[REAL SURGERY REVIEW] RHINOPLASTY WITH FACIAL LIPOSUCTION

May 10, 2021

[REAL SURGERY REVIEW] RHINOPLASTY WITH FACIAL LIPOSUCTION

Hi, everyone!
NANA is back with yet another surgery review from our recent patient, Addeih🌸

Addeih has been living in Korea for more than 2 years now and she has been considering about plastic surgery since she came here. After a long concern, she finally decided to go forward with a consultation. She came to NANA Hospital to get in-person consultation with the doctor for rhinoplasty and facial liposuction. She consulted with Dr. Kim Ilhwan who has 30+ years of experience in the plastic surgery field.

Addeih's main concerns were👇

✣Bulbous and round nose with flat and low bridge

✣Double chin which makes her look older

✣Facial fat mostly on her jawline, chin and cheeks

She desired to get higher and pointy nose with slimmer face line.

She did a thorough consultation and designing with Dr.Kim and got the best advice to improve her insecurities.

After the consultation, she was scheduled for a surgery as following:

🔸 RHINOPLASTY FOR BRIDGE AND TIP + ALAR BASE REDUCTION + OSTEOTOMY

🔸 FACIAL LIPOSUCTION (mainly on doublechin, jawline and cheek area)

🔸 JAWLINE BOTOX

After finishing up all the necessary pre-op medical examinations, off she went for the surgery.

The surgery took total of 4hrs ➛2.5hrs for rhinoplasty + 1.5hrs for facial liposuction

After the surgery, Addeih was moved to a recovery room where she rested for an hour before heading back home.

For facial surgery, there are several post-op cautions the patient has to follow.

FACIAL LIPOSUCTION POST-OP CAUTIONS

1 – 3 days after surgery ▶ Ice bag to prevent swelling.

4 days after surgery ▶ Warm compress to help remove bruises and swelling.

Keeping your face above the heart level when sleeping is recommended for 3 days to prevent more swelling and taking a light walk helps de-swell faster. But NO extreme work-out!
Stitches are removed on the 7^th day post-op. Major welling & bruising fade away gradually afterwards. It takes a full month to look slimmer. Minor swelling can persist up to 3+/- months.
You must keep the facial compression band on for 3 days to avoid sagging, swelling and lumping (except for when you’re eating or washing). For about 2 weeks, wear the band in interval for 2-3 hours about 1-3 times a day if you feel you wish to press down the swelling on your face.

RHINOPLASTY POST-OP CAUTIONS:

Do not blow your nose hard for 1month post operation. After 1 month you can start blowing your nose softly.
You will have blockages in your nose, and in case of your ear cartilage being used, you will also have gauze dressing on your ear. This can be removed after 2 days. Please visit us on your reserved time on 2nd for this and again on your 7th day to remove threads, gauze, cast, et cetera. We will disinfect and apply scar cream for you every time you visit.
From the 1st day, please wipe inside of your nose with saline water or clean water with cotton swab softly, and apply the prescribed cream on your scar area twice a day.

In Addeh's case, doctor has used a bit of her ear cartilage as the septal cartilage was not considered enough. So, she had to come back to the hospital twice for stitches out: 7 days post-op stitches removal of nose, 14 days post-op stitches removal of ear.