Check the Improvements to Make Before and After Rhinoplasty

These days, people can try to make changes on their own through various media in order to improve their personal image, but at the same time, more and more people are considering cosmetic surgery for areas that are difficult to change. However, if surgery is attempted indiscriminately, it can lead to side effects, so it is important to make a more careful choice.

Among the various cosmetic procedures, one of the priorities people consider is rhinoplasty. The nose is located at the center of our face and is the most three-dimensional feature. If the shape of the nose is even slightly off, improving it can help balance the entire face and enhance the overall image, which is why it is a very popular procedure. As a result, interest in before-and-after rhinoplasty is high regardless of age or gender.

Accordingly, when people look into before-and-after rhinoplasty, they are usually concerned with the appearance of the nose, such as a bridge or tip that is too low, a crooked nose, a bridge with a bumpy hump, a drooping tip, or a nose that is upturned or overly lifted.

As explained above, the nose plays an important external role, but it is also an internal functional organ responsible for breathing and smelling. After accurately identifying the external and internal condition of the nose, performing a surgery suited to the individual can help prevent reoperation caused by postoperative functional problems.

When it is said that the functional aspects of the nose described above can be improved through surgery, the most representative symptom is nasal congestion caused by rhinitis. First, rhinitis 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, and medication or steady improvement of immunity should be prioritized. In contrast, in the case of structural rhinitis, recovery can be expected by improving the deformed structure through surgery. The causes of structural rhinitis include a deviated septum, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, and nasal valve stenosis.

At Nplus Clinic, to help each patient achieve the right before-and-after rhinoplasty result, we perform multi-angle photography, 3D-CT scans, internal endoscopic imaging, various allergy tests, and internal nasal function tests before surgery. Based on the data collected after accurately identifying the current condition of the individual’s external and internal nose, we establish and carry out a surgical plan.

Therefore, while it is important to check the appearance before and after rhinoplasty, it is also important to compare your own nasal condition after confirming whether the internal functional aspects of the nose have been corrected, and to receive an accurate diagnosis. Rhinoplasty methods can be divided into cases such as when both the bridge and tip are low, when only the bridge is low, and when only the tip is low.

When both the bridge and tip are low, the bridge can be corrected by inserting an implant, and the tip can be corrected by inserting autologous cartilage to improve the overall nasal line.

When only the bridge is low, a custom implant can be inserted into the bridge and shaped so that the bridge and the line remain continuous without interruption.

When only the tip is low, the overall line can be corrected with autologous cartilage at the tip, and it is important to design it so that the line connects naturally with the bridge.

If you look at before-and-after rhinoplasty cases, you can see that the materials used vary from person to person. This depends on the condition of the nasal bone, whether there are internal functional problems in the nose, the condition of the cartilage, and the condition of the skin. Through preoperative examinations, the most suitable materials for each person can be selected. Autologous cartilage includes ear cartilage, septal cartilage, and autologous rib cartilage.

In the case of silicone, it is used for the nasal bridge. To minimize an artificial look after surgery, the silicone used is not the commercially produced silicone as-is. Instead, it is carefully shaped by hand while considering various aspects such as the individual’s overall image, the width, length, breadth, and height of the bridge, making the before-and-after rhinoplasty result safer and more satisfying.

Because the entire rhinoplasty process is much more complex than people may think and must also take internal nasal function into account, it is classified as a high-difficulty procedure among cosmetic surgeries. Therefore, for those looking into before-and-after rhinoplasty, it is 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 can be reliably provided.

At Nplus Clinic, Director Yoon Hyun-cheol personally handles the entire before-and-after rhinoplasty process one-on-one, from consultation related to rhinoplasty, to surgical planning, surgery, treatment, and follow-up care. This means you can receive a high level of medical service from before surgery through aftercare.

The aftercare provided after surgery is also supported by a free A/S system guaranteed for one year after surgery, as well as a surgery responsibility guarantee system prepared for all possible situations, such as postoperative pain, inflammation, and dissatisfaction with the appearance. This allows you to receive reliable aftercare benefits after surgery.

(The image above is a before-and-after rhinoplasty photo from Nplus Clinic.)

This concludes the information we shared about before-and-after rhinoplasty performed at Nplus Clinic. We hope this article has been very helpful for those who are dissatisfied with the shape of their nose or are looking into before-and-after rhinoplasty because of internal nasal functional issues. Thank you.

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