Where Should You Go for Correcting a Crooked Nose? #Director Lee Kyung-mook

✓ Can a crooked nose be corrected with plastic surgery?

✓ If the nose is bent, should you look into bridge surgery? Or should you have tip surgery?

✓ After rhinoplasty, if the nose becomes crooked, is revision surgery possible?

At least once, everyone

has probably worried

about the shape or size of their eyes or nose.

Most East Asians

have a wide nasal bridge and a low, flat nose.

In addition,

the subcutaneous tissue of the nasal tip

is relatively thick,

and the alar cartilages are small,

so in Korea, after double eyelid surgery,

rhinoplasty is the next most common procedure.

Just today alone,

I received several inquiries

about crooked nose correction surgery.

(Director Lee Kyung-mook)

As I have performed rhinoplasty

for many patients,

even though patient satisfaction is

quite high,

there are still cases that I consider

very difficult.

That is

'crooked nose correction surgery.'

A crooked nose

means that the bones or cartilage of the nose

are bent.

This may be a congenital issue,

or some people may have become crooked

due to trauma or other causes.

Can a crooked nose be corrected?

First, to correct a crooked nose,

we need to straighten what is bent.

However, when I consult with patients

who come in for crooked nose surgery,

many of them also have a noticeably bent facial axis.

Of course,

for people whose facial axis is straight,

correction is relatively easier,

but if the nose is bent very deeply,

correction is not possible.

Near the deeply bent nasal bone

is the brain itself,

and if this area is accidentally touched,

a crack can form in the base of the brain,

which could compress the cerebrospinal fluid.

In other words, if the face is crooked

and the imbalance extends

to the position of the eyes and mouth,

I explain that correction is not possible.

However, among patients who come for consultation,

there are quite a few who had no idea

that their faces were crooked.

In such cases,

we inform the patient in advance about the crooked nose,

and then proceed by adjusting the height more

or making compromises.

I heard a crooked nose can come back

after surgery.

Is that true?

A crooked nose should be corrected

accurately according to proper principles

so that problems such as the position of an implant shifting

do not occur later.

However, if the correction is done in a makeshift way,

it may look as if it has returned,

and because the nasal bridge has been raised,

the degree of crookedness may even appear more severe.

Therefore, from the beginning,

it is most important to choose a hospital carefully

so that the correction is done in the proper way

and the nose does not become crooked again.

You can become more beautiful

with crooked nose correction surgery

As a plastic surgeon,

the most difficult nose to operate on

is undoubtedly a 'crooked nose.'

In particular, when the inside of the septum

is significantly bent,

it can be somewhat difficult to resolve.

Of course, even among crooked noses,

the degree and shape of the bend

differ from person to person,

so there are ways to address it.

So, just because you have a crooked nose,

don't assume that correction is impossible.

Instead, it is better to visit the clinic in person,

receive a consultation,

and check the correction method

that suits your nose.

In particular, some patients,

even though their noses are crooked,

ask us to raise the bridge excessively

or to make it look like IU's nose.

Because the ideal nose shape

that suits each person is different,

rather than simply making the bridge higher

or copying a celebrity's nose,

it is important to find an overall shape and size

that are harmonious.

Crooked nose surgery is also highly difficult,

but it is not impossible.

Our clinic does not proceed as requested

just because a patient wants an extreme angle or shape.

I believe it is also part of a plastic surgeon's role

to explain when something is not possible

and to find an ideal shape

that the patient can be satisfied with.

If you are considering nose surgery

due to concerns about a crooked nose

or about your nose's length, angle, or shape,

please visit us in person and consider correction.

■ Shall we meet Director Lee Kyung-mook of Objet Plastic Surgery?