Rhinoplasty Revision Review at Apgujeong Plastic Surgery

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The topic introduced this time is a review of rhinoplasty revision at Apgujeong Plastic Surgery.

In modern times, as standards of beauty have risen, personal individuality is important, but more and more people are choosing cosmetic procedures to improve their appearance. Among our facial features, nose surgery, which is located at the center of the face and helps balance the overall features, is very popular. Most people are satisfied even after surgery, but when the result is not the shape they expected, they often search extensively for rhinoplasty revision reviews.

In this way, some people may be dissatisfied with the appearance, but there are also those who need revision surgery because the nose no longer functions properly due to functional problems, or because inflammation or contracture makes revision essential. Therefore, if you are looking into rhinoplasty revision reviews for various reasons, it is recommended that you first accurately check the condition of your nose before proceeding with surgery.

As mentioned earlier, the nose is located at the center of the face and plays an important aesthetic role. When considering the first surgery, people may make a light decision based on cosmetic standards or cost. However, because the nose is an important organ responsible for breathing and the sense of smell, deciding more carefully and thoroughly than with other areas can help prevent the need for revision surgery.

If you look at rhinoplasty revision reviews, the reasons for revision are diverse. Among them, one is attempting to improve the shape because the result differs from what was expected, and another is a situation in which revision surgery is unavoidable due to nasal contracture. Therefore, if you are researching rhinoplasty revision reviews for various reasons, we recommend that you first accurately check the condition of your nose and then proceed with surgery.

What are contracture symptoms of the nose? After nasal surgery, if the body recognizes the implant as a foreign substance and inflammation occurs, and it is left untreated instead of being treated early, the scar tissue that forms inside progresses excessively, causing the nose to become hard and contract. In other words, it means a contracted state of the nose.

If you are looking into rhinoplasty revision reviews because of such contracture or inflammation, the internal tissue of the nose is already damaged, and because the causes of contracture or inflammation vary, a satisfying rhinoplasty revision review can be achieved by accurately analyzing the cause and proceeding with the appropriate surgical method.

Therefore, those preparing for rhinoplasty revision should check whether the medical staff have a high level of anatomical knowledge of the nose and abundant experience with revision surgery, whether the clinic is equipped with devices that can accurately assess the condition of the nose, and whether postoperative care is carried out properly. It is also important to refer to rhinoplasty revision reviews and carefully check everything before deciding on surgery.

At Apgujeong Plastic Surgery & Plus Clinic, to help ensure a satisfying rhinoplasty revision review, we accurately identify and analyze the cause and underlying problem that led to the revision before surgery. Through 3D-CT scanning and internal endoscopic imaging, we plan a surgical method tailored to each individual based on precise data, restore the damaged tissue, and then proceed with rhinoplasty revision.

In general, rhinoplasty revision is safest when performed at least 6 months to 1 year after the last surgery, so we usually recommend proceeding after the recovery course of the first surgery. However, when implant-related inflammatory reactions or other causes lead to contracture symptoms in the nose, we use a systematic treatment program to restore the damaged tissue around the nose so that revision surgery can be performed as soon as possible, thereby bringing the revision timing forward.

The program for restoring a damaged nose uses different treatments depending on the degree of contracture symptoms, and rhinoplasty revision is broadly divided into cases where the contracture symptoms are mild and cases where they are severe.

First, when the contracture symptoms are mild, treatment is performed through PDRN injections. PDRN is a DNA fragment extracted and processed from salmon DNA. Because PDRN is effective for tissue regeneration and reducing inflammation, it is the first treatment program considered when the contracture symptoms are not severe, and it can take at least 3 months.

Second, the treatment method used when contracture symptoms are severe is stem cell therapy. Stem cell therapy is a program in which stem cells extracted from the patient’s adipose tissue are separated and concentrated to make an injectable product, and that injection is administered periodically. Stem cell injection treatment is carried out intensively for about 1 to 2 months, and the timing of rhinoplasty revision is determined according to the patient’s tissue regeneration speed.

At Apgujeong Plastic Surgery & Plus Clinic, in cases of cosmetic rhinoplasty revision performed after contracture treatment is completed, the use of implants is minimized, and areas of skin that are insufficient due to damage are supplemented with autologous skin grafts. For the nasal tip, tip correction is performed using autologous cartilage. Autologous cartilage includes septal cartilage, ear cartilage, and autologous rib cartilage, and surgery is performed with the material that best suits the patient after preoperative testing.

When an implant is needed, we do not use a ready-made commercial implant as is. Instead, we carefully refine the implant by hand after considering various aspects such as the individual’s overall image, the width and length of the nasal bridge, and the width of the nasal tip. Therefore, from the bridge line between the eyebrows, which may feel somewhat foreign, to the nasal tip line, we aim for a satisfying rhinoplasty revision review with a natural nose line that does not feel awkward.

(The image above shows before-and-after photos of rhinoplasty revision reviews at Apgujeong Plastic Surgery & Plus Clinic.)

This concludes the summary of rhinoplasty revision reviews at Apgujeong Plastic Surgery & Plus Clinic. We hope this article is very helpful for those who are stressed in daily life because of an unsatisfactory nose shape after rhinoplasty, or because of contracture or inflammation. Thank you.