While looking into reoperation, I went to a doctor who was famous for selecting columellae well.
I was contacted as soon as the hospital reopened and had surgery so there was no wait.
For your reference, I overheard the director's phone call saying that the surgery schedule is now full for up to 4 months.
Costal cartilage + ear cartilage + dermis + nasolabial angle was corrected.
The dressing and progress were all personally seen by the director.
The columella recession and scarring were severe, and the director said that the reason for the scarring was that the sutures were incorrect during the previous surgery (the previous surgery was also performed at a very famous place).
During the consultation, he explained the importance of the columella and nasolabial angle.
Looking at other reviews, they said the director may seem unfriendly, but I didn't feel that way. Instead, if you make a ridiculous request, they will tell you right away, but it wasn't unfriendly. In my case, I would like to say that I had more faith.
Anyway, on the day of the surgery, I arrived around 10 am and had the ear cartilage removed under local anesthesia. The anesthesiologist came and administered general anesthesia. The surgery time was very long. He personally sculpted the ear cartilage and costal cartilage to suit the condition of the patient's nose.
I had a particularly severe scar on my left columella, and I heard later that it took a long time to suture that as well.
When I woke up, it was early morning, and the director couldn't get off work, so he slept with me at the hospital.
After the surgery, he was very kind and made sure I didn't have any discomfort. I especially had a lot of pain in my arms and shoulders after waking up from the anesthesia, so he even helped me stretch.
They changed the gauze in the middle of the morning, and I looked at the shape of my nose for a moment and was surprised to see that it had completely changed.
Afterwards, I received treatment at the hospital every day for a week, and the director did everything himself, starting with removing the taping and disinfecting.
He even goes to work alone on Sundays to take care of patients.
This has never happened in other hospitals, but I felt like this person really loved his job. It was amazing.
Today is the 13th day. I saw the doctor, learned how to do taping on my own, and wrote a review while taking the KTX down.
Since I'm from Busan, I had my first surgery all done in Busan, but now that I think about it, I should have found a good doctor and the right doctor from the first time and performed the surgery without thinking about the price.
In the end, I realized this after undergoing multiple reoperations.
I'll post more pictures taken with a digital camera at the hospital,
then once the swelling goes down, I'll post more pictures.