction

Type 3.

Alar Retraction Type 3 Three types of alar retraction

1. Drawn inward

2. Drawn toward the middle

3. Drawn outward

#AlarretractionType3, commonly called a

bulbous nostril nose,

has nostril shapes that are drawn outward,

so there is somewhat insufficient tissue on the outer alar side.

In such cases, cartilage movement is difficult,

so improvement tends to be challenging.

Still, rather than performing only a simple #alarreduction,

if the position of the alar cartilage is also adjusted as much as possible

and #alarreduction surgery is performed together,

it is likely to lead to a more visually satisfying

#bulbousnostrilnoseimprovement.

Q. Is it true that nose implants are not completely fixed,

and if you rub the bridge of the nose left and right,

the implant can move?

A. Yes. The implant can move slightly,

and this is a normal phenomenon.

Of course, if the implant is visible

or shakes very noticeably,

improvement may be needed.

The movement of the implant depends on

'how it was inserted,' which is the key point.

So the statement that movement occurs

because of the specific implant used

is somewhat ambiguous.

Q. There are many people who say that silicone implants eventually

lead to capsular contracture,

so will revision surgery be necessary?

A. Not necessarily. However, depending on the differences between

current and past surgical methods,

the likelihood of capsular contracture may differ.

In the past, rhinoplasty often involved placing silicone all the way to the tip of the nose,

so capsular contracture occurred more frequently.

However, these days,

the surgical method of using #autologoustissue for the tip

and an implant only for the bridge

has become more common,

so the possibility of capsular contracture can be seen as

significantly lower than before.

Of course, even with currently used

surgical methods, there are situations

in which capsular contracture is a concern.

If another manufactured tissue is used at the tip of the nose

and inflammation occurs,

capsular contracture can develop, pulling in the columella.

If you want to minimize the risk

of capsular contracture,

we recommend performing surgery using autologous tissue

as much as possible.

Various questions about rhinoplasty

Q&A Part 1

We answered a variety of questions,

and to address even more concerns,

we will soon return with #rhinoplastyquestions Q&A Part 2.

We hope that the explanation by

#April31PlasticSurgery

and Director #ParkSeongwan was helpful.

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#nosesiliconeremoval #noseimplantremoval

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