Building Confidence with a Refined Nose Line

Every person has a different nose shape. The nose is positioned at the center of all facial features and serves as a three-dimensional feature that helps balance the facial proportions. Therefore, if the nose is too low, has a bump, is crooked, droops, is upturned, or has a bulbous shape, it can draw attention and make the overall image feel mismatched. Even changing only the shape of the nose can have a significant effect on improving appearance, so you can learn more about nose surgery before and after in detail.

Usually, those looking into nose surgery before and after tend to consider it primarily from an aesthetic standpoint, as mentioned above. However, the nose is both an outward facial feature and a functional organ responsible for breathing and smell. If surgery is performed based only on appearance or cost, postoperative functional problems may lead to revision surgery. For this reason, it can be helpful to look for a place that can consider functional aspects together with nose surgery before and after.

When improving the functional aspects of the nose through surgery, one of the most representative symptoms is nasal congestion caused by rhinitis. Rhinitis is a condition that more than 70% of adults in Korea have, and it is divided into allergic rhinitis and structural rhinitis. In the case of allergic rhinitis, symptoms appear due to specific substances or environments, so it is difficult to cure completely. Continuous medication and strengthening the immune system should be prioritized. In the case of structural rhinitis, symptoms appear due to structural problems inside the nose, so it can be cured through surgery. Therefore, we recommend proceeding at a place that can address both nose surgery before and after and the functional aspects.

The causes of the structural rhinitis mentioned above are classified as deviated septum, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, nasal valve stenosis, and combined symptoms in which these occur together. These causes interfere with the flow of air entering the nose in different ways, commonly resulting in nasal congestion.

However, when checking nose surgery before and after, external problems with the nose can be identified with the naked eye, but the condition of the internal nasal bone or functional aspects cannot be seen visually. Therefore, it is important that surgery be performed only after accurately checking the condition of the nose through equipment.

At Ojikko Hospital & Plus, to ensure safe and satisfactory nose surgery before and after, they perform preoperative 3D-CT scans, internal endoscopy, various allergy tests, and nasal function tests to accurately identify each individual’s external and internal issues. Based on the collected data, they establish and proceed with a surgical plan.

If you look at nose surgery before and after, you can see that the surgical methods and materials vary from person to person. A typical nose surgery approach uses silicone for the bridge and the patient’s own cartilage for the tip, allowing correction of the overall nose line from the bridge to the tip. If there is a functional problem, surgery is performed with priority on improving function.

When functional nose surgery is performed, the patient is diagnosed with a deviated septum, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, or nasal valve stenosis, and surgery is carried out accordingly. For a deviated septum, the crooked septum is straightened and corrected. For nasal valve stenosis, the narrowed area is widened and corrected using spreader grafts, batten grafts, upper lateral cartilage grafts, or suspension sutures, depending on the degree of narrowing and the patient’s type. In the case of inferior turbinate hypertrophy, the inferior turbinate area is adjusted using a laser on the internal nasal mucosa.

Also, the material used for the nasal tip is autologous cartilage. Autologous cartilage includes septal cartilage, ear cartilage, and autologous rib cartilage, and the material can also be selected through preoperative testing to suit the individual.

In the case of silicone, which is used for the bridge of the nose, custom silicone is used instead of commercially produced silicone in order to minimize the artificial look that can appear after traditional nose surgery. The silicone is carefully designed in a customized way, considering the individual’s overall image as well as the bridge width, length, and breadth, which can lead to higher satisfaction after surgery.

Therefore, when undergoing nose surgery before and after, if surgery is performed without accurately checking the condition of the nose and considering only aesthetic or cost-related factors, it may lead to postoperative functional problems. Even if there are no functional problems, we recommend having surgery at a place that can also check the internal functional aspects of the nose.

Nose surgery may seem simpler than other plastic surgeries, but because both functional and aesthetic aspects of the nose must be considered, it is relatively complex. For those looking into nose surgery before and after, it can be helpful to carefully check whether the medical staff have strong anatomical knowledge of the nose, whether they have sufficient experience and expertise, whether the necessary equipment to accurately assess the condition of the nose is available, and whether aftercare is reliably guaranteed.

At Ojikko Hospital & Plus, Director Yoon Hyun-cheol personally handles one-on-one consultations, surgical planning, the procedure itself, treatment, and follow-up care for nose surgery before and after. This allows patients to receive high-level medical services from before surgery through aftercare.

Aftercare is also supported through an A/S system that guarantees service for one year after surgery, as well as a surgery responsibility guarantee system prepared for any postoperative pain, inflammation, shape-related dissatisfaction, or other situations that may arise. Customers who have an Anplus membership card can receive aftercare benefits at any time.

This concludes the summary of nose surgery before and after at Ojikko Hospital & Plus. I hope this article is very helpful for those who are currently unhappy with the shape of their nose or are considering nose surgery due to nasal congestion caused by rhinitis. Thank you.

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