[Rari Plastic Surgery] Revision Rhinoplasty: Not Only for Cosmetic Purposes, but Also for Restoration and Reconstruction

As plastic surgery has become more common, nose surgery has become as commonplace as eye surgery.

People’s desire for beauty is only growing stronger.

However, there are people whose purpose for surgery is not necessarily cosmetic.

Rather than wanting to become prettier or more attractive,

they want to recover their original appearance.

These cases are often not because the previous nose looked better,

but because after surgery the nose lost its function or the shape became distorted,

and they experienced other undesirable outcomes from nose surgery.

These are clearly before-and-after photos,

but even to my eyes, there is not much difference between before and after.

However, when viewed from the side, the difference gradually begins to show. Looking at the area below the tip of the nose before surgery, you can see that it is not smooth and protrudes outward. After surgery, this appearance was somewhat improved and became smoother. Still, even from the side, there is no dramatically large change for a revision rhinoplasty.

The change becomes clear in this angle of the photo.

Can you see it?

The indentation extending from the nasal tip to the columella. Compared with other areas, the central part is sunken, so you can see that it is not a normal nose shape.

In such cases, before making the nose more refined, we first proceed with surgery aimed at restoring a normal shape.

This indentation caused by the incorrect result of the previous surgery was corrected through [Revision Rhinoplasty: Reconstruction], which restored the shape.

In cases like this, the height of the sunken inner part of the nose may be made even by inserting autologous cartilage, or correction may be done through grafting autologous soft tissue from another area.

The shadowed area caused by the indentation has been corrected, resulting in a smooth shape, and the cartilage protruding in the right nostril was also trimmed, so that the shapes on both sides were made as similar as possible.

One week after surgery,

The nose shape has not worsened further, and the sunken area has been well corrected.

Plastic surgery is indeed done to create a prettier and more refined appearance, but helping someone recover their previous appearance from an incorrect state is also part of plastic surgery. To achieve surgical results that match one’s purpose, careful selection and diligent aftercare are necessary.