Choosing After Reviewing Long Nose Surgery Results

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The content prepared this time is a case that was carried out after reviewing long nose surgery results.

The nose is located at the center of our face and is the most three-dimensional area. When the shape of the nose is not straight or balanced, many people become more interested in rhinoplasty. Accordingly, many people seek improvement for a nose that is low, upturned, drooping, has a hump, or is crooked. In particular, when the shape of the nose makes the face look older, it can be especially concerning. Typically, when the nose is long or the tip is drooping, you can look more closely into information about long nose surgery results.

What is long nose surgery? It refers to a nose shape where the nose is generally long and the tip droops downward, making it appear arrow-shaped. In many cases, the septal cartilage is developed beyond average, making the nose overall longer, or the shape may be due to the development of the alar cartilage at the tip. Surgery to correct this is called long nose surgery.

Therefore, the types of people who look into long nose surgery results include those whose nose tip droops and looks like an arrow nose, those whose nose is too long compared to the length of their face, those whose nose tip droops and creates a small angle between the lips and the tip of the nose, those whose nose tip gradually droops as they age, and those who see no improvement at all even after long nose surgery. In many cases, the long-looking nose shape creates a strong impression or makes the face look older.

When looking into information about long nose surgery results, an important point is that while a long nose is usually clearly visible to the naked eye, it is difficult to determine whether the internal cartilage is developed. Therefore, it is essential to accurately examine the inside of the nose and perform surgery accordingly.

Accordingly, along with long nose surgery results, it can be helpful to choose after carefully checking whether the medical staff have a high level of anatomical knowledge of the nose, whether they have sufficient experience and expertise, whether they are equipped with devices that can accurately assess the condition of your nose, and whether aftercare can be reliably guaranteed.

At Oji Nose Plastic Surgery & Nplus, to ensure safe and satisfying long nose surgery results, we accurately identify the cause of the long nose through preoperative 3D-CT scans, internal endoscopy, various allergy tests, and nasal functional tests, then establish a surgical plan and determine the method and materials so that surgery is tailored to each individual.

The long nose surgery method is categorized according to the individual’s condition and is performed separately for cases in which the septal cartilage is developed, the alar cartilage at the tip is developed, or the nose tip droops severely when smiling.

In addition, at Oji Nose Plastic Surgery & Nplus, we perform long nose surgery that does not droop even when smiling by correcting not only the length of the septal cartilage and the cartilage of the nose tip, but also the "depressor septi nasi" that pulls the nose tip downward.

For long nose surgery when the septal cartilage is developed, some of the tip of the septal cartilage is removed to correct the length, and if additional correction of the bridge and tip height is needed, implants or autologous cartilage are grafted.

For long nose surgery when the alar cartilage at the tip is developed, the alar cartilage is removed and re-sutured to adjust its size, and when the cartilage is re-grafted, the angle of the drooping cartilage is rotated upward before grafting.

For long nose surgery when the nose tip droops severely while smiling, the muscles around the nose tip (the depressor septi nasi) are shortened first, and then the overall bridge line is corrected while the nose tip line is designed using autologous cartilage.

The materials used in long nose surgery typically involve silicone for the bridge and autologous cartilage for the tip. Autologous cartilage includes ear cartilage, septal cartilage, and autologous rib cartilage, and material selection is also customized to each person through preoperative examinations.

If a bridge implant is needed, we do not use a pre-made commercial implant as is. Instead, it is carefully shaped in detail according to the individual’s overall image and the width, length, thickness, and height of the bridge before use. This minimizes an artificial look after surgery and leads to higher satisfaction.

At Oji Nose Plastic Surgery & Nplus, Director Yoon Hyun-cheol personally handles everything one-on-one, from consultations regarding long nose surgery, to surgical planning, execution, treatment, and follow-up visits, so you can receive a higher level of medical service from before surgery through recovery.

Aftercare is also supported by an A/S system that guarantees one year after surgery, as well as a surgery responsibility guarantee system prepared for all possible postoperative situations, such as pain, inflammation, or dissatisfaction with the shape. This allows for a safer and more satisfying long nose surgery result.

(The image above shows before-and-after photos of long nose surgery results from Oji Nose Plastic Surgery & Nplus.)

That concludes the information about a case in which long nose surgery results were reviewed at Oji Nose Plastic Surgery & Nplus. I hope this post is very helpful for those who are currently considering rhinoplasty because of the shape of their long nose. Thank you.