I had my first rhinoplasty a long time ago, and about 6 years later, I had rhinoplasty again using a donor rib. Three years after the reoperation, I suddenly started to feel a pulling sensation without any major symptoms, and it seemed like contractures had started to develop. The contractures were slowly progressing without my knowledge, so at some point, what? I wondered if my nose was lifted, so I compared it with a photo and found that it was lifted a lot. The tip of my nose was lifted and the difference between the bridge of my nose and the tip of my nose was starting to become more and more noticeable, so I looked into revision rhinoplasty and had surgery to remove the entire nose around January of last year.. My nose was in the process of contracting. I know that I can't guarantee the appearance of the nose just by removing it, but I'm tired of it all and I'd rather just remove it all rather than having a repeat surgery. I was leaning toward a complete removal, so after much deliberation, I decided to have my nose removed...
6 months after the removal surgery. They said that if I didn't like it, I could have another surgery, so this time, I had the surgery to remove it with the intention of letting go of my greed as much as possible. Before the surgery, they told me in advance that if there was a part that was damaged because the tissue was so bad, they would add it with dermis, and during the surgery to remove it, they ended up having it on the bridge of my nose. I heard that they put an Alloderm pad on the part of my nose that looked like a saddle nose.
Even before the surgery to remove it, I was most worried that my nose would continue to lift even after the surgery. That's why the doctor told me to tape my nose down to prevent it from lifting, and I tried to keep it on for as long as possible. When I was sleeping, I did the taping, which always told me when to sleep.
The contractions came about a month ago, and sometimes I felt tight. I think the contractions often lasted until a little over 6 months. After that, I felt it gradually becoming more stable. At the 6th month, I asked people around me what they thought when they saw it, and they said it looked like a normal nose and that
no one would worry about it, so I felt very reassured. As I continued to concentrate more on other things, it has already been over a year.
So far, the Alloderm pad has not come off again. There's no problem, and I thought I would fix it a little more... I came this far because of my greed, but now that I realized that other people don't care about my appearance, I started focusing more on other things rather than plastic surgery, and I feel lighter both inside and out.
Sometimes I'm a little envious of my pretty, flashy, sharp nose, but when I think about my past life, I'm happy that I can live with a light heart without worrying about my nose ^^ I hope other artists will stop stressing too. I hope this difficult time passes quickly and there is only a flowery path ahead. Fighting!