Rhinoplasty Revision Q&A: How Should Nasal Foreign Material Be Removed?

Many people are suffering from side effects caused by inappropriate foreign materials used in nasal procedures.

Anyone who urgently needs nasal foreign material removal will likely feel like stopping anyone they meet and asking about their concerns.

Foreign materials in the nose that cause serious problems are mostly the result of implants that are no longer used in the medical field for various reasons.

In many cases, paraffin or liquid silicone used in illegal procedures has remained in the body for decades,

and sometimes people receive non-dissolving fillers in unauthorized countries and show a foreign-body reaction.

Usually, these materials do not cause any particular problems at first, or even if problems do occur, they progress very slowly, so at the early stage of surgery

people do not realize that there is any major issue and decades pass by.

When rhinoplasty revision is needed because of foreign material problems,

after removing the foreign material, most cases proceed with surgery to fill the removed space with the patient’s own tissue

or with a cartilage graft.

The important point is that when performing foreign material removal surgery and reconstructive surgery,

a sufficient amount of time must be taken to plan the procedure. It must be approached differently from a general nasal surgery or revision rhinoplasty.

Rather than simply removing the foreign material, it is necessary to preserve the surrounding tissue as much as possible

and help the nose settle into its shape,

so it is important to approach it step by step over enough time. The abnormal symptoms after the first surgery mostly improve and are greatly reduced,

but in some cases the nose may actually become lower and the appearance may worsen.

However, since a future procedure to refine the shape will be planned, patients need to remain a little more relaxed.

Shall we look at the representative points that people suffering from nasal foreign materials commonly wonder about?

Improvement of a deformed nose shape after nasal foreign material removal

It is difficult to return to the original appearance immediately after surgery.

It takes more than 6 months for the swelling to go down and for things to look natural, but

over 80% of the original nose shape can be restored,

so there is no need to worry too much. However, if cartilage or skin was excessively removed during the first surgery, or

if the nose had severe inflammation or contracture, or if nasal foreign material removal

was performed after revision rhinoplasty, many variables can occur,

so it is safest to continuously observe the postoperative course and respond accordingly.

After foreign material removal through revision rhinoplasty, it feels like my nose has become lower?

When the height of the nasal bridge was adjusted with an implant, after removing it

the nose may feel lower than before correction, but

there is no need to worry because revision rhinoplasty will be performed using an appropriate method.

This is because it is possible to thoroughly examine again and then select an implant

that is suitable for your own tissue and skin characteristics,

and proceed with revision surgery to solve the problem. Even for those who are uncomfortable with artificial implants or have side effects,

safe surgery using autologous tissue is possible, so if a problem is suspected,

it is wise to visit a plastic surgery specialist and receive a consultation as soon as possible.

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