Q. Silicone Showing Through the Nose? Is It Cartilage?

Hello. I am Kim Hyung-taek, CEO of Kowon Plastic Surgery, who is sincerely dedicated to rhinoplasty.

Today’s question came from someone who was worried because they thought something visible inside the nose looked like silicone, or maybe cartilage.

Q. Silicone showing through the nose? Is it cartilage?

I had surgery on the bridge and tip of my nose four days ago.

A 5 mm silicone implant was inserted into the bridge, and ear cartilage was used for the tip.

But, as you can see in the photo, there is something transparent? blue? inside the nostril..

What is that?

Is it silicone? Or is the cartilage showing?

Is it supposed to look like that? I’m really anxious..

At first, I thought it was nasal mucus.

I tried to gently wipe it with a cotton swab, but when I touched it, it felt hard.

If it is silicone or cartilage, shouldn’t it not be visible..?

If the surgery was done incorrectly, can I get a revision surgery without additional cost?

I don’t want to have revision surgery because I’m so exhausted.. ㅠㅠㅠ

#Rhinoplasty #Silicone #Cartilage #VisibleThroughTheNose #NasalTipSurgery #NasalBridgeSurgery #KowonPlasticSurgery

Looking at the photo, it appears to be silicone used to support the septum from both sides.

Normally after surgery, just as a splint is applied to the bridge, there are many cases where silicone is inserted into the nose for a few days so that it can stay in place.

It appears to be normal, so there does not seem to be much to worry about.

It would not be too late to ask when you go in for your suture removal checkup, so please rest assured.

I hope you get a good result.

Thank you.

Source: https://kin.naver.com/qna/detail.naver?d1id=7&dirId=70110&docId=201996284&page=1#answer1

https://blog.naver.com/kowon_note/223330250577