Today, we are going to show a case of revision rhinoplasty for nasal silicone exchange and columella and tip elongation.

Nasal silicone implant commonly used in Korea for nasal bridge augmentation.

It is a safety material and used for a long time for rhinoplasty, and can reshape the nasal shape dramatically.

The surgeon can choose the various thickness, wideness, and shape considering your wish.

However, It can cause side-effects in some cases.

1) L-typed silicone implant

L-typed silicone implant cover from nasal dorsum to tip. But nose tip skin is thin and is composed of cartilage.

In case a silicone implant placed on the nose tip, it can cause nasal tip infection or implant visible.

And Nasal bridge is composed of bone and cartilage -> Not movable part.

But the Nasal tip is composed of cartilage -> Movable part.

They are a different part.

Therefore, if cover nasal bridge and tip using L-shaped silicone, it can make nose unnatural results.

2) Thin nasal skin

When a patient has a thin skin, if insert the thick and sharp of nasal silicone implant, can make visible of the outline through the skin.

This woman got disappointed from her result because her nose changed to sharp and can see her implant through the skin.

So she decided to have revision rhinoplasty.

Dr. Hwang Jee-Hoon conducted this revision rhinoplasty.

Dr. Hwang exchanged her nasal silicone implant to a suitable one and elongated her columella and tip using cartilage.

This is a side angle.

She got a curved nose line with a feminine look and tip is elongated.

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