Asian Nose Job 3
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Just read your realself post. Seeing how much research you did on surgeons made me wish I had done the same before I got my rhino. Had mine done also by a popular ENT and facial cosmetic surgeon in Sydney. I had made it very clear that I didn't want a barbie/ski-slope nose and wanted to keep a little bump but unfortunately he gave me his 'signature nose'...my fault though, should've done more research and not persuaded by convenience/ proximity.
In hindsight, I would've gone to someone who specialises in ethnic rhinoplasties.
Just read your realself post. Seeing how much research you did on surgeons made me wish I had done the same before I got my rhino. Had mine done also by a popular ENT and facial cosmetic surgeon in Sydney. I had made it very clear that I didn't want a barbie/ski-slope nose and wanted to keep a little bump but unfortunately he gave me his 'signature nose'...my fault though, should've done more research and not persuaded by convenience/ proximity.
In hindsight, I would've gone to someone who specialises in ethnic rhinoplasties.
Just read your realself post. Seeing how much research you did on surgeons made me wish I had done the same before I got my rhino. Had mine done also by a popular ENT and facial cosmetic surgeon in Sydney. I had made it very clear that I didn't want a barbie/ski-slope nose and wanted to keep a little bump but unfortunately he gave me his 'signature nose'...my fault though, should've done more research and not persuaded by convenience/ proximity.
In hindsight, I would've gone to someone who specialises in ethnic rhinoplasties.
In hindsight, I would've gone to someone who specialises in ethnic rhinoplasties.
May I ask who your surgeon was, who was is able to give people their former noses? Your post gives me some hope.
This is so helpful - thank you. I need to check which Dr Wang you refer to as I would hate to fly out there and see the wrong one. Do you have a full name and a location for him? Thank you xI cant pm you
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QUOTE="K Couture, post: 26184455, member: 471351"]yeah I did. I just went to the airport to get it. Definitely do that. Google translate and gps comes in very handy in Seoul, esp when ure in a taxi. Most drivers dont speak english but if you use google translate then it should be fine. Tho i also had a back up. I would go to the front desk and get them to write the address of the hotel and the clinics in korean so i can flash it to the drivers
Uhhh one thing tho do not leave the airport until you make sure the sim is working on ure phone. Me and my friend had issues getting the sim card to work on our iphones. Luckily we had not left the airport yet and went into the store and got the staff to tamper with the settings for us then it worked. I got my simcard from the convenience store at the airport.[/QUOTE]
hello Kcouture I’m a new member here at this forum, I’m actually on my 6 mos. post op from rib cartilage rhinoplasty, I totally get what you mean right now I felt like my nose is not straight specially on the tip, I’m not sure if the cartilage graft has shifted but it looks obvious on pictures that it’s not straight, I do have uneven nostrils too but then only 6 months post op so I still have to be patient with it and see how will it turn out . It’s depressing though. I wish I made a lot of research before I did it, I got so scared when I went to the Philippines for consultation and that one surgeon I went to has a lot of patients waiting on his clinic with some infections through artificial implant he used on them. He uses goretex, that freaks me out that As soon as I found out about rib cartilage rhinoplasty I went with it without any further research, all I knew is that I wanted to feel more attractive but then after This surgery I went through I felt like It didn’t boosts me any self confidence, I know I’m still in the early phase of recovery and that I have to wait one full year til I see the result but it’s just frustrating at times. This is my first rhinoplasty and I did it in Korea. How I wished I should’ve made a lot of research, all I can say is that the healing process and the results from artificial implants seems aesthetically pleasing and faster, the swelling seems longer for rib cartilage graft I wonder why. And I felt like my nose is elongated now which I think doesn’t fit my asian features, I have a small face, short nose to begin with and this nose that I have now looks like I look older . Btw how’s your surgery at the Dream? Does it meet your expectations aesthetically? I’m wondering that if I probably need a revision in the future, that it might be hard to remove the rib cartilage graft since it will be absorb? And also where did you get your first rhinoplasty done and what type of material did the doctor used? Why you decided to do a revision? Sorry too many questions ask. I know you’re well experienced on research I hope I could get an advice from you. Thank you sis!
from experience people who want a slight augmentation because they want to be identifiable often end up going to get it redone to make it higher again. I always tell the surgeons make it as high as possible in a conservative manner, that is height without the risk of tissue complication. A nose augmentation won't make you unrecognizable it will just improve ure overall look. When people look at your face they register not only your nose but your facial structure, eyes etc. A nose augmentation can only be done to a certain heigh depending on your skin elasticity and original structure anyway. That's why i believe the higher the better, because the limit is based on your original nose.
I can totally understand how one can prefer the idea of having something artificial in your body vs something natural. However I believe that notion should be secondary to potential results. So far, the number of complications i have seen and read about on websites and on this forum, that members pm me, of my friends who have gotten rib/ear grafts and myself who have gotten cartilage grafts, the ratio of bad exceeds that of the good. The main problem which i have experienced with my own cartilage graft is an irregular shape and protruding cartilage. Most of my friends who have gotten rib grafts have ended up with a curved hooked like nose and many of the forum members who pm me experience the same thing. At the end of the day i firmly believe the silicone yields much better results. I mean if all these patients had it done at the same clinic and end up like this then perhaps we can conclude that its due to the skill of a particular surgeon. But everyone i have spoken to seems to have gotten it done at different clinics, not just in seoul but in australia, hong kong and the us. I think its safe of assume this is a common occurrence.
I did have one friend who still looked ok from a cartilage graft. Its because she had so little done that her thick skin covered any irregularities. But it looked like she didn't even have anything done to begin with lol to the point where it doesn't even look like an improvement :S
Differences between the soft silicone and dermal graft, well they are completely 2 different implants but i dont know enough about dermal graft to comment. Dr park at dream told me that it is some kind of tissue harvested from near the lower spine area. Its even softer compared to the ultra soft silicone. He told me that in the event he thinks the skin of my nose is too thin for the ultra silicone, (the previous cartilage graft left a slight derformity near the top of my bridge with the cartilage protruding), he would then use a dermal graft on me. However the dermal graft he would be using is not harvested from me but by a donor graft that's been treated and manufactured called Auto Dermis. (basically taken from a dead person) So in a way it is both natural and artificial i guess haha.
with regards to narrow the nasal bone, im not familiar with that so you best ask someone else. hope that helps
QUOTE="K Couture, post: 26184455, member: 471351"]yeah I did. I just went to the airport to get it. Definitely do that. Google translate and gps comes in very handy in Seoul, esp when ure in a taxi. Most drivers dont speak english but if you use google translate then it should be fine. Tho i also had a back up. I would go to the front desk and get them to write the address of the hotel and the clinics in korean so i can flash it to the drivers
Uhhh one thing tho do not leave the airport until you make sure the sim is working on ure phone. Me and my friend had issues getting the sim card to work on our iphones. Luckily we had not left the airport yet and went into the store and got the staff to tamper with the settings for us then it worked. I got my simcard from the convenience store at the airport.[/QUOTE]
hello Kcouture I’m a new member here at this forum, I’m actually on my 6 mos. post op from rib cartilage rhinoplasty, I totally get what you mean right now I felt like my nose is not straight specially on the tip, I’m not sure if the cartilage graft has shifted but it looks obvious on pictures that it’s not straight, I do have uneven nostrils too
but then only 6 months post op so I still have to be patient with it and see how will it turn out . It’s depressing though. I wish I made a lot of research before I did it, I got so scared when I went to the Philippines for consultation and that one surgeon I went to has a lot of patients waiting on his clinic with some infections through artificial implant he used on them. He uses goretex, that freaks me out that As soon as I found out about rib cartilage rhinoplasty I went with it without any further research, all I knew is that I wanted to feel more attractive but then after This surgery I went through I felt like It didn’t boosts me any self confidence, I know I’m still in the early phase of recovery and that I have to wait one full year til I see the result but it’s just frustrating at times. This is my first rhinoplasty and I did it in Korea. How I wished I should’ve made a lot of research, all I can say is that the healing process and the results from artificial implants seems aesthetically pleasing and faster, the swelling seems longer for rib cartilage graft I wonder why. And I felt like my nose is elongated now which I think doesn’t fit my asian features, I have a small face, short nose to begin with and this nose that I have now looks like I look older . Btw how’s your surgery at the Dream? Does it meet your expectations aesthetically? I’m wondering that if I probably need a revision in the future, that it might be hard to remove the rib cartilage graft since it will be absorb? And also where did you get your first rhinoplasty done and what type of material did the doctor used? Why you decided to do a revision? Sorry too many questions ask. I know you’re well experienced on research I hope I could get an advice from you. Thank you sis!
Hey everyone! I'm planning to have my nose done for the first time. I've done some research and it seems like for Asians, it is somewhat better to travel to Korea because the surgeons there have more experience with the Asian structure/aesthetic. However, since I'm not an US citizen & currently studying in the US at the moment, not having to fly out of America would save me some time & stress of visa issues when I come back to the US. Are there a huge difference between the quality of work (specifically, rhinoplasty for Asian - I'm female if that helps) in the US vs Korea? Will it be worth the stress to get a nose job in Korea?
Can you also recommend some decent suggestions for Asian rhinoplasty surgeons in the US? I have heard of Dr. Yoo in California, but his price (~ 20,000 USD) is a bit high for me...
Thank you!
Can you also recommend some decent suggestions for Asian rhinoplasty surgeons in the US? I have heard of Dr. Yoo in California, but his price (~ 20,000 USD) is a bit high for me...
Thank you!
Hi,
I was planning to get a rhino with Charles lee was the extrusion caused by the rib? So scary
Thank you for sharing. I also had my first rhinoplasty at VIP with autologous rib for bridge and ear cartilage for tip. I am not happy with the result, so planning to go to Seoul for a revision next summer, but don't know if it would be best to go to VIP again or if it is wiser to find another clinic to fix my nose.
Where did you end up having your revision and are you happy with the result ? And what did you decide to use for implant this time ?
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Agreed , although I like my result but the tip reabsorbed after 8-12 months and now is too sharp, it’s been 6 years now. I would love it to be round and upturn a bit.