Nose Surgery Q&A Collection

Hello, I’m Dr. Park Sung-hoon of AB Plastic Surgery.

I’ll answer the questions you’ve been curious about.

Q. After men’s crooked nose surgery, can the nose become crooked again?

Of course, there is a possibility that it can become crooked again.

However, if it is designed with the proper nasal condition, proper materials, and proper height so that it can be maintained without bending, the crookedness can be sufficiently corrected.

Basically, the face is asymmetrical on the left and right, and when it comes to nose surgery, there are not many people whose columella, philtrum, and glabella are perfectly straight; they are usually slightly tilted.

Therefore, through CT, it is necessary to accurately check the cartilage or bones inside the crooked nose, the surrounding structures, and the positions of the midlines of the columella, philtrum, and glabella, and then plan accordingly. In revision surgery in particular, if careful dissection is performed and appropriate, sturdy cartilage is used to correct the crooked nose, while properly aligning the nasal bridge and columella, good results can be achieved.

Q. If this is my first nose surgery and I want a glamorous look, do I absolutely have to use autologous rib cartilage?

It is not the case that autologous rib cartilage must always be used! We check in advance through the patient’s nasal condition, the shape of the nose they want, and imaging tests.

After checking the size and any deviation of the septal cartilage, which is used most often in nose surgery, through CT or X-ray, if the cartilage is too small, or if the patient has thick skin, a very short nose, or wants a nose with a higher, more glamorous look, then performing the surgery using only weak, small septal cartilage or ear cartilage can actually cause the nasal tip to droop and bend. For that reason, autologous rib cartilage or donated rib cartilage can be the most appropriate and safe materials.